Christian Jakobsen

Christian "Greko" Jakobsen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈkʰʁestjæn ˈkʁɛko ˈjɑkʌpsn̩]; born 27 March 1993) is a Danish professional footballer who plays for Danish 1st Division club Hvidovre IF.

For the Danish badminton player, see Christian Jakobsen (badminton).
Christian "Greko" Jakobsen
Personal information
Full name Christian Jakobsen
Date of birth (1993-03-27) 27 March 1993
Place of birth Copenhagen, Denmark
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Hvidovre
Number 14
Youth career
BK Skjold
Hvidovre
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Hvidovre 32 (13)
2015 Roskilde 14 (7)
2015–2017 Brøndby 32 (2)
2017–2020 SønderjyskE 106 (26)
2020–2022 Lyngby 39 (4)
2022– Hvidovre 40 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:15, 3 October 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Hvidovre

A youth product of Hvidovre IF, Jakobsen made his senior debut for the first team as an under-19 player against Rishøj Boldklub.[1] On 2 November 2012, he scored a hat-trick after coming on as a substitute in a 2nd Division match against IF Skjold Birkerød.[2] On 15 January 2013, Jakobsen signed a new two-year contract with Hvidovre.[3]

Roskilde

On 8 August 2014, it was announced that Jakobsen would be the new signing of FC Roskilde valid from the new year, as he would become a free agent.[4] There, he was set to be the replacement for Emil Nielsen, who had moved to Norwegian club Rosenborg.[5]

He made his debut for Roskilde on 25 March 2015, in a 0–2 defeat against HB Køge in the 1st Division.[6] A strong six-month stretch for the club, in which he scored 7 goals in 14 appearances and became club top goalscorer that season, attracted considerable interest from Danish Superliga clubs.[5]

Brøndby

On 18 June 2015, Jakobsen signed a four-year contract with Danish Superliga club Brøndby.[7] He made his debut for the club in the Danish Cup, scoring four goals in a 7–0 win over Holbæk B&I.[8]

He made his Superliga debut for Brøndby on 27 September 2015, when he came on the pitch in the 74th minute, replacing Magnus Eriksson in the 1–0 victory against Copenhagen.[9]

SønderjyskE

Jakobsen signed with SønderjyskE on 28 January 2017.[10] He made his debut for the club 17 February 2017 in a 0–3 defeat against Esbjerg fB.[11] On 21 May, he scored his first goals for the club – a hat-trick – to secure a 3–0 win against his former club Brøndby.[12][13]

Lyngby

On 3 August 2020, Jakobsen signed a two-year deal with Lyngby Boldklub.[14] He suffered relegation to the Danish 1st Division with the club on 9 May 2021 after a loss to last placed AC Horsens.[15] On 28 May 2022, Lyngby Boldklub announced that Jakobsen's expiring contract would not be extended, making him a free agent after the 2021–22 season.[16]

Return to Hvidovre

In June 2022, Jakobsen signed with Hvidovre IF, the club where he had started his career.[17] Jakobsen made his debut on 24 July 2022 against Næstved Boldklub, where he also scored his first goal for his new club.[18]

Personal life

Before turning professional at Roskilde, Jakobsen studied economics at the University of Copenhagen next to playing football for Hvidovre.[19]

Honours

SønderjyskE

References
  1. "Christian Jakobsen". Hvidovre IF.
  2. Hagelskjær, Mads (2 November 2012). "Jakobsen-hattrick i knusende Hvidovre-sejr". bold.dk (in Danish).
  3. Top, Morten (15 January 2013). "Hvidovre skriver med ung duo". bold.dk (in Danish).
  4. "Roskilde henter ung angriber i Hvidovre". bold.dk. 8 August 2014.
  5. Helmin, Jesper (16 June 2015). "Superliga-klubber rykker i Roskilde-profil". bold.dk (in Danish).
  6. "ROSKILDE VS. HB KØGE 0 - 1". bold.dk. 25 March 2015.
  7. "Brøndby køber Roskilde-kant". bold.dk. 18 June 2015.
  8. "Hvorfor hedder "Greko" egentlig "Greko"?". brondby.com (in Danish). 29 September 2015.
  9. "BRØNDBY VS. KØBENHAVN 1 - 0". bold.dk. 27 September 2015.
  10. "SønderjyskE henter Greko i Brøndby". soenderjyske.dk. 28 January 2017. Archived from the original on 16 February 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  11. "SønderjyskE-debutant: Ikke retvisende resultat". bold.dk. 17 February 2017.
  12. "SønderjyskE vs. Brøndby - 21 May 2017 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  13. Karlsen, Nanna Møller (21 May 2017). "Greko-hattrick nedlagde Brøndbys reserver". bold.dk (in Danish).
  14. Greko: "Det skifte jeg havde håbet på", lyngby-boldklub.dk, 3 August 2020
  15. Lage, Jacob Nordestgaard (9 May 2021). "Lyngby rykker ud af Superligaen - TV 2". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish).
  16. Fischer, Theis (28 May 2022). "Søndag siger vi farvel til Fos, Greko og Panjeskovic - Lyngby Boldklub". Lyngby Boldklub (in Danish). Archived from the original on 28 May 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  17. Schmidt, Martin (13 June 2022). "Greko vender hjem til Hvidovre". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  18. NÆSTVED VS. HVIDOVRE 2 - 2, soccerway.com, 24 July 2022
  19. ""Greko" - professionel fodboldspiller ad omveje". brondby.com (in Danish). 30 September 2015.
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