The 18-year-old defender replaces Ali Riley with the fullback ruled out of the squad through injury just before departing for China; where the Football Ferns will meet the hosts, Korea DPR and Mexico.
Jensen, a member of the Mainland Pride team which took out the 2013 ASB Women’s League, joins CJ Bott and Evie Millynn as first-time Football Ferns squad members in China from the current New Zealand U-20 side.
New Zealand’s first match of the four-team tournament is against China on Tuesday 11 February.