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Ruben Jenssen

Experienced headTromso · 38 yrsStarter

Profile

Full nameRuben Yttergård Jenssen
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityNorway
Age38
Date of birth4 May 1988
BirthplaceTromsø
Height173 cm
Shirt number#11
ClubTromso
Attacking midfielder
19
Appearances
1
Goals
6
Assists
1640
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Tromso.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Eliteserien151612807.24

Scout report

Experienced headCreative Attacking midfielder

R. Jenssen is a 38-year-old attacking midfielder at Tromso, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 6 assists in 19 appearances, a Season grade of 33, top 42% of Eliteserien attacking midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 13.6, ranking 221st of 231 in the Eliteserien. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present (91.1% of available minutes). He brings 0.38 goal contributions per 90 (0.06 goals, 0.33 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Jenssen.

Judged on this season alone, Jenssen graded 33 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 10th of 24 of the 24 attacking midfielders in the Eliteserien, on 1 goal and 6 assists in 19 appearances (0.384 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 38 → 33). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 14, 23rd of 24 of the 24 attacking midfielders in the Eliteserien. At 38 Jenssen is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelBreakout: 2021/22Stepped up 2021/22
13.6
Ratingi
23rd of 24 attacking midfielders
33.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
91.1%
Minutes
near ever-present
0.38
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

Output in context · Tromso finished 4th of 16 · an upper-table side

19
Apps
1
Goals
6
Assists
7
G+A
0.05
Goals / app

1 goal in 19 appearances (0.05 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 6 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 7 goal contributions (0.37 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 91.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Final-third output. 0.38 goal contributions per 90 (0.06 goals, 0.33 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Defensive numbers. Modest 1.21 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
  • Age curve. At 38, 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 13.6, Jenssen carries the 23rd-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Eliteserien of 24. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.38 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.5× and falling).

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among attacking midfielders in the Eliteserien with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1
Shots on target4
Shots5

Passing

Assists6
Chances created41
Passes763
Pass accuracy83%

Possession

Successful dribbles5
Dribble success27.8%
Duels won34
Duels won %37.8%
Fouls won13

Defending

Tackles10
Interceptions11
Blocks1
Fouls committed7

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.