Christian "Greko" Jakobsen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈkʰʁestjæn ˈkʁɛko ˈjɑkʌpsn̩]; born 27 March 1993) is a Danish professional footballer who plays for Hvidovre IF.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christian "Greko" Jakobsen | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-03-27) 27 March 1993 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Hvidovre | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| BK Skjold | |||
| Hvidovre | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Hvidovre | 32 | (13) |
| 2015 | Roskilde | 14 | (7) |
| 2015–2017 | Brøndby | 32 | (2) |
| 2017–2020 | SønderjyskE | 106 | (26) |
| 2020–2022 | Lyngby | 39 | (4) |
| 2022– | Hvidovre | 10 | (7) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:03, 6 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
A youth product of Hvidovre IF, Jakobsen made his senior debut for the first team as an under-19 player against Rishøj Boldklub.[1] On 2 November 2012, he scored a hat-trick after coming on as a substitute in a 2nd Division match against IF Skjold Birkerød.[2] On 15 January 2013, Jakobsen signed a new two-year contract with Hvidovre.[3]
On 8 August 2014, it was announced that Jakobsen would be the new signing of FC Roskilde valid from the new year, as he would become a free agent.[4] There, he was set to be the replacement for Emil Nielsen, who had moved to Norwegian club Rosenborg.[5]
He made his debut for Roskilde on 25 March 2015, in a 0–2 defeat against HB Køge in the 1st Division.[6] A strong six-month stretch for the club, in which he scored 7 goals in 14 appearances and became club top goalscorer that season, attracted considerable interest from Danish Superliga clubs.[5]
On 18 June 2015, Jakobsen signed a four-year contract with Danish Superliga club Brøndby.[7] He made his debut for the club in the Danish Cup, scoring four goals in a 7–0 win over Holbæk B&I.[8]
He made his Superliga debut for Brøndby on 27 September 2015, when he came on the pitch in the 74th minute, replacing Magnus Eriksson in the 1–0 victory against Copenhagen.[9]
Jakobsen signed with SønderjyskE on 28 January 2017.[10] He made his debut for the club 17 February 2017 in a 0–3 defeat against Esbjerg fB.[11] On 21 May, he scored his first goals for the club – a hat-trick – to secure a 3–0 win against his former club Brøndby.[12][13]
On 3 August 2020, Jakobsen signed a two-year deal with Lyngby Boldklub.[14] He suffered relegation to the Danish 1st Division with the club on 9 May 2021 after a loss to last placed AC Horsens.[15] On 28 May 2022, Lyngby Boldklub announced that Jakobsen's expiring contract would not be extended, making him a free agent after the 2021–22 season.[16]
In June 2022, Jakobsen signed with Hvidovre IF, the club where he had started his career.[17] Jakobsen got his debut on 24 July 2022 against Næstved BK, where he also scored his first goal for his new club.[18]
Before turning professional at Roskilde, Jakobsen studied economics at the University of Copenhagen next to playing football for Hvidovre.[19]
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