Jens Portin
Finnish footballer (born 1984)
![]() Portin with Gefle in 2012 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jens Olof Portin | ||
Date of birth | (1984-12-13) 13 December 1984 (age 39) | ||
Place of birth | Jakobstad, Finland[1] | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2009 | FF Jaro | 95 | (1) |
2010–2017 | Gefle IF | 184 | (1) |
International career | |||
2005 | Finland U21[2] | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 April 2018 |
Jens Portin (born 13 December 1984) is a retired Finnish association footballer.
He spent his career at FF Jaro in Veikkausliiga and with Gefle IF in Allsvenskan, the Swedish premier division of football. His younger brother Jonas is also a former professional footballer.
Later after his retirement, Portin started to study aviation. He is currently a Finnair pilot since 2023.[3]
Career statistics
- As of 1 September 2024.
Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
FF Jaro | 2004 | Veikkausliiga | 23 | 0 | – | – | – | 23 | 0 | |||
2005 | Veikkausliiga | 19 | 1 | – | – | – | 19 | 1 | ||||
2006 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
2007 | Veikkausliiga | 19 | 0 | – | – | – | 19 | 0 | ||||
2008 | Veikkausliiga | 9 | 0 | – | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||||
2009 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | 32 | 0 | ||
Total | 95 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 1 | ||
Gefle IF | 2010 | Allsvenskan | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 2[c] | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
2011 | Allsvenskan | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 0 | |||
2012 | Allsvenskan | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 0 | |||
2013 | Allsvenskan | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 6[c] | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
2014 | Allsvenskan | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 1 | |||
2015 | Allsvenskan | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 0 | |||
2016 | Allsvenskan | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 0 | |||
2017 | Superettan | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 0 | |||
Total | 187 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 213 | 1 | ||
Career total | 282 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 315 | 2 |
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup and Svenska Cupen
- ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
References
- Guardian Football
- ^ "Veikkausliiga – Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 30 April 2009. Retrieved 3 March 2012. Archived 30 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "A-truppen – Gefle IF fotboll". Archived from the original on 12 August 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
- ^ Näin pienen pojan suurista haaveista tuli totta – Jens Portin, 38, pääsi jo toiseen unelma-ammattiinsa, Ilta-Sanomat, 8 June 2023