Christian Høgni Jacobsen (born 12 May 1980) is a Faroese football striker, who lastly played for NSÍ. Jacobsen has also played for HB, and B68. He has been the topscorer of the

Faroe Islands Premier League The Faroe Islands Premier League (also known as ''Betri deildin'' for sponsorship reasons) is the top level of football in the Faroe Islands. It was founded in 1942 as Meistaradeildin, and it is played in current format since 2005, when Premier L ...

3 times. Jacobsen had spells in Denmark with

Esbjerg Esbjerg (, ) is a seaport city and seat of Esbjerg Municipality on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. By road, it is west of Kolding and southwest of Aarhus. With an urban area, urban population of 71,554 (1 January ...

Vejle Vejle () is a city in Denmark, in the southeast of the Jutland Peninsula at the head of Vejle Fjord, where the Vejle River and Grejs River and their valleys converge. It is the site of the councils of Vejle Municipality (''Municipalities of De ...

, AB, and ÍF Føroyar. He has gained caps with

Faroe Islands The Faroe Islands ( ) (alt. the Faroes) are an archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous territory of the Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark. Located between Iceland, Norway, and the United Kingdom, the islands have a populat ...

at senior level.

Club career

He made his debut in Faroese football with

NSÍ Runavík NSÍ Runavík is a Faroe Islands, Faroese professional association football, football club, playing in Runavík on the island of Eysturoy. It was founded 24 March 1957. In 2003 NSÍ participated for the first time on a European stage. In 2007, t ...

in the 1997 season and later moved abroad to play for Danish sides

Esbjerg fB Esbjerg forenede Boldklubber (; commonly known as Esbjerg fB or EfB in short) is a Danish professional Association football, football club based in Esbjerg, West Jutland, Jylland, that plays in the Danish 1st Division, 1st division, the sec ...

and

Vejle BK Vejle Boldklub is a Danish professional football club based in Vejle in Jutland. Formed in 1891, the club is one of the most successful clubs in Danish football history, having won the Danish championship five times and the Danish cup title six ...

before returning to the Faroe Islands in 2004. He played for NSÍ in 2005 and 2006, in 2007 he played for

HB Tórshavn HB or Hb may refer to: Academia * H-b index, an extension of the h-index used in determining academic impact * H-B Woodlawn, a secondary education program in Arlington, Virginia, US * Hathaway Brown School, an all-girls private school in Shaker ...

the first half and for

in the second half of the season. In 2008, he played for

and in 2009 to 2011 he played for

. In 2012, he plays for

B68 Toftir B68 Toftir is a Faroe Islands, Faroese football Football team, club based in the village of Toftir in Betri deildin. History After being promoted to the Faroe Islands Premier League Football, 1. deild (now called Effodeildin) in 1980, they won t ...

. In December 2012 he signed for Danish club ÍF Føroyar.

Winner of the Golden Boot 2010, 2006 and 2005

Christian Høgni Jacobsen scored 22 goals in Vodafonedeildin in 2010 and won the golden boot for being the top scorer that year together with Arnbjørn Hansen from

EB/Streymur EB/Streymur is a Faroe Islands, Faroese Professional sports, semi-professional football Football team, club based in Streymnes and Eiði. The club was founded in 1993, as result of the merger between Eiðis Bóltfelag, EB and Ítróttarfelagið S ...

. Jacobsen won the golden boot in 2005 and 2006. Both years he scored 18 goals for NSÍ.

International career

Høgni Jacobsen made his debut for the

in a January 2001 friendly match against

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, coming on as a substitute for

Todi Jónsson Todi Adam Jónsson (born 2 February 1972) is a Faroe Islands, Faroese former professional association football, footballer who played as a striker (association football), striker for Danish premier league clubs Lyngby FC and FC Copenhagen, Norwe ...

. He has collected 50 caps since, scoring 2 goals.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Faroe Islands' goal tally first.''

References

External links

* * Profile a
faroesoccer.com
*The full list of Faroe Islands national men's team from th
Faroe Islands Football Association
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jacobsen, Christian Hogni 1980 births Living people People from Runavík Faroese men's footballers Faroe Islands men's international footballers Danish Superliga players Danish 1st Division players Esbjerg fB players Vejle Boldklub players Akademisk Boldklub players NSÍ Runavík players Havnar Bóltfelag players B68 Toftir players Men's association football forwards Men's association football midfielders 21st-century Danish sportsmen