Alexander Jakobsen
Alexander Jakobsen (born Amir Adel Zatuna Elmeshad, 18 March 1994) is a Danish-born Egyptian professional footballer who plays for Wadi Degla as an attacking midfielder.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Amir Adel Zatuna Elmeshad | ||
| Date of birth | 18 March 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Hvidovre, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking Midfield | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Wadi Degla | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004– | Lyngby BK | ||
| 2004–2011 | F.C. Copenhagen | ||
| 2011–2013 | PSV | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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) |
| 2019 | → Kalmar (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2020 | Sarpsborg 08 | 10 | (0) |
| 2020– | Wadi Degla | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 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) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 December 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 May 2016 | |||
Club career
Early 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.[2] It was later revealed that Jakobsen had struck a teammate with an icebag, causing him to bleed.[3]
FK Bodø/Glimt[4] signed Jakobsen on a free transfer on 17 August 2016. His contract runs through 2017.
Career statistics
- As of match played on 9 August 2020[5]
| 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[lower-alpha 1] | 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[lower-alpha 2] | 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 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2020 | Sarpsborg 08 | Eliteserien | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Career Total | 115 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 132 | 13 | ||
- Appearances in Allsvenskan Relegation play-offs
- 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 [6]
Honours
National Team
- 2013 African U-20 Championship (1) : 2013
References
- Officielt: Alexander J. skifter til Norrköping‚ bold.dk, 21 July 2017
- Alexander J. fortid i Falkenbergs efter slagsmål‚ bold.dk, 23 June 2016
- , fotbolltransfers.com, 23 June 2016.
- http://bodonu.no/bekreftet-glimt-henter-fire-nye-spillere-pa-deadline-day/17.08-02:36
- 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
- "AIK Fotboll - Alexander Jakobsen tränar med AIK". aikfotboll.se. Archived from the original on 2014-07-29. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
- "Rabie Yassin names provisional squad for U-20 World Cup - King Fut". kingfut.com. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
- "Egypt name 21-Man squad for U-20 African Championship - King Fut". kingfut.com. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
- "Fotbolltransfers.com - Alexander Jakobsen testas av AIK". fotbolltransfers.com. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
- "Alexander Jakobsen tränar med AIK (AIK Fotboll AB) - Worldnews.com". article.wn.com. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
External links
- Alexander Jakobsen at Soccerway
- Alexander Jakobsen at SvFF (in Swedish)