Ruben Jenssen

Jenssen's current-season form is down 8% on last season (Season 38→35), while his Rating held around 14. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 40).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Tromso · 4th	22	1	8	6.99	14	33
2025/26	Tromso · 3rd	30	2	7	7.21	15	38
2024/25	Tromso · 13th	27	2	0	7.15	16	31
2023/24	Tromso · 3rd	29	2	4	6.92	18	40
2022/23	Tromso · 7th	27	2	2	7.06	16	37

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 13 earlier seasons in the full career.

Norway · international

Side	Apps	G
Norway	36	0
Norway U21	5	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCreative Attacking midfielder

R. Jenssen is a 38-year-old attacking midfielder at Tromso, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 8 assists in 22 appearances, a Season grade of 35, top 50% of Eliteserien attacking midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 13.8, ranking 235th of 246 in the Eliteserien. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present (92.3% of available minutes). He brings 0.42 goal contributions per 90 (0.05 goals, 0.38 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Jenssen.

Judged on this season alone, Jenssen graded 35 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 11th of 22 of the 22 attacking midfielders in the Eliteserien, on 1 goal and 8 assists in 22 appearances (0.424 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 38 → 35). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 14, 21st of 22 of the 22 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.

From the career report

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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

Current potential21st of 22 attacking midfielders · Eliteserien Current season11th of 22 attacking midfielders · Eliteserien 11th-best attacking midfielder in the Eliteserien 235th in the Eliteserien · potential 21st-highest potential attacking midfielder in the Eliteserien

13.8

Ratingi

21st of 22 attacking midfielders

35.2

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

92.3%

Minutes

near ever-present

0.42

Goal contrib / 90

productive for the role

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

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.05

Goals / app

1 goal in 22 appearances (0.05 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 8 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 9 goal contributions (0.41 per appearance).

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 92.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Final-third output. 0.42 goal contributions per 90 (0.05 goals, 0.38 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Defensive numbers. Modest 1.41 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 13.8, Jenssen carries the 21st-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Eliteserien of 22. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.42 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %92.3%

Available fixtures23 of 23

Goals / 900.047

Assists / 900.377

Goal contribution / 900.424

Defensive actions / 901.414

Player flow

Goal involvements9

Shot conversion %25

Shot accuracy %57.1

Pass accuracy %84

Dribble success %28.6

Cards / 900.047

Foul involvement / 901.084

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~4), then tapers with age. At 38, Jenssen sits on 1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Jenssen's projected Rating — 13.8 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals1

Shots on target4

Shots7

Passing

Assists8

Chances created53

Passes902

Pass accuracy84%

Possession

Successful dribbles6

Dribble success28.6%

Duels won41

Duels won %41%

Fouls won16

Defending

Tackles13

Interceptions15

Blocks2

Fouls committed7

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

€0.3M total transfer fees · 4 moves

TromsoJan 2020 – now

Brannuntil Jan 2020

1. FC Kaiserslautern(on loan)Jan 2018 – Jan 2020

GroningenJul 2016 – Jan 2018Free

1. FC KaiserslauternJul 2013 – Jul 2016€ 250K

Tromsountil Jul 2013

About R. Jenssen

Ruben Yttergård Jenssen is a 38-year-old attacking midfielder who plays for Tromso, born on May 4, 1988 in Tromsø, standing 173 cm tall. He is from Norway. Tromso currently sit 4th of 16 in the Eliteserien.

This season

In the current season, R. Jenssen has made 22 appearances with 1 goal and 8 assists across 1,910 minutes, averaging a 6.59 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 1 yellow card.

When R. Jenssen plays, Tromso's record this season is 11W-8D-5L — and his match ratings average 7.42 at home against 6.46 on the road.

Recent matches

October 18, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs KFUM Oslo (90 minutes, 5.81 rating)
October 11, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Fredrikstad (90 minutes, 6.17 rating)
September 20, 2026: 3-2 win at home vs Ham-Kam (90 minutes, 2 assists, 8.6 rating)
September 12, 2026: 3-5 loss away at Rosenborg (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)
August 30, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs Sarpsborg 08 FF (90 minutes, 6.6 rating)
August 27, 2026: 0-4 loss away at Brighton (90 minutes, 6.2 rating)
August 20, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs Brighton (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)
August 16, 2026: 2-3 loss away at Molde (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)
August 2, 2026: 6-2 win away at Aalesund (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)
July 18, 2026: 4-1 win away at Ham-Kam (79 minutes, 1 goal, 7.3 rating)

R. Jenssen's next match is on November 1, 2026, when Tromso face Valerenga away in the Eliteserien.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates R. Jenssen at 13.8 with a Season form score of 35.2, ranking 235th of 246 attacking midfielders in the Eliteserien. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the 1. Division. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 18 recorded seasons, R. Jenssen has totalled 497 club appearances with 27 goals and 29 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2016/17, with 35 appearances for Groningen.

R. Jenssen's career has also included time at Brann, 1. FC Kaiserslautern and Groningen.

On the international stage, R. Jenssen has represented Norway and Norway U21 — 41 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

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

Strengths

Watch points