Mathias Ross
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mathias Ross Jensen | ||
| Date of birth | 15 January 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Aalborg, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Plymouth Argyle | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2013 | Aalborg KFUM | ||
| 2013–2018 | AaB | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2022 | AaB | 94 | (5) |
| 2022–2025 | Galatasaray | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → NEC (loan) | 21 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | → Sparta Prague (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2025– | Plymouth Argyle | 39 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 2017–2018 | Denmark U17 | 11 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Denmark U19 | 17 | (0) |
| 2021 | Denmark U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Denmark U21 | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 May 2026 | |||
Mathias Ross Jensen (born 15 January 2001) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL League One club Plymouth Argyle. He is the older brother of Oliver Ross.
Club career
[edit source]AaB Fodbold
[edit source]Growing up in the Hasseris district of Aalborg,[1] Ross started his football career as a 10-year-old at Aalborg KFUM.[2] At under-13 level he joined the AaB youth academy.[3][1] In his first year as a U17 player, other centre-backs were preferred ahead of Ross, which meant that he mainly appeared on the reserve team or as a substitute striker in the final minutes.[1] In his second U17 year, however, he became a regular player for the team in the U17 league.[1] AaB U17 finished the 2017–18 season in third place in the league table,[4] and in June 2018 he was named U17 Player of the Year in AaB.[1]
Ross made his professional debut for the AaB first team on 2 September 2018, when he came on as a substitute after 27 minutes for an injured Jakob Blåbjerg in a 2–2 draw against Randers FC.[5] At the time of the substitution, AaB were behind 2–1, and newspaper Tipsbladet described Ross' debut as "excellent".[1] A month later, in October 2018, he was permanently promoted to AaB's first team squad.[6] During the regular season he was used three times, but from the relegation round he established himself as a starter in the first team. AaB eventually qualified for the play-offs to participate in the first qualifying round for the UEFA Europa League, where they were, eliminated in the first round against AGF.
In January 2019, Ross signed a contract extension keeping him in AaB until 2023.
Galatasaray
[edit source]On 8 September 2022, Ross signed a four-year contract with Galatasaray.[7] It was announced that a transfer fee of €1,750,000 would be paid to the player's former team, AaB.[8]
Ross became the champion in the Süper Lig in the 2022–23 season with Galatasaray. Defeating Ankaragücü 4–1 away in the match played on 30 May 2023, Galatasaray secured the lead with two weeks before the end and won the 23rd championship in its history.[9]
On 4 July 4 2025, Galatasaray announced that it has parted ways with defender Ross.[10]
Loan to NEC Nijmegen
[edit source]On 21 July 2023, Ross was loaned out to the Eredivisie club NEC for one season.[11] Accordingly, NEC Nijmegen would pay a temporary transfer fee of €250,000 to Galatasaray.[12]
Loan to Sparta Prague
[edit source]On 16 July 2024, it was confirmed that Ross joined Sparta Prague, which had Ross' former AaB manager, Lars Friis, as manager, on a loan deal for the 2024–25 season, with a purchase option of around €1.2 million.[13][14]
Plymouth Argyle
[edit source]On 21 August 2025, following his release from Turkish giants Galatasaray, Ross signed a three-year contract with English League One club Plymouth Argyle F.C.[15]
International career
[edit source]Ross made his international debut on 7 October 2017 as part of the Denmark under-17 team, when he was part of the starting lineup and played 90 minutes in a 3–4 defeat to Germany in a friendly match.[16] He went from being a peripheral player under the auspices of the Danish Football Association (DBU) to being team captain in the last match during the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[17][1] He made 11 appearances for the national under-17 team.[18]
Ross made his first appearance for the Denmark under-19 team on 7 September 2018, and soon established himself as a starter.[18]
Career statistics
[edit source]Club
[edit source]- As of match played 2 May 2026[19]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AaB | 2018–19[20] | Danish Superliga | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Danish Superliga | 23 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Danish Superliga | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 2 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 2 | ||||
| 2022–23[21] | Danish Superliga | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 94 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 6 | ||
| Galatasaray | 2022–23[21] | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| NEC (loan) | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 2 | |||
| Sparta Prague (loan) | 2024–25 | Czech First League | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 1 | — | 16 | 1 | ||
| Plymouth Argyle | 2025–26[22] | League One | 39 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6[d] | 1 | 46 | 5 | |
| Career total | 165 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 189 | 15 | ||
- ↑ Includes Danish Cup, Turkish Cup, KNVB Cup, Czech Cup, FA Cup
- ↑ Includes EFL Cup
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy
Honours
[edit source]Galatasaray
References
[edit source]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "En mentalt robust gut fra Hasseris". Tipsbladet (in Danish). 7 September 2018. p. 6. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ↑ Gammelgaard, Camilla (15 October 2017). "Mathias udlever sin fodbolddrøm". Nordjyske (in Danish). Archived from the original on 13 February 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ↑ Krøll, Rasmus (9 October 2018). "AaB rykker 17-årig forsvarsspiller op i Superligatruppen". TV 2/Nord (in Danish). Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ↑ "Stilling - U/17 Ligaen 2017-18". Danish Football Association. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ↑ Jensen, Claus (16 September 2018). "17-årig på spring: AaB-talent rusker op i hierarkiet". Nordjyske (in Danish). Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ↑ Krøll, Rasmus (9 October 2018). "Mathias Ross rykket op i AaB-truppen". Nordjyske (in Danish). Archived from the original on 13 February 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ↑ "Galatasaray'a hoş geldin Mathias Ross Jensen!". Galatasaray S.K. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ↑ "Mathias Ross Jensen Galatasaray'da!". Galatasaray S.K. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ↑ "Turkish Super Lig: Galatasaray win title for 23rd time after beating Ankaragucu 4-1". BBC Sport. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ↑ @GalatasaraySK (4 July 2025). "Galatasaray formasıyla verdiğin emekten dolayı teşekkürler Ross. 💛❤️" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 July 2025 – via X (formerly Twitter).
- ↑ "N.E.C. huurt Mathias Ross van Galatasaray". NEC Nijmegen. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ↑ "Mathias Ross, NEC Nijmegen Kulübü'ne kiralandı". Galatasaray S.K. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ↑ "Přichází Mathias Ross" (in Czech). AC Sparta Prague. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ↑ Bech, Malthe (16 July 2024). "Officielt: Mathias Ross skifter til Sparta Prag". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ↑ "Mathias Ross signs for Argyle". pafc.co.uk. 21 August 2025. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ↑ "Danmark - Tyskland 3-4". Danish Football Association. Archived from the original on 13 February 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ↑ "Danmark - Belgien 0-1". Danish Football Association. Archived from the original on 13 February 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- 1 2 "Mathias Ross Jensen - DBU". Danish Football Association. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ↑ Mathias Ross at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ↑ "Mathias Ross | Football Stats | Plymouth Argyle | Season 2018/2019 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
- 1 2 "Mathias Ross | Football Stats | Plymouth Argyle | Season 2022/2023 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
- ↑ "Mathias Ross | Football Stats | Plymouth Argyle | Season 2025/2026 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
- ↑ "CUMHURİYETİN YÜZÜ, TÜRKİYE'NİN EN BÜYÜĞÜ, ŞAMPİYON GALATASARAY!". Galatasaray S.K. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
External links
[edit source]- Mathias Ross national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- 2001 births
- Footballers from Aalborg
- Living people
- Men's association football central defenders
- Danish men's footballers
- Denmark men's youth international footballers
- Denmark men's under-21 international footballers
- Danish Superliga players
- Eredivisie players
- AaB Fodbold players
- Galatasaray S.K. footballers
- NEC Nijmegen players
- AC Sparta Prague players
- Danish expatriate men's footballers
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic
- Czech First League players
- 21st-century Danish sportsmen