Michael Jakobsen (born 2 January 1986) is a Danish professional

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who plays as a defender for

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club

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. He was named 2002 Danish ''Under-17 Player of the Year'', and has played five games for the Denmark national team.

Club career

B.93 and PSV

Jakobsen started playing football with

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and

Boldklubben af 1893 Boldklubben af 1893 is a Danish football club currently playing in the Danish 2nd Division. They play at the 7,000 seat Østerbro Stadion in Østerbro, Copenhagen. Achievements * Danish championship titles (9): ** 1916, 1927, 1929, 1930, 19 ...

in the

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. He made his senior debut for B.93, and after a year at the club, Dutch team

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spotted Jakobsen and signed him into their youth academy in 2003. Jakobsen would appear in just one first team match for PSV, playing for 10 minutes.

Aalborg BK

Jakobsen left PSV in February 2005, and returned to Denmark. He signed a contract with

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, playing the second half of the

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season. Jakobsen made his debut on 13 March 2005, in a 1–1 draw against Brøndby. He proved himself a solid defender with good passing, and played all remaining 15 Superliga games for AaB. After nine months at AaB, he signed a much-improved contract, running until December 2009. In the

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season, Jakobsen played 32 of 33 games, as AaB placed third in the league, their best result in eight years. During the 2006–07 season, Jakobsen scored the first brace of his career in a 4–0 win over

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on 30 July 2006. The following

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season, he played a vital part in the AaB squad that ended up champions, finishing nine points clear of

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. Jacobsen's performances for AaB in the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League campaign, including a goal in the 2–2 draw with

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, brought him to the attention of several clubs from both the

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and

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, but in December 2008, he chose to extend his AaB contract until June 2012.

UD Almería

In July 2010, it was announced that

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club

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bought Jakobsen from Aalborg BK, with Jacobsen signing a 5-year deal. However, in August 2010, Aalborg BK CEO Poul Sørensen announced that the deal was actually a one-year loan with an option to buy once the loan period had ended. Jakobsen made his Almería debut in a 0–0 draw against

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in the opening game of the season on 29 August 2010. After another appearance against

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, Jakobsen didn't feature in another La Liga game for two months. He would, after his return to the first team, feature more regularly in the squad. On 1 May 2011, Jakobsen received a straight red card in a 1–1 draw against

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Almería was relegated to the Segunda División in 2010–11, after four years in La Liga. Almería would exercise their option to buy Jakobsen from Aalborg BK following the season meaning he would remain in Spain for the upcoming year. In the 2011–12 season, Jakobsen was increasingly used in the first team, but Almerîa were unable to earn promotion to La Liga. On 10 September 2011, Jakobsen scored the first goal of his Spanish career in a 2–0 win over

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FC Copenhagen

In August 2012, Almería announced that Jakobsen would transfer to

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after he passed medical tests in Copenhagen. On 25 August 2012, Jakobsen made his debut, playing as a centre back, in a 3–2 win over

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while with FC Copenhagen, Jakobsen was signed by another Danish top-flight club,

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, in 2014. Jakobsen would go on to play over 50 senior matches for Esbjerg FC, although he would go out on loan to

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club

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in early 2016.

Melbourne City

In September 2016, Jakobsen was signed by

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club Melbourne City. He joined the club as a designated

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player. Jakobsen scored his first goal for Melbourne City on his debut, a bicycle kick in the second minute of the 2016 FFA Cup quarter final against

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. He was appointed the club's on-field captain ahead of the 2017/18 season.

Adelaide United

On 14 May 2018, Jakobsen was released by Melbourne City and he signed a 2-year deal with

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NorthEast United

On 8 September 2022, he signed for

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side

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. He was named as captain of

for the

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season. On 8 October 2022, he made his debut for the club in their controversial 1–0 away defeat to

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Adelaide Olympic

Jakobsen signed ahead of the 2023 National Premier Leagues South Australia season with

International career

While at B 93, Jakobsen played a number of games for various Danish youth national teams, winning the 2002 Danish ''Under-17 Player of the Year'' award. He played a combined total of 72 youth national team matches, scoring 10 goals, for the Danish youth selections until October 2008. While at PSV, he was dropped from the Danish under-19 football team in May 2004. After his move to AaB, he was once more called up for the Danish national youth teams, and made his debut for the Danish under-21 national team in June 2005. In May 2006, he was selected for the Denmark under-21 national team to compete at the 2006 European Under-21 Championship. He played in Denmark's three matches, before they were eliminated from the tournament. In March 2009, Jakobsen made his debut for the senior

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Honours

Melbourne City *

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*2002 Danish ''Under-17 Player of the Year'' *

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: 2007–08 and

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* *
Michael Jakobsen
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Michael Jakobsen
on Esbjerg fB * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jakobsen, Michael 1986 births Living people Footballers from Copenhagen Danish men's footballers Association football defenders Boldklubben af 1893 players Eredivisie players PSV Eindhoven players Danish Superliga players AaB Fodbold players F.C. Copenhagen players FC Nordsjælland players La Liga players UD Almería players Eliteserien players Lillestrøm SK players Melbourne City FC players Adelaide United FC players NorthEast United FC players A-League Men players Denmark youth international footballers Denmark under-21 international footballers Denmark international footballers Danish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in Norway Danish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Danish expatriate sportspeople in Spain Danish expatriate sportspeople in Norway Danish expatriate sportspeople in Australia