Jonas Jensen-Abbew (born 20 April 2002), also known as AJ, is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club ADO Den Haag.
Club career Early years Jensen-Abbew started his career at B1973 in Herlev, before joining AB as a U15 player. In September 2018, 16-year old Jensen-Abbew also went on a trial at Premier League club Tottenham's U18 team.
Nordsjælland As a U17 player, in January 2019, Jensen-Abbew joined FC Nordsjælland. In his first six months in Nordsjælland, he won the Danish U17 league with his team. His first year as a U19 player, the 2019–20 season, was plagued by injuries for Jensen-Abbew, but it turned into six U18 national matches that season, and he also played a number of matches for the club's first team, against a number of Danish 1st Division clubs in the winter training matches. In the 2020–21 season, Jensen-Abbew captained the U19 team.
On 4 April 2021, 18-year old Jensen-Abbew made his official debut for Nordsjælland in the Danish Superliga against AGF. Jensen-Abbew started on the bench, before replacing Adamo Nagalo in the 66th minute. This was his only professional appearance in the 2020–21 season.
Jensen-Abbew was permanently promoted to the first team squad ahead of the 2021–22 season. At the end of July 2022, Jensen-Abbew was loaned out to Danish 1st Division club HB Køge for the rest of the year.HB Køge lejer forsvarsspiller i FCN, hbkoge.dk, 29 July 2022
In the 2022–23 season, Jensen-Abbew made only four official appearances for Nordsjælland. In July 2023, he signed a new deal with Nordsjælland until June 2026.Jonas ”AJ” Jensen-Abbew skriver under på en 3-årig kontraktforlængelse, fcn.dk, 20 July 2023
AGF On transfer deadline day, 1 February 2024, Jensen-Abbew was sold for around 1.5 million euros to AGF, where he signed a five-year deal.VELKOMMEN TIL JONAS JENSEN-ABBEW, agf.dk, 1 February 2024Bekræftet: AGF henter FCN-stopper, bold.dk, 1 February 2024 In 2026 he won the Danish Championship with the club, the first in 40 years. He was however mostly a back-up during the season.
ADO Den Haag On 26 August 2026, it was announced that he had signed with ADO Den Haag until June 2030.https://adodenhaag.nl/nl/nieuws/laatste-nieuws/1e-elftal/19412-ado-den-haag-voegt-jonas-jensen-abbew-toe-aan-selectie-2, ADO Den Haag, 26 August 2026The move marked his first transfer outside Denmark and followed his breakthrough season with AGF.
Personal life Jensen-Abbew has a Danish mother and a Ghanaian father.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueDanish CupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsNordsjælland2020–21Danish Superliga10——102021–22Danish Superliga11010001202022–23Danish Superliga301000402023–24Danish Superliga30103171Total1803031241HB Køge (loan)2022–231.Division13000—130AGF2023–24Danish Superliga7120—912024–25Danish Superliga17020—1902025–26Danish Superliga12010—1302026–27Danish Superliga10002030Total3715020441ADO Den Haag2026–27Eredivisie3000—30Career total7118051842
Honours AGF Danish Superliga: 2025–26
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