Kevin Johnny Jansen (born 8 April 1992) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a

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and is currently a player-coach for Finnish club Inter Turku II.

Career

Jansen made his professional debut for

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on 5 August 2011, as he replaced Oost in the 79th minute of the

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home match against

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(2–0). In 2019, he played for Gol Gohar in Iran. On 25 June 2020,

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confirmed the signing of Jansen on a two-year deal. In June 2021, it was announced that Jansen had signed with

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club

PAEEK PAEEK (; short for Ποδοσφαιρική Αθλητική Ένωσις Επαρχίας Κερύνειας, ''Podosfairiki Athlitiki Enosis Eparxeias Kerynias'', translated as "Football and Sport Union of Kyrenia District", literally "Footb ...

. On 29 December 2021, Honka in Finland announced that they had signed with Jansen on a two-year deal, starting in January 2022. His contract was extended on 1 August 2023, on a deal until the end of 2025. After the 2023 season, Honka was suddenly declared for bankruptcy, and Jansen became a free agent. On 3 January 2024, a fellow

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club

Inter Turku Football Club International Turku, commonly referred to as Inter Turku () and colloquially known as Inter, is a Finnish professional football club based in Turku that competes in the Veikkausliiga, the top flight of Finnish Football. Founded i ...

announced the signing of Jansen on a one-year deal, with an option for an additional year. Jansen will reunite with

Vesa Vasara Vesa-Pekka Vasara (born 16 August 1976) is a Finnish professional football manager for Veikkausliiga club Inter Turku, and a former player who played for the Veikkausliiga sides HJK Helsinki, FC Jokerit, FF Jaro, and FC Honka, as well as for Ka ...

, his previous head coach in Honka. On 24 January 2025, Jansen started as a player-coach of Inter Turku reserve team in thir-tier

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Career statistics

References

External links

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