Jonathan Asp Jensen

Jonathan Asp Jensen
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-01-14) 14 January 2006
Place of birth Gauerslund, Denmark
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
Grasshopper
(on loan from Bayern Munich)
Number 10
Youth career
–2013 Gauerslund IF
2013–2017 Vejle
2017 Gauerslund IF
2017–2022 Midtjylland
2022–2025 Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024–2025 Bayern Munich II 36 (7)
2024– Bayern Munich 1 (0)
2025–2026Grasshopper (loan) 33 (8)
International career
2021–2022 Denmark U16 8 (5)
2022–2023 Denmark U17 8 (2)
2023–2024 Denmark U18 3 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Denmark
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
2024 Cyprus
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:45, 12 May 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 2 April 2024

Jonathan Asp Jensen (born 14 January 2006) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder and winger for Swiss Super League club Grasshopper, on loan from Bundesliga club Bayern Munich.

Early life

Jensen is a native of Gauerslund, Denmark. He has been regarded as one of the most prominent football prospects in the country.[1]

Club career

Bayern Munich

Jensen joined the youth academy of German Bundesliga side Bayern Munich from the youth academy of Danish Superliga side Midtjylland on 2022.[2]

He started his professional career with the Bayern Munich II side. On 24 February 2024, Jensen made his professional debut during a 1–0 win Regionalliga Bayern match over Viktoria Aschaffenburg.[3] A month later, on 8 March, he scored his first goal for Bayern Munich II on a 2–0 home win Regionalliga Bayern match against DJK Vilzing.[4] A week later on 16 March, Jensen started and scored his second goal for the club during a 4–0 Regionalliga Bayern away win match against FC Memmingen.[5]

On 12 May 2024, he made his Bundesliga debut for the senior team of Bayern Munich, coming off the bench to substitute Lovro Zvonarek, in a 2–0 win over VfL Wolfsburg.[6]

Jensen was called-up with the Bayern Munich senior team for a friendly match on 6 January 2025, after the 2024 winter break concluded, in which he substituted Joshua Kimmich at the 63rd minute of a 6–0 win over Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg, scoring the sixth and last goal at the 77th minute.[7]

Loan to Grasshopper

On 26 June 2025, Swiss Super League club Grasshopper Club Zurich announced his signing, joining on a one-year loan for the 2025–26 season.[8] He scored his first goal for Grasshoppers on 24 August 2025, with the opening goal during a 2–2 draw at home against FC Winterthur.[9]

International career

Jensen is a Denmark youth international, having represented the U16s, U17s and U18s.[10]

Style of play

Jensen mainly operates as an attacking midfielder. He is two-footed and is known for his playmaking ability and for his ability to read the game.[11]

Career statistics

As of 21 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bayern Munich II 2023–24 Regionalliga Bayern 13 2 13 2
2024–25 Regionalliga Bayern 23 5 23 5
Total 36 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 7
Bayern Munich 2023–24 Bundesliga 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2024–25 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Grasshopper (loan) 2025–26 Swiss Super League 33 8 5 1 2[b] 0 40 9
Career total 70 15 5 1 0 0 2 0 77 16
Notes
  1. ^ Includes Swiss Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in relegation play-offs

Honours

Bayern Munich

References

  1. ^ "Jonathan Asp Jensen: Kender du ham?". jv.dk.
  2. ^ "FC Bayern verpflichtet dänisches Talent Jonathan Asp Jensen" (in German). FC Bayern Munich. 17 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Amateure feiern umkämpften Auswärtssieg in Aschaffenburg" (in German). FC Bayern Munich. 24 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Krummes Ding und Kerns Geniestreich: Bayern Amateure ärgern Vilzing" (in German). Kicker. 8 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Platzverweis zieht Memmingen den Zahn: Bayern-Amateure zerpflücken den FCM" (in German). Kicker. 16 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Überzeugende Bayern feiern Sieg gegen Wolfsburg im letzten Heimspiel" (in German). FC Bayern Munich. 12 May 2024.
  7. ^ https://fcbayern.com/en/matches/profis/friendly/2024-2025/testspiel-fc-red-bull-salzburg-fc-bayern-06-01-25/news
  8. ^ "GC verpflichtet Jonathan Asp Jensen per Leihe" (in Swiss High German). Grasshopper Club Zurich. 25 June 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  9. ^ "GCZ vergibt Heimsieg in der Nachspielzeit" (in Swiss High German). Grasshopper Club Zurich. 24 August 2025. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  10. ^ "Jensen: Det er en stor drøm". tipsbladet.dk.
  11. ^ Kraft, Justin (8 December 2023). "Von einem Mittelfeldspieler sind am Campus alle begeistert! Die größten Talente im Nachwuchs des FC Bayern" (in German). Goal.com.
  12. ^ "FC Bayern München deutscher Meister 2025: Leverkusen patzt gegen Freiburg in Bundesliga". FAZ.NET (in German). 4 May 2025. Retrieved 4 May 2025.