Jacob William Mahler (born 10 April 2000) is a Singaporean professional

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who plays as a

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or defensive-midfielder for Liga 1 club

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and the Singapore national team.

Club career

Young Lions

A youth product of the National Football Academy in Singapore, Jacob moved to Young Lions in 2018. Jacob made his professional debut for Young Lions in a 1-3

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lost to Geylang International on 4 July 2018. He was named the club captain from the 2019 season onwards.

Madura United

On 19 May 2023, He joined Indonesia Liga 1 club,

becoming the 10th Singaporean to play in the Indonesia top flight league.

International career

Jacob made his professional debut for the Singapore national football team in a friendly 2–0 win over

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on 11 September 2018. He scored his first goal for Singapore when he collected his second cap against

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on 16 October 2018 in an eventual 1–2 win. Jacob made his AFF Championship debut in the 2018 campaign on 9 November, with a 1–0 loss over

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Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Singapore's goal tally first.''

U22 International caps

U19 International caps

U19 goals

:''Scores and results list Singapore's goal tally first.''

U16 International caps

Personal life

Born in

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of mixed Danish-Singaporean ancestry, Mahler represents the Singapore national team. He attended

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before graduating from Temasek Polytechnic with a Diploma in Aerospace Electronics. In 2021, he enlisted to the

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and is currently serving his two years mandatory

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. He is a big fan of

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and had cited that he used to emulate the playing style of his favourite player

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Honours

Singapore U22 *

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mahler, Jacob 2000 births Living people Temasek Polytechnic alumni Footballers from Copenhagen Singaporean men's footballers Singaporean expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Indonesia Singaporean expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia Singapore men's international footballers Danish men's footballers Danish people of Singaporean descent Young Lions FC players Madura United F.C. players Singapore Premier League players Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Men's association football midfielders Men's association football central defenders Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games Singapore men's youth international footballers SEA Games competitors for Singapore