Jens Portin

Jens Portin (born 13 December 1984) is a retired Finnish association footballer.

Jens Portin

Portin with Gefle in 2012
Personal information
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

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.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup[a]		League cup[b]		Europe		Total
		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

1. Includes Suomen Cup and Svenska Cupen
2. Includes Finnish League Cup
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

• Guardian Football

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