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Noah Jensen

Noah Jensen
Jensen in 2022
Personal information
Full name Noah Christoffer Jensen[1]
Date of birth (1999-07-20) July 20, 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Courtice, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Forge FC
Number 22
Youth career
Islington Rangers
Sigma FC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Oakland Golden Grizzlies 80 (17)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Sigma FC 26 (1)
2021 Flint City Bucks 14 (2)
2022– Forge FC 68 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 22, 2024

Noah Christoffer Jensen (born July 20, 1999) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for Forge FC in the Canadian Premier League.

College career

Jensen played five seasons of NCAA soccer with the Oakland Golden Grizzlies.[1] He assisted the winning goal in his first regular season game on August 25, 2017, and went on to be named to the Horizon League All-Freshman Team.[2] He scored his first goal for Oakland in his sophomore season on September 2, 2018, on a penalty against the Loyola Ramblers.[1][3] In 2018, he was named a Horizon League All-Academic Team.[1] In 2019, he was named team captain and named to the All-Horizon League Second Team and United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Men's Scholar All-North/Central Region First Team.[1] In his fourth season 2020–21, he was named 2021 Horizon League Player of the Year, an All-Horizon League first team selection, a second team All-American and was a finalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy,[1][4] while leading all players in the nation in assists with 14.[5] In his final year, he helped the Golden Grizzlies win the Horizon League regular season and conference tournament championships and was awarded the tournament's most valuable player award. He was also named an All-Horizon League first team selection for the second consecutive year.[1] He also won the 2021 Senior CLASS Award.[6][7]

Club career

From 2016 to 2019, he played in League1 Ontario with Sigma FC.[8][9][10][11] He scored his first goal on May 18, 2019, against Master's FA.[12]

In 2021, he joined the Flint City Bucks in USL League Two.[13] He scored his first goal on June 29, scoring the winning goal in the 90th minute in a 2–1 victory over the South Bend Lions.[14] In the final regular season match of the season on July 10, Jensen recorded four assists in a 4–0 victory over Oakland County FC.[15]

In February 2022, he signed with Forge FC of the Canadian Premier League.[16] He made his debut on February 24 in a CONCACAF Champions League match against Mexican side Cruz Azul at Estadio Azteca.[17][18] On May 14, he scored his first goal for the club, scoring the equalizer from 30 yards out, in a 1–1 draw with Atlético Ottawa.[19] In 2022, he won the CPL Championship with Forge.[20][21] On April 18, 2023, he scored a brace to lead Forge to a 3–0 victory over FC Laval, in the first round of the 2023 Canadian Championship.[22] In October 2023, he helped Forge win their fourth league title, following a 2–1 win over Cavalry FC in the play-off final.[23] On August 30, 2024, he scored a brace in a 2-0 victory over Pacific FC.[24][25]

International career

In December 2022, Jensen was called up to a camp with the Canada national futsal team.[26]

Career statistics

As of match played October 28, 2022[27]
Club Season League Playoffs National Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sigma FC 2016[8] League1 Ontario 7 0 — — — 7 0
2017[9] 2 0 — — — 2 0
2018[10] 3 0 0 0 — — 3 0
2019[11] 14 1 0 0 — — 14 1
Total 26 1 0 0 — — 26 1
Flint City Bucks 2021[28] USL League Two 14 2 1 0 — — 15 2
Forge FC 2022 Canadian Premier League 22 3 1 0 2 0 1 0 26 3
2023 21 1 2 0 3 2 — 26 3
2024 25 6 0 0 4 0 2 0 31 6
Total 68 10 3 0 9 2 3 0 83 12
Career total 108 13 4 0 9 2 3 0 124 15

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Noah Jensen Oakland profile". Oakland Golden Grizzlies.
  2. ^ "Horizon League announces men's soccer awards". Horizon League. November 6, 2017.
  3. ^ "Oakland dominates Loyola to win third straight, 6-1". Oakland Golden Grizzlies. September 2, 2018.
  4. ^ "Three Canadian soccer players among 15 semifinalists for MAC Hermann Trophy". The Globe and Mail. May 4, 2021.
  5. ^ "2021 FTF All-Canadian Best Midfielder: Noah Jensen". FTF Canada. June 16, 2021.
  6. ^ Jacques, John (December 9, 2021). "Sigma Product Noah Jensen Wins NCAA Award". Northern Tribune.
  7. ^ "Noah Jensen". Senior CLASS Award.
  8. ^ a b "Noah Jensen 2016 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  9. ^ a b "Noah Jensen 2017 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  10. ^ a b "Noah Jensen 2018 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  11. ^ a b "Noah Jensen 2019 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  12. ^ "North Mississauga Shutout FC London, While Vaughan, Sigma Just Get Past Their Opponents". League1 Ontario. May 19, 2019.
  13. ^ "Five Oakland University Players Return to Bucks". Flint City Bucks. April 21, 2021.
  14. ^ Ford, Harold C. (July 2, 2021). "Sports Beat : Last-minute win over South Bend may propel Bucks into playoffs". East Village Magazine.
  15. ^ "Jensen assists on all 4 goals as Flint blanks OCFC to clinch playoff spot". Flint City Bucks. July 11, 2021.
  16. ^ "Forge FC Signs Canadians Jensen and Kalongo". Forge FC. February 15, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  17. ^ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (February 24, 2022). "Match Analysis: Cruz Azul 3-1 Forge FC (4-1 agg.) — Concacaf Champions League". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  18. ^ Tierney, Mitchell (February 1, 2024). "'An incredible moment': Forge FC's Noah Jensen reflects on professional debut in the Concacaf Champions Cup". Canadian Premier League.
  19. ^ Urciuoli, Anthony (May 16, 2022). "Forge FC's Noah Jensen hopes first CPL goal is just the beginning". Forge FC. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  20. ^ Rydquist, Teddy (November 5, 2022). "Oakland alum Noah Jensen helps Forge FC to Canadian Premier League title". Oakland Golden Grizzlies.
  21. ^ Hewitt, Thomas (October 25, 2023). "Q&A: Noah Jensen on big games, pressure, and a Final at home". 13th Man Sports.
  22. ^ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (April 18, 2023). "Match Analysis: Jensen brace powers Forge to CanChamp win vs. FC Laval". Canadian Premier League.
  23. ^ Tierney, Mitchell (October 28, 2023). "Highlights + Analysis: Forge wins 2023 North Star Cup, defeating Cavalry to lift fourth playoff crown (Oct. 28, 2023)". OneSoccer. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  24. ^ Jack, Kristian (August 30, 2024). "Match Analysis: Skipper Jensen finds his 'super power' as Forge brush aside Pacific". Canadian Premier League.
  25. ^ Parkes, David (September 1, 2024). "Forge 2-0 Pacific: Captain Jensen Sinks Tridents". Northern Tribune.
  26. ^ "Canada Soccer hosts Futsal National Team camp in Montréal". Canadian Soccer Association. December 2, 2022.
  27. ^ Noah Jensen at Soccerway
  28. ^ "Noah Jensen 2021 USL2 Stats". USL League Two.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah_Jensen