Emil Riis Jakobsen

Emil Riis Jakobsen (born 24 June 1998) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for English Championship club Preston North End and the Denmark national under-21 team.

Emil Riis Jakobsen
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-06-24) 24 June 1998[1]
Place of birth Hobro, Denmark
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Preston North End
Number 19
Youth career
2012–2015 Randers
2015–2018 Derby County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Derby County 0 (0)
2018 → VVV-Venlo (loan) 3 (0)
2018–2020 Randers 72 (18)
2020– Preston North End 14 (2)
National team
2013–2014 Denmark U16 6 (1)
2014 Denmark U17 2 (0)
2017 Denmark U19 2 (1)
2018 Denmark U20 1 (1)
2020– Denmark U21 5 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:56, 9 December 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Early years

Riis joined the youth academy of Randers at the age of 14. He went on to become the top-scorer of the under-17 team by scoring 24 goals in the youth league. After two trials, he joined the youth team of English club Derby County in July 2015.[2] After joining the club, he was assigned to the under-18 team.[3] He further progressed on to play for the under-23 team and scored 11 goals as his side gained the Premier League 2 Division 1 status.[1]

In December 2017, Riis trialled with Dutch club VVV-Venlo.[4] On 11 January 2018, he joined the club on a loan deal till the end of the season.[5] He made his debut on 17 March 2018, where he came on as a 68th minute substitute for Romeo Castelen in a 0–3 away loss to PSV.[6] He made two more appearances in the Eredivisie during the spring.

Randers

On 13 June 2018, it was announced that Riis would return to Randers FC, where he signed a three-year contract.[7] In the 2018–19 season, his first season in the top Danish Superliga, he played regularly, but was not always a starter. During the season, Riis also made appearances for the reserve team. After 19 appearances for the first team, in which he scored three goals, Randers finished in eighth place of the league table during the regular season, and thereby qualified for Group 2 in the relegation round, in which the club made play-offs for European football as group winners. Riis was utilised in all matches and scored the 1–0 winner in a game against Hobro IK.[8] In the play-offs, Randers reached the third and decisive qualifying round, where they eventually lost 4–2 to Brøndby who qualified for UEFA Europa League participation.[9]

In the 2019–20 season, Riis was able to establish himself in the starting lineup. In the regular season, he scored 5 goals in 29 appearances.[10] Randers ended in 7th place and again qualified for the relegation round,[11] in which Riis scored three goals and again helped his club to European play-offs. There, Randers were knocked out by OB (2–1; 0–2).[12]

Preston North End

On 1 October 2020, Riis signed a four-year contract with English Championship club Preston North End for an undisclosed fee,[13] believed to be around DKK 10 million.[14] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3-0 win over Reading on 4 November 2020.[15]

International career

Riis has been capped by the Denmark under-16, under-17 and under-21 team.[2]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played on 4 November 2020
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
VVV-Venlo (loan) 2017–18[10] Eredivisie 3000—30
Randers 2018–19[10] Superliga 254215[lower-alpha 1]0325
2019–20[10] Superliga 318422[lower-alpha 1]13711
2020–21[10] Superliga 3200—32
Total 621463717518
Preston North End 2020–21[10] Championship 7100—71
Career total 691563718219
  1. Appearances in the Superliga European play-offs

References
  1. "Emil Riis Jakobsen". Derby County F.C. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  2. "Randers FC' Emil Riis skifter til engelsk fodbold [Randers FC 'Emil Riis switches to English football]" (in Danish). Amtsavisen. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  3. "17-årig Derby-dansker: Scorede så mange mål, at de blev nødt til at købe mig [17-year-old Derby Dane: scored so many goals that they had to buy me]" (in Danish). D Bold. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  4. "Emil Riis Jakobsen op proef bij VVV-Venlo [Emil Riis Jakobsen on trial at VVV-Venlo]" (in Dutch). Venlonaren. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  5. "Derby County transfer news: Rams forward moves on loan to Holland". Derby Telegraph. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  6. Jensen, Kenneth (20 March 2018). "Dansker fik debut i Holland: Nu overvejer han fremtiden" (in Danish). Tipsbladet. Retrieved 1 October 2020. Den 19-årige angriber Emil Riis Jakobsen kom ind for hollandske VVV-Venlo, der tabte med 0-3 ude mod PSV i weekenden.
  7. "Emil Riis vender hjem til Randers FC". www.randersfc.dk (in Danish). Randers FC. 13 June 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  8. "Randers tager ny snæver sejr over Hobro i chanceorgie". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV 2. 19 April 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2020. Fredagens kamp var blot seks minutter gammel, da Emil Riis bragte hjemmeholdet foran. Angriberen var for hurtig for Hobros midterforsvar og sparkede let bolden i mål.
  9. Ritzau (31 May 2019). "Storslået Brøndby-comeback sikrer Europa-billet - se alle målene her". tv3sport.dk (in Danish). TV3 Sport. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  10. "E. Riis". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  11. "Randers og Horsens vælger hurtigste vej til overlevelse" (in Danish). Bornholms Tidende. 7 June 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  12. "Randers sendt på sommerferie: OB videre i Europa playoff". www.dr.dk (in Danish). DR. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  13. "Emil Riis Jakobsen: "It Is A Dream Come True"". pnefc.net. Preston North End. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  14. Abolhosseini, Farzam (1 October 2020). "B.T. afslører: Superliga-profilen Emil Riis er solgt til Preston". www.bt.dk (in Danish). B.T. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  15. "Reading 0-3 Preston North End". BBC. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
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