{{short description|Norwegian footballer (born 1987)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Jesper Mathisen | image = Jesper Mathisen IMG 6821.jpg | upright = 1.2 | full_name = Jesper Aleksander Mathisen | caption = Mathisen with IK Start in 2012 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|3|17|df=yes}} | birth_place = Kristiansand, Norway | height = 1.96 m | position = Centre-back | currentclub = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2004–2015 | clubs1 = IK Start | caps1 = 144 | goals1 = 10 | years2 = 2005 | clubs2 = → Bryne (loan) | caps2 = 2 | goals2 = 0 | totalcaps = 146 | totalgoals = 10 | nationalyears1 = 2003 | nationalteam1 = Norway U16 | nationalcaps1 = 8 | nationalgoals1 = 4 | nationalyears2 = 2004 | nationalteam2 = Norway U17 | nationalcaps2 = 6 | nationalgoals2 = 4 | nationalyears3 = 2004–2005 | nationalteam3 = Norway U18 | nationalcaps3 = 10 | nationalgoals3 = 6 | nationalyears4 = 2005–2006 | nationalteam4 = Norway U19 | nationalcaps4 = 12 | nationalgoals4 = 2 | nationalyears5 = 2005–2007 | nationalteam5 = Norway U21 | nationalcaps5 = 2 | nationalgoals5 = 0 }}
'''Jesper Mathisen''' (born 17 March 1987) is a Norwegian former footballer who spent his entire career with IK Start with the exception of a loan to Bryne. Originally a striker, he converted to being a centre-back.<ref name="FV">{{cite news|url=http://fotball.fvn.no/forstediv/article118310.ece |title=- Jeg skal bli fast på laget |last=Jørgensen |first=Pål W. |date=18 September 2008 |publisher=Fædrelandsvennen |language=no |access-date=24 September 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204094338/http://fotball.fvn.no/forstediv/article118310.ece |archive-date=4 December 2008 }}</ref>
==Career== Mathisen was on IK Start's first team from 2004, but only in the 2008 season he got significant playing time. He did better for youth specific national teams, and in 2005 scored four goals against Malta on the U-18 team.<ref name="AP">{{cite news|url=http://fotball.aftenposten.no/landslaget/article20285.ece |title=Fire mål av "Matta junior" |last=Stensås |first=Christer |date=2 November 2005 |publisher=Aftenposten |language=no |access-date=24 September 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520091438/http://fotball.aftenposten.no/landslaget/article20285.ece |archive-date=20 May 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{NFF|3002995}}</ref>
==Personal life== Jesper Mathisen is the son of footballer Svein "Matta" Mathisen, who is often referred to as a legendary Start player.<ref name="AP"/>
==Career statistics== {| 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"|Cup !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="13"|Start |2004 |1. divisjon |2||0||0||0||2||0 |- |2005 |rowspan="3"|Tippeligaen |2||0||1||0||3||0 |- |2006 |2||0||1||0||3||0 |- |2007 |2||0||0||0||2||0 |- |2008 |1. divisjon |24||1||1||1||25||2 |- |2009 |rowspan="3"|Tippeligaen |17||0||2||0||19||0 |- |2010 |19||2||5||1||24||3 |- |2011 |24||1||5||2||29||3 |- |2012 |1. divisjon |25||4||3||0||28||4 |- |2013 |rowspan="3"|Tippeligaen |23||2||0||0||23||2 |- |2014 |4||0||0||0||4||0 |- |2015 |0||0||0||0||0||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !144!!10!!18!!4!!162!!14 |- |Bryne (loan) |2005 |1. divisjon |2||0||0||0||10||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !146!!10!!18!!4!!164!!14 |}
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==External links== {{Commons category}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20110930060813/http://ikstart.no/ArticleLMWideImg.aspx?m=333&amid=481573 Club bio] *[http://fotball.vg.no/bors/spiller.php?spiller_id=4497&sesong_id=423 Current season info]{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} from Verdens Gang
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