Ismail Jakobs (born 17 August 1999) is a professional

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who plays as a left back or

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for Ligue 1 club

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. Born in Germany, he represents the Senegal national team.

Club career

1.FC Köln

After starting his career at BC Bliesheim, Jakobs joined the youth academy of 1.FC Köln in 2012. In 2017, having progressed through all of the club's youth sides, he was introduced into Köln's U21 team competing in the fourth-tier

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. Ahead of the 2019–20 season Jakobs was promoted to the club's first team by then manager

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. On 8 November 2019, he made his debut appearance in a match against

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. On 18 December 2019, Jakobs scored his first goal as a professional in a 2–4 victory against

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. In March 2020, the club announced that Jakobs' contract had been extended until 2022. In October of the same year, he signed a further extension keeping him at Köln until July 2024.

AS Monaco

On 12 July 2021, Jakobs was transferred to Ligue 1 side

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, where he signed a contract until 2026. He made his debut for the club in a 2–0 win over

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in the third qualifying round of the

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on 3 August.

International career

On 21 August 2020, Jakobs was nominated for Germany's under-21 national team by manager

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Personal life

Born in Germany, Jakobs is of Senegalese descent through his father.

Career statistics

Club

References

External links

Profile
at the AS Monaco FC website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jakobs, Ismail 1999 births Living people Footballers from Cologne People from Erftstadt Sportspeople from Cologne (region) Men's association football fullbacks Senegalese footballers Senegal men's international footballers German footballers Germany men's under-21 international footballers Olympic footballers for Germany German people of Senegalese descent Citizens of Senegal through descent Senegalese people of German descent 1. FC Köln II players 1. FC Köln players AS Monaco FC players Bundesliga players Regionalliga players Ligue 1 players 2022 FIFA World Cup players German expatriate footballers German expatriate sportspeople in Monaco Expatriate footballers in Monaco Senegalese expatriate footballers Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Monaco Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics