Alexander Jakobsen
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | RKC Waalwijk | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | RKC Waalwijk | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Denmark U17 | 27 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Denmark U19 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Egypt U20 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Egypt | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 May 2016 | |||||||||||||||||
Alexander Amir Adel Jakobsen (Arabic: ألكسندر أمير عادل ياكوبسن; 18 March 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Dutch Eredivisie club RKC Waalwijk.[2] Born in Denmark, he has represented the Egypt national team.
Club career
[edit]Jakobsen 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 December 2020, Jakobsen joined Egyptian Premier League club Wadi Degla, on a free transfer. On 19 September 2021, he joined Smouha signing a three-year contract, after rival Wadi Degla was relegated.[6]
On 29 December 2022, after terminating his contract with Smouha on August 2022, Jakobsen joined Georgian club Dinamo Batumi, on a one-year contract.[7]
On 11 April 2024, Jakobsen signed with Zhenis in Kazakhstan.[8]
On 13 August 2024, Jakobsen moved to RKC Waalwijk in the Netherlands on a one-season contract.[9]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played on 15 November 2024[10]
| 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 | 1[c] | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2020 | Sarpsborg 08 | Eliteserien | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | Wadi Degla | Egyptian Premier League | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 2021–22 | Smouha | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Dinamo Batumi | Erovnuli Liga | 18 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3[d] | 0 | 24 | 4 |
| 2024 | Zhenis | Kazakhstan Premier League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024–25 | RKC Waalwijk | Eredivisie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career Total | 160 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 186 | 18 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Allsvenskan Relegation play-offs
- ^ Appearances in Danish Superliga Relegation play-offs
- ^ Appearances in Allsvenskan Relegation play-offs
- ^ 2 appearances in Georgian Super Cup and 1 appearance in UEFA Champions League
International career
[edit]Danish youth team
[edit]Jakobsen'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
[edit]In 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.[11]
Honours
[edit]National Team
[edit]- 2013 African U-20 Championship (1) : 2013
References
[edit]- ^ "Alexander Jakobsen". FC Dinamo Batumi. 23 February 2023. 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.
- ^ Soliman, Seif (19 September 2021). "OFFICIAL: Smouha sign Alexander Jakobsen from Wadi Degla". KingFut. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ El-Ramady, Ahmed (28 December 2022). "Alexander Jakobsen joins Dinamo Batumi on free transfer". KingFut. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ "Жеңіс 🤝 Якобсен" [Zhenis - Jakobsen] (in Russian). FC Zhenis. 11 April 2024.
- ^ "Proefspeler Alexander Jakobsen tekent contract voor één jaar" [Trial player Alexander Jakobsen signs one-year contract] (in Dutch). RKC Waalwijk. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 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)
- 1994 births
- People from Hvidovre Municipality
- People from Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality
- Footballers from the Capital Region of Denmark
- Living people
- Egyptian people of Danish descent
- Danish people of Egyptian descent
- Danish men's footballers
- Denmark men's youth international footballers
- Egyptian men's footballers
- Egypt men's youth international footballers
- Egypt men's international footballers
- Men's association football wingers
- Lyngby Boldklub players
- F.C. Copenhagen players
- PSV Eindhoven players
- Jong PSV players
- Falkenbergs FF players
- FK Bodø/Glimt players
- Viborg FF players
- IFK Norrköping players
- Kalmar FF players
- Sarpsborg 08 FF players
- Wadi Degla SC players
- Smouha SC players
- FC Dinamo Batumi players
- FC Zhenis players
- RKC Waalwijk players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Allsvenskan players
- Eliteserien players
- Danish Superliga players
- Egyptian Premier League players
- Erovnuli Liga players
- Danish expatriate men's footballers
- Egyptian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Egyptian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Egyptian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Egyptian expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Expatriate men's footballers in Georgia (country)
- Egyptian expatriate sportspeople in Georgia (country)
- Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan
- 21st-century Danish sportsmen
- 21st-century Egyptian sportsmen