Jakob Glesnes

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Jakob Glesnes
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Glesnes with Philadelphia Union in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-03-25) 25 March 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Sotra, Norway
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Philadelphia Union
Number 5
Youth career
Skogsvåg
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010 Hald
2010–2015 Fyllingsdalen 83 (7)
2015–2016 Åsane 14 (0)
2016 Sarpsborg 08 14 (0)
2016–2019 Strømsgodset 98 (3)
2020– Philadelphia Union 138 (7)
International career
2011 Norway U17 4 (0)
2016 Norway U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 June 2024

Jakob Glesnes (born 25 March 1994) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a defender for the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer.

Contents

Club career

Early career

He hails from Steinsland in Sund and started his career in local Skogsvåg IL. In 2010, he started playing regular senior football as he transferred to Hald FK. After half a season he went on to Løv-Ham, [2] [3] which was soon merged to form FK Fyllingsdalen. He stayed with Fyllingsdalen until the summer of 2015, when he stepped up one tier to First Division club Åsane.

Sarpsborg 08

Glesnes had been on trial with multiple clubs domestic and abroad, including Liverpool FC, FC København, Brann, Sogndal, Hønefoss, [4] Lillestrøm and Nest-Sotra. [5] [6] In 2016, he finally joined a first-tier club, Sarpsborg 08, and made his first-tier debut in March 2016 against Haugesund.

Strømsgodset

In March 2017, Glesnes was named captain for Strømsgodset. [7] He scored his first goal for the club on 29 May 2017. [8]

Philadelphia Union

On 31 January 2020, Glesnes moved to the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer. [9] Glesnes made headlines with his first goal for the Union, scoring a free kick from over 35 yards from goal against Los Angeles FC. [10]

On 20 June 2021, Glesnes scored a late equalizer from well outside the 18-yard box to secure a 2–2 draw vs. Atlanta United. [11] In the first round of the 2021 MLS Cup Playoffs on 20 November, he scored a long-distance screamer in the 123rd minute versus the New York Red Bulls to seal a 1–0 victory and send the Union to the Eastern Conference semifinals. [12] On 8 December 2021, Glesnes signed a new, multi-year contract extension with the Union through the 2024 season. [13] [14]

On 19 October 2022, Glesnes was awarded the MLS Defender of the Year Award, becoming the first Philadelphia Union defender to win the award.

International career

In November 2016, Glesnes played for the Norway national under-21 team for 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification. [15]

In October 2019, he was selected for the Norway national team for the first time. [16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 June 2024 [17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Løv-Ham 2011 Adeccoligaen 16110–171
Fyllingsdalen 2012 2. divisjon 11000–110
2013 21221–233
2014 24331–274
2015 11130–141
Total67682–758
Åsane 2015 Norwegian First Division 14000–140
Sarpsborg 08 2016 Tippeligaen 14020–160
Strømsgodset 2016 Tippeligaen11020–130
2017 Eliteserien 28230–312
2018 30160–361
2019 29030–320
Total983140–1123
Philadelphia Union 2020 MLS 201––201
2021 364116 [a] 0435
2022 37010–0380
2023 312005 [b] 0362
2024 140004 [c] 0180
Total1387211501558
Career total3311626215037219

Honours

Philadelphia Union

Individual

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References

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  2. ↑ "Overganger i 3. divisjon". Bergensavisen (in Norwegian). 6 February 2010. p. 56.
  3. ↑ Støverud, Eirik Bentdal (11 September 2010). "Spillere som kommer og spillere som går". VestNytt (in Norwegian). p. 18.
  4. ↑ Nydal, Trond Roger (15 January 2013). "Glesnes fortsetter som prøvekanin". Bergensavisen (in Norwegian). p. 41.
  5. ↑ Lundsør, Einar (3 July 2015). "Sjansen han har ventet på". Bergensavisen (in Norwegian). p. 41.
  6. ↑ "Nest-Sotra vurderer Jakob Glesnes". Bergensavisen (in Norwegian). 25 January 2015. p. 41.
  7. ↑ "Her er vår nye kaptein". Strømsgodset.
  8. ↑ "Jakobs første i Godset". Strømsgodset.
  9. ↑ "Philadelphia Union add Jakob Glesnes to back line, sign Norwegian on TAM deal". MLSsoccer.com. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
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