Ulrik Yttergård Jenssen
Norwegian footballer (born 1996)
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Ulrik Yttergård Jenssen (born 4 December 1996) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eliteserien club Lillestrøm, on loan from Rosenborg.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ulrik Yttergård Jenssen | ||
| Date of birth | 17 July 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Tromsø, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lillestrøm | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Fløya | |||
| Tromsø | |||
| 2013–2016 | Lyon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012 | Tromsø 2 | 20 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | Lyon II | 48 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Tromsø | 39 | (2) |
| 2018–2021 | Nordsjælland | 108 | (8) |
| 2021–2022 | Willem II | 23 | (0) |
| 2022 | Nordsjælland | 2 | (0) |
| 2023– | Rosenborg | 79 | (5) |
| 2026– | → Lillestrøm (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Norway U15 | 4 | (0) |
| 2012 | Norway U16 | 10 | (0) |
| 2013 | Norway U17 | 12 | (1) |
| 2014 | Norway U18 | 7 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Norway U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2015–2018 | Norway U21 | 26 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 February 2024 | |||
Club career
On 4 August 2016, Jenssen transferred from Lyon II to sign a three-and-a-half-year with Tromsø.[1]
After joining FC Nordsjælland in January 2018,[2] Jensen left the club again in the summer 2021.
In July 2021, Jenssen signed a three-year contract with Eredivisie club Willem II.[3] His contract was terminated by mutual consent on 20 June 2022, after the club had suffered relegation.[4]
Jenssen returned to Nordsjælland on 19 August 2022, signing a contract until December 2022.[5]
In November 2022, Jenssen signed for Rosenborg, joining the club from January 2023.[6]
Ahead of the 2026 season, Jenssen was loaned out to newly promoted Lillestrøm on a short-term loan for the first half of the season.[7]
International career
In 2016, he was called up to the Norway national football team despite not having played a senior first-team match for any club.[8]
Personal life
Born in Tromsø, Jenssen is the son of former Tromsø and Sogndal manager Truls Jenssen. His older brother is the footballer Ruben Yttergård Jenssen.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tromsø 2 | 2012 | 2. divisjon | 20 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| Lyon II | 2013–14 | CFA | 12 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | CFA | 20 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| 2015–16 | CFA | 16 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| Total | 48 | 1 | — | — | 48 | 1 | ||||
| Tromsø | 2016 | Eliteserien | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | |
| 2017 | Eliteserien | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | ||
| Total | 39 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 43 | 2 | |||
| Nordsjælland | 2017–18 | Danish Superliga | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | Danish Superliga | 31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 36 | 4 | |
| 2019–20 | Danish Superliga | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 33 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | Danish Superliga | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 3 | ||
| Total | 108 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 114 | 9 | ||
| Willem II | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | |
| Nordsjælland | 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Rosenborg | 2023 | Eliteserien | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 34 | 2 |
| 2024 | Eliteserien | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | ||
| 2025 | Eliteserien | 25 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5[c] | 0 | 33 | 3 | |
| Total | 79 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 97 | 6 | ||
| Lillestrøm (loan) | 2026 | Eliteserien | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Career total | 327 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 358 | 18 | ||
- Appearances in Norwegian Football Cup, Danish Cup, and KNVB Beker
- Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League