Corentin Jacob (born 7 January 1997) is a French professional

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. Jacob is a former French youth international.

Career

Jacob joined the training centre of

Stade Brestois 29 Stade Brestois 29 or simply Brest, is a French football club based in Brest. It was founded in 1950 following the merger of five local patronages, including Armoricaine de Brest, founded in 1903. In its early years, the club made a rapid rise ...

aged 12. He signed his first professional contract with the club in May 2015, for three years, effective from 1 July 2015. He made his professional debut for the club on 6 November 2015, coming on as a late substitute in the 3–0

Ligue 2 Ligue 2 (, League 2), also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by Balkrishna Industries, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions ...

win against

Tours FC Tours Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Tours (), is a French association football club based in Tours, the capital city of the Indre-et-Loire department. The club was formed in 1919 and currently play at the fifth level of French ...

. In January 2018, he joined

FC Bastia-Borgo Football Club Borgo is a French football club based in Borgo, Haute-Corse on the island of Corsica. The club was founded in July 2017 by the merger of CA Bastia and Borgo FC. As of the 2022–23 season, it competes in the Championnat National. ...

on loan in

Championnat National 2 The Championnat National 2, commonly known as National 2 and formerly known as Championnat de France Amateur (CFA), is a football league competition. The league serves as the fourth tier of the French football league system behind Ligue 1, Ligue ...

until the end of the season, in order to get extra playing time. In January 2019, he was loaned to Tours in

Championnat National The Championnat de France National ( en, French National Championship), commonly referred to as simply National or Division 3, serves as the third division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. Contested by 18 clubs, t ...

until the end of the season. Whilst at Tours he scored his first senior goal, in the 1–1 draw with

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on 29 March 2019. In June 2019, despite having one year remaining on his Brest contract, Jacob signed for newly-promoted Ligue 2 side

Rodez AF Rodez Aveyron Football (; commonly referred to as le Raf or simply Rodez) is a French association football club based in Rodez. The club was founded in 1929 and currently plays in Ligue 2, the second level of French football. The club plays its ...

, on an initial one-year contract, with option to extend if relegation was avoided. In July 2020 he extended his contract with Rodez until 2022, and joined

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on loan in the Championnat National for the 2020–21 season. On 16 July 2021, he joined

Concarneau Concarneau (, meaning ''Bay of Cornouaille'') is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Concarneau is bordered to the west by the Baie de La Forêt. The town has two distinct areas: the modern town on the main ...

on a season-long loan.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jacob, Corentin Living people 1997 births Sportspeople from Brest, France Men's association football midfielders French footballers France men's youth international footballers Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players Stade Brestois 29 players FC Borgo players Tours FC players Rodez AF players Lyon La Duchère players US Concarneau players Footballers from Brittany