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
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
- 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
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.[11]
Honours
National Team
- 2013 African U-20 Championship (1) : 2013
References
- ^ "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
- Alexander Jakobsen at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archived)
- Alexander Jakobsen – UEFA competition record (archive)
