Alexander Amir Adel Jakobsen (Arabic: ألكسندر أمير عادل ياكوبسن; 18 March 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Kazakhstani club Zhenis.[2] Born in Denmark, he has represented the Egypt national team.
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Full name | Alexander Amir Adel Jakobsen | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 18 March 1994 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Hvidovre, Denmark | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Zhenis | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 70 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
Lyngby BK | |||||||||||||||||
2004–2011 | FC Copenhagen | ||||||||||||||||
2011–2013 | PSV | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Jong PSV | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Falkenbergs FF | 28 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2016 | Bodø/Glimt | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2017 | Viborg | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2020 | Norrköping | 42 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2019 | → Kalmar (loan) | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2020 | Sarpsborg 08 | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | Wadi Degla | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2021–2023 | Smouha | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2023–2024 | Dinamo Batumi | 18 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2024– | Zhenis | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | Denmark U17 | 11 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Denmark U17 | 27 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Denmark U19 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Egypt U20 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2017– | Egypt | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 May 2016 |
Club career
editJakobsen began his career playing for Lyngby BK and later transferred to F.C. Copenhagen then to PSV.
Falkenbergs FF, which Jakobsen joined in 2015, announced mid-June 2016 that there had been a controversy between two teammates during a training session, wherein one player had struck another. The club later terminated Jakobsen's contract on 23 June 2016.[3] It was later revealed that Jakobsen had struck a teammate with an icebag, causing him to bleed.[4]
FK Bodø/Glimt[5] signed Jakobsen on a free transfer on 17 August 2016. His contract ran through 2017.
On 11 April 2024, Jakobsen signed with Zhenis in Kazakhstan.[6]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played on 9 August 2020[7]
Season | Club | Division | League | Cup | Other | Total | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
2013–14 | Jong PSV | Eerste Divisie | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
2015 | Falkenbergs FF | Allsvenskan | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2[a] | 0 | 20 | 3 |
2016 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
2016 | Bodø/Glimt | Tippeligaen | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
2016–17 | Viborg FF | Danish Superliga | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5[b] | 1 | 15 | 2 |
2017 | IFK Norrköping | Allsvenskan | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
2018 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | ||
2019 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
2019 | Kalmar | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
2020 | Sarpsborg 08 | Eliteserien | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Career Total | 115 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 132 | 13 |
- ^ Appearances in Allsvenskan Relegation play-offs
- ^ Appearances in Danish Superliga Relegation play-offs
International career
editDanish youth team
editJakobsen's father Adel immigrated from Egypt and his mother is from Denmark. Jakobsen played 29 games with the Danish U17 team and 5 games with the Danish U19 team.
Egypt
editIn 2013, he accepted the Egypt U20 youth coach Rabie Yassin invitation to an Egypt U20 training camp. He was part of the Egyptian team that won the 2013 African U-20 Championship.
On 14 March 2017 he received his first call up to Egypt's national team for the friendly against Togo.[8]
Honours
editNational Team
edit- 2013 African U-20 Championship (1) : 2013
References
edit- ^ "Alexander Jakobsen". FC Dinamo Batumi. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ Alexander Jakobsen at Soccerway
- ^ Alexander J. fortid i Falkenbergs efter slagsmål‚ bold.dk, 23 June 2016
- ^ http://fotbolltransfers.com/site/news/65075 , fotbolltransfers.com, 23 June 2016.
- ^ "BEKREFTET: Glimt henter fire nye spillere på deadline day!". 17 August 2016.
- ^ "Жеңіс 🤝 Якобсен" [Zhenis - Jakobsen] (in Russian). FC Zhenis. 11 April 2024.
- ^ Alexander Jakobsen at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ http://nt.soccerway.com/matches/2017/03/28/world/friendlies/egypt/togo/2425020/?ICID=HP_MS_01_05 [dead link]
- "AIK Fotboll - Alexander Jakobsen tränar med AIK". aikfotboll.se. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- "Rabie Yassin names provisional squad for U-20 World Cup - King Fut". kingfut.com. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- "Egypt name 21-Man squad for U-20 African Championship - King Fut". kingfut.com. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- "Fotbolltransfers.com - Alexander Jakobsen testas av AIK". fotbolltransfers.com. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- "Alexander Jakobsen tränar med AIK (AIK Fotboll AB) - Worldnews.com". article.wn.com. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
External links
edit- Alexander Jakobsen at Soccerway
- Alexander Jakobsen at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archived)