Alexander Jakobsen

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Alexander Jakobsen
Personal information
Full name Amir Adel Zatuna Elmeshad
Date of birth (1994-03-18) 18 March 1994 (age 30)
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*
YearsTeamApps(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)
2019Kalmar (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 Flag of Egypt.svg  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 Jakobsen (born Amir Adel Zatuna Elmeshad; 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.

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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 11 April 2024, Jakobsen signed with Zhenis in Kazakhstan. [6]

Career statistics

As of match played on 9 August 2020 [7]
SeasonClubDivisionLeagueCupOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2013–14 Jong PSV Eerste Divisie 61000061
2015 Falkenbergs FF Allsvenskan 172112 [lower-alpha 1] 0203
2016 1113000141
2016 Bodø/Glimt Tippeligaen 1002000120
2016–17 Viborg FF Danish Superliga 101005 [lower-alpha 2] 1152
2017 IFK Norrköping Allsvenskan 1421100153
2018 2113100242
2019 70000070
2019 Kalmar 91000091
2020 Sarpsborg 08 Eliteserien 1000000100
Career Total11591037113213
  1. Appearances in Allsvenskan Relegation play-offs
  2. Appearances in Danish Superliga Relegation play-offs

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. [8]

Honours

National Team

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References

  1. "Alexander Jakobsen". FC Dinamo Batumi. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  2. Alexander Jakobsen at Soccerway
  3. Alexander J. fortid i Falkenbergs efter slagsmål‚ bold.dk, 23 June 2016
  4. http://fotbolltransfers.com/site/news/65075 , fotbolltransfers.com, 23 June 2016.
  5. "BEKREFTET: Glimt henter fire nye spillere på deadline day!". 17 August 2016.
  6. "Жеңіс 🤝 Якобсен" [Zhenis - Jakobsen] (in Russian). FC Zhenis. 11 April 2024.
  7. Alexander Jakobsen at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  8. http://nt.soccerway.com/matches/2017/03/28/world/friendlies/egypt/togo/2425020/?ICID=HP_MS_01_05 [ dead link ]