Róaldur Jakobsen (born 23 January 1991) is a retired Faroese international

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who played for B36 Torshavn, as a

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Career

Róaldur Jakobsen played club football for B36. He has won the Faroese championship with B36 Tórshavn three times, in 2011, 2014 and 2015. He made his international debut for

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in 2014 and scored his first goal against

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, one year later on 8 October 2015. In 2017-18

B36 Tórshavn B36 Tórshavn () is a Faroese football club based in the capital of Tórshavn, playing in the Faroe Islands Premier League, the top tier of Faroese football. B36 Tórshavn has always played its home games in Gundadalur. Today B36 Tórshavn i ...

won two epic cup matches against the local rivals

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, playing 9 against 11 for 40–50 minutes. In the first 9/11 match B36 was 1-2 down in extended time, but then Róaldur Jacobsen took action. First he equalized on a direct freekick, bringing B36 ahead on aggregate. And in the last minute he scored the goal of his career from 72 meters. Róaldur Jakobsen retired from football in 2019 because of chronic injuries.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Faroe Islands' goal tally first.''

References

External links

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Róaldur Jakobsens profile on Faroesoccer.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jakobsen, Roaldur 1991 births Living people Footballers from Tórshavn Faroese men's footballers Faroe Islands men's international footballers B36 Tórshavn players Men's association football midfielders Faroe Islands men's youth international footballers 21st-century Danish sportsmen