Justin Meltofte Janssen (born 25 July 2006) is a Danish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club FC Nordsjælland.

Justin Janssen
Personal information
Full name Justin Meltofte Janssen
Date of birth (2006-07-25) 25 July 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth Farum, Denmark
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Nordsjælland
Number 18
Youth career
Nordsjælland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024– Nordsjælland 2 (0)
International career
2024– Denmark U-18 4 (0)
2024– Denmark U-19 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:28, 3 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:19, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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Nordsjælland

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Janssen is a product of FC Nordsjælland and played his way up through the club's youth ranks; a club he joined at the age of 8.[1]

In the summer of 2024, Janssen attended a training camp with the Nordsjælland first team squad.[2][3][4] From here Jansen started training more with the first team. In the third round of the 2024-25 Danish Superliga, a match against Vejle Boldklub on August 5, 2024, Jansen was selected for the first time and sat on the bench for the entire match.[5][6] The following day, on August 6, 2024, Janssen extended his contract with Nordsjælland until June 2028.[7]

On August 18, 2024, Janssen made his debut in the starting lineup against Silkeborg IF in the Danish Superliga.[8][9] On November 1, 2024, Nordsjælland confirmed that Jansen had been permanently promoted to the first team squad.[10]

References

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  1. ^ FCN giver lang kontrakt til ung klubmand, campo.dk, 6 August 2024
  2. ^ Her er truppen til sommerens træningslejr, fcn.dk, 3 July 2024
  3. ^ De unge drenge på træningslejren, fcn.dk, 9 July 2024
  4. ^ FCN giver syv talenter chancen på førsteholdet, tipsbladet.dk, 26 June 2024
  5. ^ Her er truppens til sæsonens første udekamp, fcn.dk, 5 August 2024
  6. ^ Vejle vs. Nordsjælland 0 - 1, soccerway.com, 6 August 2024
  7. ^ FC Nordsjælland forlænger med Justin Janssen, fcn.dk, 26 August 2024
  8. ^ Start-11 til 3F Superliga-opgøret i Silkeborg, fcn.dk, 18 August 2024
  9. ^ Silkeborg vs. Nordsjælland 4 - 1, soccerway.com, 18 August 2024
  10. ^ Academy to Superliga: Justin Janssen, fcn.dk, 1 November 2024
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