{{short description|Norwegian footballer (born 1998)}} {{about||the ''League of Legends'' player|Svenskeren|similar names|Dennis Johnson (disambiguation)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Dennis Johnsen | image = | fullname = Dennis Tørset Johnsen | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|2|17|df=y}} | birth_place = Skien, Norway | height = {{height|m=1.85}}<ref name="WF">{{WorldFootball.net|dennis-johnsen}}</ref> | currentclub = Palermo | clubnumber = 7 | position = Winger | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2013 | youthclubs1 = Tiller IL | youthyears2 = 2013–2015 | youthclubs2 = Rosenborg BK | youthyears3 = 2015–2017 | youthclubs3 = Heerenveen | years1 = 2017–2019 | clubs1 = Jong Ajax | caps1 = 41 | goals1 = 9 | years2 = 2017–2020 | clubs2 = Ajax | caps2 = 3 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2019 | clubs3 = → Heerenveen (loan) | caps3 = 13 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2019–2020 | clubs4 = → PEC Zwolle (loan) | caps4 = 23 | goals4 = 1 | years5 = 2020–2024 | clubs5 = Venezia | caps5 = 113 | goals5 = 10 | years6 = 2024–2026 | clubs6 = Cremonese | caps6 = 54 | goals6 = 9 | years7 = 2026– | clubs7 = Palermo | caps7 = 13 | goals7 = 1 | nationalyears1= 2016 | nationalteam1 = Norway U18 | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1= 0 | nationalyears2= 2017–2019 | nationalteam2 = Norway U21 | nationalcaps2 = 17 | nationalgoals2= 2 | nationalyears3 = 2021 | nationalteam3 = Norway | nationalcaps3 = 1 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | pcupdate = 12 May 2026 | nationalteam-update = 11 October 2021 }}
'''Dennis Tørset Johnsen''' (born 17 February 1998) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Italian {{Italian football updater|Palermo}} club Palermo.<ref name="soccerway">{{Soccerway|dennis-johnsen/401124}}</ref><ref name="WF" />
==Club career== Johnsen started his career at local club Tiller IL and moved to the youth academy of Rosenborg BK in 2013. In 2015 he joined SC Heerenveen. He signed for Ajax in August 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dagbladet.no/sport/her-signerer-det-nye-norske-stortalentet-for-ajax-nederlandsk-stjerne-fortviler/68596114|title = Her signerer det nye norske stortalentet for Ajax. Nederlandsk stjerne fortviler|date = 16 August 2017}}</ref> In January 2019 he returned to SC Heerenveen on loan for the rest of the season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dagbladet.no/sport/ajax-laner-ut-norsk-stortalent-til-heerenveen/70712773|title = Ajax låner ut norsk stortalent til Heerenveen|date = 29 January 2019}}</ref>
On 25 August 2020 he signed a 4-year contract with Italian Serie B club Venezia.<ref>{{cite press release|publisher=Venezia|url=https://www.veneziafc.it/news/ufficiale-dennis-johnsen-in-arancioneroverde/|title=Ufficiale: Dennis Johnsen in arancioneroverde|date=25 August 2020|language=Italian}}</ref>
On 1 February 2024, Johnsen moved to Cremonese on a 3.5-year contract.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Cremonese|url=https://uscremonese.it/dennis-johnsen-nuovo-calciatore-della-cremo/|title=Dennis Johnsen nuovo calciatore della Cremo|trans-title=Dennis Johnsen new player for Cremo|date=1 February 2024|access-date=1 February 2024|language=it}}</ref>
On 2 February 2026, Johnsen joined Palermo on a long-term contract<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Palermo|url= https://palermo.gds.it/articoli/calciomercato-sport/2026/02/02/palermo-ufficiale-larrivo-dellattaccante-johnsen-bfa8037e-3a6e-4801-b03b-38b4f3d30d44//|title= Palermo, ufficiale l'ingaggio dell'attaccante Johnsen |trans-title= Palermo, ufficiale l'ingaggio dell'attaccante Johnsen |date=2 February 2026|access-date=2 February 2026|language=it}}</ref>
==International career== He made his debut for the Norway national football team on 11 October 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Montenegro.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=FIFA|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/qatar2022/qualifiers/uefa/match-center/400155701|title=Norway v Montenegro game report|date=11 October 2021}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 8 January 2026}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Dennis Johnsen|url=http://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=player&personId=328950&tournamentId=243&seasonId=341&teamId=3960&useFullUrl=false|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829172950/http://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=player&personId=328950&tournamentId=243&seasonId=341&teamId=3960&useFullUrl=false|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 August 2019|website=altomfotball.no|publisher=TV 2|accessdate=29 August 2019|language=Norwegian}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="3"|Jong Ajax |2017–18 |rowspan="2"|Eerste Divisie |27||7|| colspan="2" |–||colspan="2"|–||27||7 |- |2018–19 |14||2|| colspan="2" |–||colspan="2"|–||14||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total !41!!9!! colspan="2" |–!!colspan="2"|–!!41!!9 |- |rowspan="3"|Ajax |2017–18 |rowspan="2"|Eredivisie |2||0||2||0||colspan="2"|–||4||0 |- |2018–19 |1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !3!!0!!2!!0!!colspan="2"|–!!5!!0 |- |Heerenveen (loan) |2018–19 |Eredivisie |13||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||13||0 |- |PEC Zwolle (loan) |2019–20 |Eredivisie |23||1||2||1|| colspan="2" |–||25||2 |- |rowspan="5"|Venezia |2020–21 |Serie B |32||3||2||3||5{{efn|name=Serie B–Promotion play-offs|Appearances in Serie B – Promotion play-offs}}||1||39||7 |- |2021–22 |Serie A |27||1||3||0||colspan="2"|–||27||1 |- |2022–23 |rowspan="2"|Serie B |33||3||0||0||1{{efn|name=Serie B–Promotion play-offs|Appearances in Serie B – Promotion play-offs}}||0||34||3 |- |2023–24 |21||3||1||0||colspan="2"|–||22||3 |- !colspan="2"|Total !113!!10!!6!!3!!6!!1!!125!!14 |- |rowspan="4"|Cremonese |2023–24 |rowspan="2"|Serie B |13||2||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||13||2 |- |2024–25 |31||6||2||0||4||2||37||8 |- |2025–26 |Serie A |11||1||1||0||colspan="2"|–||12||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !55!!9!!3!!0!!4!!2!!62!!11 |- |Palermo |2025–26 |Serie B |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !248!!29!!13!!4!!10!!2!!268!!36 |} {{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}}
=== International === {{updated|match played 11 October 2021}}<ref>{{NFT|84320}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan=1|Norway |2021||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!1!!0 |}
==Personal life==
He is the son of retired footballer Tor Gunnar Johnsen<ref name="WF" /> and the brother of Mikael Tørset Johnsen.
==Honours== '''Jong Ajax''' *Eerste Divisie: 2017–18
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Soccerway|dennis-johnsen/401124}}
{{Palermo FC squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnsen, Dennis}} Category:1998 births Category:Living people Category:Norwegian men's footballers Category:Norwegian expatriate men's footballers Category:Men's association football wingers Category:Eredivisie players Category:Eerste Divisie players Category:Serie A players Category:Serie B players Category:AFC Ajax players Category:Jong Ajax players Category:SC Heerenveen players Category:PEC Zwolle players Category:Venezia FC players Category:US Cremonese players Category:Palermo FC players Category:Norway men's under-21 international footballers Category:Norway men's youth international footballers Category:Norway men's international footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Category:Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Category:Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Category:Footballers from Skien Municipality Category:21st-century Norwegian sportsmen