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A. Jenssen

Experienced headTromso · 32 yrs

Profile

Full nameAnders Finjord Jenssen
PositionCentre-back
NationalityNorway
Age32
Date of birth10 Oct 1993
BirthplaceHarstad
Height185 cm
Shirt number#5
ClubTromso
Centre-back
17
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
652
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Tromso.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Eliteserien17006526.69
NM Cupen1001

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

A. Jenssen is a 32-year-old central defender at Tromso, rated 13.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 208th of 219 on scout potential in the Eliteserien. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (24.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.73 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Jenssen.

Judged on this season alone, Jenssen graded 10 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 31st of 34 of the 34 centre-backs in the Eliteserien, on 2 clean sheets and 3.727 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 29 → 10). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 14, 32nd of 34 of the 34 centre-backs in the Eliteserien. At 32 Jenssen is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.2 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending downStepped up 2021/22
Current potential32nd of 34 centre-backs · Eliteserien · 17 appsCurrent season31st of 34 centre-backs · Eliteserien · 17 apps31st-best centre-back in the Eliteserien208th in the Eliteserien · potential32nd-highest potential centre-back in the Eliteserien
13.9
Ratingi
32nd of 34 centre-backs
10.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
24.1%
Minutes
limited game time
3.73
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Tromso finished 3rd of 16 · an upper-table side

3.73
Def. / 90
11
Tackles
9
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

3.73 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 17 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 16) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 3.73 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 24.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 13.9, Jenssen carries the 32nd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Eliteserien of 34 — though on just 17 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.73 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

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