Simon Skou Jakobsen (born 17 November 1990) is a Danish professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as a

centre-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

for

Danish 1st Division The 1st Division (''1. Division'') is the second-highest football league in Denmark, also known as NordicBet Liga for sponsorship reasons. From 1945 to 1991 the 1. Division was the name of the highest level of football in Denmark. With the forma ...

club

Hobro IK Hobro Idræts Klub () is a professional association football club based in the town of Hobro, Denmark, that competes in the 1st Division, the second tier of the Danish football league system. Founded in 1913, it is known by the short names 'Ho ...

Career

Silkeborg

Jakobsen began playing football for HA85 in Hvinningdal, a neighbourhood in

Silkeborg Silkeborg () is a Danish town with a population of 49,747 (1 January 2022).Silkeborg IF Silkeborg Idrætsforening, (; commonly known as Silkeborg IF or SIF in short) is a professional football club based in Silkeborg, Denmark. The club was founded in 1917, reached the highest level of Danish football in 1987, and afterwards became ...

youth academy and started training regularly with their first team in 2009. He made his debut in the 1st Division on 13 April 2009 in a game against

FC Fredericia Fodbold Club Fredericia af 1991 (, simply known as FC Fredericia), is a professional association football club based in the town of Fredericia, Denmark, that competes in the Danish 1st Division, the second tier of the Danish football league syst ...

, when he was substituted on the 85th minute. He continued training with the first team through the fall which paid off with a three-year contract. Jakobsen had to wait more than one year for his debut in the

Danish Superliga The Danish Superliga ( da, Superligaen, ) is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each yea ...

on 7 August 2010, when he played in a 0–0 draw against AaB. Jakobsen played four more full games that autumn, and

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's transfer to Rosenborg led the way for the young defender to play regularly on the first team. Jakobsen signed a -year contract in the spring of 2011.

Hobro

On 27 January 2020, Jakobsen joined

on a contract for the rest of the season.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jakobsen, Simon 1990 births Living people People from Silkeborg Association football defenders Danish men's footballers Silkeborg IF players Hobro IK players Danish Superliga players Danish 1st Division players Sportspeople from the Central Denmark Region