Justin Janssen
Danish footballer (born 2006)
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Justin Meltofte Janssen (born 25 July 2006) is a Danish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club FC Nordsjælland.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Justin Meltofte Janssen | ||
| Date of birth | 25 July 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Farum, Denmark | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nordsjælland | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2014 | AB | ||
| 2014–2024 | Nordsjælland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Nordsjælland | 33 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024 | Denmark U-18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2024– | Denmark U-19 | 13 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:03, 19 June 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Nordsjælland
Janssen is a product of FC Nordsjælland and played his way up through the club's youth ranks; a club he joined at the age of 8.[1]
In the summer of 2024, Janssen attended a training camp with the Nordsjælland first team squad.[2][3][4] From here, Janssen started training more with the first team. In the third round of the 2024-25 Danish Superliga, a match against Vejle Boldklub on 5 August 2024, Janssen was selected for the first time and sat on the bench for the entire match.[5][6] The following day, on 6 August 2024, Janssen extended his contract with Nordsjælland until June 2028.[7]
On 18 August 2024, Janssen made his debut in the starting lineup against Silkeborg IF in the Danish Superliga.[8][9] On 1 November 2024, Nordsjælland confirmed that Janssen had been permanently promoted to the first team squad.[10]
On 26 July 2025, it was confirmed that Janssen had signed a new contract with Nordsjælland until 2029.[11]
Career statistics
- As of match played 22 March 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nordsjælland | 2024–25 | Danish Superliga | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Danish Superliga | 21 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 33 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 3 | ||