Niclas Jensen - International Career

International Career

While at B.93, Jensen made his debut for the Danish under-17 national teams in July 1990, and he played three matches at the 1991 UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship. While playing for Lyngby, Jensen debuted for the Danish under-21 national team in July 1994, and he won the 1995 Danish Under-21 Player of the Year award.

While at F.C. Copenhagen, he was called up for the senior Danish national team under national team coach Bo Johansson. Jensen debuted in a friendly match against the Czech Republic in August 1998. Following his debut, Jensen would have to wait more than two years to play his second national team game. Under new national team coach Morten Olsen, Jensen was recalled for a friendly match against Germany in November 2000.

He was selected for the Danish national team at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, and in the progress of the tournament, he displaced Jan Heintze as Denmark's starting left wingback. In his time at Dortmund, Jensen was selected to represent Denmark at the 2004 European Championship. He played Denmark's first three matches at the tournament, before being replaced by Kasper Bøgelund for Denmark's final game before elimination.

In January 2007, having only played few games for his club team Fulham, Jensen received an ultimatum from national manager Morten Olsen to either find himself a new club or be dropped from the Danish national team. Jensen moved to F.C. Copenhagen, and was a part of the Danish national team until he played his last national team game in March 2008. He played a total 62 games for the Danish national team.