Dennis Johnsen
Norwegian footballer (born 1998)
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Dennis Tørset Johnsen (born 17 February 1998) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Italian Serie B club Palermo.[2][1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dennis Tørset Johnsen | ||
| Date of birth | 17 February 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Skien, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Palermo | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Tiller IL | ||
| 2013–2015 | Rosenborg BK | ||
| 2015–2017 | Heerenveen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Jong Ajax | 41 | (9) |
| 2017–2020 | Ajax | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Heerenveen (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → PEC Zwolle (loan) | 23 | (1) |
| 2020–2024 | Venezia | 113 | (10) |
| 2024–2026 | Cremonese | 54 | (9) |
| 2026– | Palermo | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Norway U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Norway U21 | 17 | (2) |
| 2021 | Norway | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 October 2021 | |||
Club career
Johnsen started his career at local club Tiller IL and moved to the youth academy of Rosenborg BK in 2013. In 2015 he joined SC Heerenveen. He signed for Ajax in August 2017.[3] In January 2019 he returned to SC Heerenveen on loan for the rest of the season.[4]
On 25 August 2020 he signed a 4-year contract with Italian Serie B club Venezia.[5]
On 1 February 2024, Johnsen moved to Cremonese on a 3.5-year contract.[6]
On 2 February 2026, Johnsen joined Palermo on a long-term contract[7]
International career
He made his debut for the Norway national football team on 11 October 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Montenegro.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 8 January 2026[9]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong Ajax | 2017–18 | Eerste Divisie | 27 | 7 | – | – | 27 | 7 | ||
| 2018–19 | 14 | 2 | – | – | 14 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 41 | 9 | – | – | 41 | 9 | ||||
| Ajax | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |||
| Heerenveen (loan) | 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 13 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | ||
| PEC Zwolle (loan) | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 23 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 25 | 2 | |
| Venezia | 2020–21 | Serie B | 32 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5[a] | 1 | 39 | 7 |
| 2021–22 | Serie A | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 27 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | Serie B | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 34 | 3 | |
| 2023–24 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 22 | 3 | |||
| Total | 113 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 125 | 14 | ||
| Cremonese | 2023–24 | Serie B | 13 | 2 | – | – | 13 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 8 | ||
| 2025–26 | Serie A | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 12 | 1 | ||
| Total | 55 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 62 | 11 | ||
| Palermo | 2025–26 | Serie B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 248 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 268 | 36 | ||
- Appearances in Serie B – Promotion play-offs
International
- As of match played 11 October 2021[10]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Personal life
He is the son of retired footballer Tor Gunnar Johnsen[1] and the brother of Mikael Tørset Johnsen.
Honours
Jong Ajax