Jakob Glesnes

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

Jakob Glesnes
Glesnes in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-03-25) 25 March 1994
Place of birth Sotra, Norway
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Philadelphia Union
Number 5
Youth career
Skogsvåg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Hald
2010–2015 Løv-Ham/Fyllingsdalen 83 (7)
2015–2016 Åsane 14 (0)
2016 Sarpsborg 08 14 (0)
2016–2019 Strømsgodset 98 (3)
2020– Philadelphia Union 19 (1)
National team
2011 Norway U17 4 (0)
2016 Norway U21 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 November 2020

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. 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.

Philadelphia Union

On 31 January 2020, Glesnes moved to MLS side Philadelphia Union.[7] Glesnes made headlines with his first goal for the Union, scoring a free kick from over 35 yards from goal against Los Angeles FC.[8]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 3 September 2020[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Løv-Ham 2011 Adeccoligaen 16110-171
Total 16110--171
Fyllingsdalen 2012 Oddsen-ligaen 11000-110
2013 21221-233
2014 24331-274
2015 11130-141
Total 67682--758
Åsane 2015 OBOS-ligaen 14000-140
Total 14000--140
Sarpsborg 08 2016 Tippeligaen 14020-160
Total 14020--160
Strømsgodset 2016 Tippeligaen 11020-130
2017 Eliteserien 28230-312
2018 30160-361
2019 29030-320
Total 983140--1123
Philadelphia Union 2020 MLS 7100-71
Total 7100--71
Career total 21611252--24113

Honours

Club
Philadelphia Union

References
  1. "Jakob Glesnes / Strømsgodset". godset.no. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  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. "Philadelphia Union add Jakob Glesnes to back line, sign Norwegian on TAM deal". MLSsoccer.com. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  8. Matthew Ralph (11 March 2020). "Meet Philadelphia Union free-kick sensation Jakob Glesnes, scorer of the goal seen around the soccer world". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  9. "Jakob Glesnes". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  10. "Philadelphia Union win 2020 MLS Supporters' Shield on regular season's final day". Major League Soccer. 8 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.


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