Michael Jakobsen

Michael Jakobsen

Personal information
Full name	Michael Jakobsen
Date of birth	2 January 1986 (1986-01-02) (age 25)
Place of birth	Copenhagen, Denmark
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Almería
Number	2
Youth career
	B 1908
	B.93
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2002–2003	B.93
2003–2005	PSV	1	(0)
2005–2010	Aalborg BK	153	(13)
2010–2011	→ Almería (loan)	5	(0)
2011–	Almería	11	(0)
National team
2001	Denmark U-16	3	(0)
2001–2003	Denmark U-17	23	(4)
2003–2005	Denmark U-19	13	(2)
2006	Denmark U-20	2	(0)
2005–2008	Denmark U-21	31	(4)
2009–	Denmark	5	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 August 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

Michael Jakobsen (born 2 January 1986) is a Danish professional footballer, who plays as a defender for UD Almería in the Spanish Segunda División. He was named 2002 Danish Under-17 Player of the Year, and has played five games for the Denmark national football team.

Club career

Jakobsen started playing football with Boldklubben 1908 and Boldklubben af 1893 in the Danish 1st Division. He made his senior debut for B 93, and after a year at the club, Dutch team PSV Eindhoven spotted Jakobsen's talent and brought him into their youth scheme in 2003. He only played 10 minutes in a single first team match for PSV.

Jakobsen left PSV in February 2005, and returned to Denmark. He signed a contract with Aalborg BK (AaB), playing the second half of the 2004–05 Danish Superliga season. Here he proved himself a solid defender with good passing, and played all remaining 15 Superliga games for AaB. After nine months at AaB, he signed a much-improved contract, running until December 2009.

In the 2006–07 Danish Superliga season, Jakobsen played 32 of 33 games, as AaB won bronze medals, their best result in eight years. In the following 2007–08 Danish Superliga season, he played a vital part in the AaB-squad that ended up champions with a margin of 9 point to second placed FC Midtjylland.

Jacobsen's performances for AaB in the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League campaign, including a goal in the 2–2 draw with Manchester United, brought him to the attention of several clubs from both the FA Premier League and German Bundesliga,^[1] but in December 2008, he chose to extend his AaB contract until June 2012.^[2]

In July 2010, it was announced that Spanish La Liga club UD Almeria bought Jakobsen from Aalborg BK, signing a 5-year deal. However, in August same year, Aalborg BK CEO, Poul Sørensen, announced that it was actually a 1-year loan with a buying-demand, when the loan-period had ended. This way, Almeria was able to wait 1 year before paying the transfer expenses.

International career

While at B 93, Jakobsen played a number of games for various Danish youth national teams, winning the 2002 Danish Under-17 Player of the Year award. He played a combined total of 72 youth national team matches, scoring 10 goals, for the Danish youth selections until October 2008.

While at PSV, he was dropped from the Danish under-19 football team in May 2004. After his move to AaB, he was once more called up for the Danish national youth teams, and made his debut for the Danish under-21 national team in June 2005. In May 2006, he was selected for the Denmark under-21 national team to compete at the 2006 European Under-21 Championship. He played in Denmark's three matches, before they were eliminated from the tournament.

In March 2009, Jakobsen made his debut for the senior Denmark national football team.

Honours

• 2002 Danish Under-17 Player of the Year
• Danish Superliga: 2007–08

References

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2. ^ [2]

External links

• Almería official profile (Spanish)
• BDFutbol profile
• Michael Jakobsen at National-Football-Teams.com
• Michael Jakobsen – FIFA competition record
• Danish national team profile (Danish)
• Transfermarkt profile

Persondata
Name	Jakobsen, Michael
Alternative names
Short description	Danish footballer
Date of birth	2 January 1986
Place of birth	Copenhagen, Denmark
Date of death
Place of death