Alexander Jakobsen

Alexander Jakobsen

Personal information
Full name	Alexander Amir Adel Jakobsen
Date of birth	(1994-03-18) 18 March 1994
Place of birth	Hvidovre, Denmark
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
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 Men's football Representing Egypt Africa U-20 Cup of Nations Winner 2013 Algeria
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 April 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 Kazakhstani club Zhenis. Born in Denmark, he has represented the Egypt national team.

Club career

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. It was later revealed that Jakobsen had struck a teammate with an icebag, causing him to bleed.

FK Bodø/Glimt 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.

Career statistics

As of match played on 9 August 2020

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	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	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

International career

Danish youth team

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

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.

Honours

National Team

• 2013 African U-20 Championship (1) : 2013

References

• "AIK Fotboll - Alexander Jakobsen tränar med AIK". aikfotboll.se. Archived from the original on 2014-07-29. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
• "Rabie Yassin names provisional squad for U-20 World Cup - King Fut". kingfut.com. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
• "Egypt name 21-Man squad for U-20 African Championship - King Fut". kingfut.com. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
• "Fotbolltransfers.com - Alexander Jakobsen testas av AIK". fotbolltransfers.com. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
• "Alexander Jakobsen tränar med AIK (AIK Fotboll AB) - Worldnews.com". article.wn.com. Retrieved 2014-07-25.

External links

• Alexander Jakobsen at Soccerway
• Alexander Jakobsen at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archived)