Chelsea have signed talented Danish goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen from Villarreal on a long-term contract.
Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano confirmed the Blues have settled both personal and club terms for the services of the former Sweden U-16s and U-17s goalie.
Following a standout campaign with Villareal, Jorgensen emerged as a priority target for Chelsea to replace Kepa Arrizabalega, who is bound to leave the club this summer.
He is expected to offer competition to the club’s current No.1 goalkeeper Robert Sanchez. Jorgensen is Chelsea’s third goalkeeper signing since last summer with the Blues now completely overhauling the goalkeeping department.
He joins the Blues’ long list of signings this summer, featuring the likes of Tosin Aderabioyo, Marc Guiu, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Renato Veiga, Caleb Wiley, and Omari Kellyman.
Who is Chelsea’s new signing Filip Jorgensen?
Filip Jorgensen, born on April 16, 2002, is a 22-year-old soccer player, who played for La Liga club Villareal but is now set a new career chapter with Chelsea in the Premier League.
Jorgensen was born in Lomma, Sweden but is representing Denmark’s youth teams at the international level. Unlike most footballers, Jorgensen skimmed through several club academies before finally settling for a full-blown professional football career.
His football journey effectively started in 2007 when he was five years old. With his burgeoning goalkeeping skills, he first started with a local club GIF Nike in Lomma. After a year with GIF Nike, he moved to Malmo Academy in 2008, where he would spend a larger part of his youth career.
He played for Malmo youth teams for six years, and temporarily left for Penya Arrabal in 2014, before returning to Malmo in 2015. He spent a year with Malmo in his second spell before leaving the shores of Sweden for Spain, where he will make his first professional club appearance.
In Spain, Jorgensen first played for Real Mallorca Academy from 2016 to 2017 before joining Villarreal academy in 2017. He played for three years with Villarreal youth teams before being transferred to the club’s first team.
Filip Jorgensen senior club career
Villareal first promoted Jorgensen to the club’s reserve team in 2020. He made 41 appearances for the side before finally having a taste of elite-level football with the club’s first team in 2023. After proving his abilities with the La Liga side, he emerged as the club’s first-choice goalkeeper last season, keeping the sticks in the club’s 38 La Liga matches.
Jorgensen International career
Jorgensen was born in Lomma, Sweden. He played for Sweden U-16s and U-17s before switching to Denmark U-21s. He has yet to secure his first call-up to Sweden’s senior national team and will be hoping to do so as he moves up the ladder of his professional football career.
Filip Jorgensen career stats
Jorgensen has played for only two teams in his professional club career – Villarreal reserve and the main team. He made 41 appearances in all competitions for the reserve and 38 appearances for the main team. He has tallied a total of 79 senior club career appearances.
Filip Jorgensen transfer to Chelsea and contract
According to Fabrizio Romano, Chelsea have agreed a €24.5m transfer fee with Villareal for Jorgensen. The Danish goalkeeper has agreed to a six-year contract till 2030, with a 2031 option.
