Mathias Jattah-Njie Jørgensen

Mathias Jattah-Njie Jørgensen, commonly known as “Zanka,” is a Danish centre-back born in Copenhagen in 1990. He established himself as a teenager at FC Copenhagen and helped the club win three consecutive Danish titles between 2008 and 2011. Jørgensen made his senior Denmark debut in 2008, beginning an international career that included the 2018 FIFA World Cup. After moving to PSV Eindhoven in 2012 and winning the Dutch Super Cup, he returned to FC Copenhagen in 2014. He later played for Fenerbahçe and Fortuna Düsseldorf before joining Brentford, adding Premier League experience to a career built across several leagues. Jørgensen also represented Anderlecht, while his World Cup highlight came against Croatia, when he scored Denmark’s opening goal in the last-16 tie. At 191 centimetres, he brings size to central defence, competing in the air and helping organise the back line.