Jens Portin

Jens Portin
Portin with Gefle in 2012
Personal information
Full name Jens Olof Portin
Date of birth (1984-12-13) 13 December 1984 (age 41)
Place of birth Jakobstad, Finland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2009 FF Jaro 95 (1)
2010–2017 Gefle IF 184 (1)
International career
2005 Finland U21 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals 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.

Career statistics

As of 1 September 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FF Jaro 2004 Veikkausliiga 230–––230
2005 Veikkausliiga 191–––191
2006 Veikkausliiga 00–––00
2007 Veikkausliiga 190–––190
2008 Veikkausliiga 90–––90
2009 Veikkausliiga 2500070–320
Total 9510070001021
Gefle IF 2010 Allsvenskan 22030–20270
2011 Allsvenskan 21010––220
2012 Allsvenskan 17040––210
2013 Allsvenskan 29040–60390
2014 Allsvenskan 31110––321
2015 Allsvenskan 28020––300
2016 Allsvenskan 19030––220
2017 Superettan 20000––200
Total 187118000802131
Career total 282218070803152
  1. ↑ Includes Suomen Cup and Svenska Cupen
  2. ↑ Includes Finnish League Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

  1. ↑ "Veikkausliiga – Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 30 April 2009. Retrieved 3 March 2012. Archived 30 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "A-truppen – Gefle IF fotboll". Archived from the original on 12 August 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
  3. ↑ Näin pienen pojan suurista haaveista tuli totta – Jens Portin, 38, pääsi jo toiseen unelma-ammattiinsa, Ilta-Sanomat, 8 June 2023