Ismail Jakobs
 Jakobs playing for Senegal at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ismail Joshua Jakobs[1] | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 17 August 1999 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cologne, Germany | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left back, left winger | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Galatasaray (on loan from Monaco) | |||||||||||||
| Number | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2012 | BC Bliesheim | |||||||||||||
| 2012–2018 | 1. FC Köln | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Köln II | 28 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Köln | 43 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 2021– | Monaco | 84 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2024– | → Galatasaray (loan) | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Germany U21 | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2022– | Senegal | 19 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:30, 21 September 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:54, 26 March 2024 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||
Ismail Joshua Jakobs (born 17 August 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a left back or left winger for Süper Lig club Galatasaray, on loan from Ligue 1 club Monaco.[3] Born in Germany, he plays for the Senegal national team.
Club career
[edit]1. FC Köln
[edit]After starting his career at BC Bliesheim, Jakobs joined the youth academy of 1. FC Köln in 2012. In 2017, having progressed through all of the club's youth sides, he was introduced into Köln's U21 team competing in the fourth-tier Regionalliga West.[4]
Ahead of the 2019–20 season Jakobs was promoted to the club's first team by then manager Achim Beierlorzer. On 8 November 2019, he made his debut appearance in a match against TSG Hoffenheim.[5] On 18 December 2019, Jakobs scored his first goal as a professional in a 2–4 victory against Eintracht Frankfurt.[6] In March 2020, the club announced that Jakobs' contract had been extended until 2022.[7] In October of the same year, he signed a further extension keeping him at Köln until July 2024.[8]
AS Monaco
[edit]On 12 July 2021, Jakobs was transferred to Ligue 1 side AS Monaco, where he signed a contract until 2026.[3] He made his debut for the club in a 2–0 win over Sparta Prague in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League on 3 August.
On 7 October 2023, he scored his first goal for Monaco against Stade de Reims during a 3-1 win in Champagne.[9]
Loan to Galatasaray
[edit]On 2 September 2024, Jakobs joined Turkish Süper Lig club Galatasaray on loan from Monaco, until the end of the 2024–25 season.[10][11]
International career
[edit]On 21 August 2020, Jakobs was nominated for Germany's under-21 national team by manager Stefan Kuntz.[12] He was a member of the squad that won the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[13]
Jakobs made his debut for the Senegal senior national team in 2022, appearing against Bolivia on 24 September.[14] He played in all four of Senegal's matches at the 2022 FIFA World Cup as the nation reached the round of 16 for the first time since its debut in 2002.[15]
In December 2023, he was named in Senegal's squad for the postponed 2023 Africa Cup of Nations held in the Ivory Coast.[16]
Personal life
[edit]Born in Germany, Jakobs is Senegalese by his father.[17]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 24 August 2024[18]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| 1. FC Köln II | 2017–18 | Regionalliga West | 8 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Regionalliga West | 17 | 3 | – | – | 17 | 3 | |||
| 2019–20 | Regionalliga West | 3 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 28 | 3 | – | – | 28 | 3 | ||||
| 1. FC Köln | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 20 | 2 | |
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 23 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 25 | 2 | ||
| Total | 43 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | 45 | 4 | |||
| Monaco | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8[b] | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 84 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 105 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 155 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 178 | 8 | ||
- ^ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
[edit]- As of match played 26 March 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 2022 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 0 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Squad List: Men's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020: Germany (GER)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 July 2021. p. 7. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Ismail Jakobs". AS Monaco FC. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Fix: Kölns Jakobs wechselt zur AS Monaco". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "Ismail Jakobs". kicker.de. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "Nach Remis gegen Augsburg. Die Spieler des 1. FC Köln in der Einzelkritik". Kölnische Rundschau. 30 November 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "Aus 0:2 mach 4:2 – Kölner Wahnsinn in Frankfurt". kicker.de. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ^ "Jakobs: "Automatische" Vertragsverlängerung in Köln". kicker.de. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ "Jakobs verlängert: "Der FC ist mein Verein"". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "Efficace, Monaco reprend son trône ! - Débrief et NOTES des joueurs (Reims 1-3 ASM)". www.maxifoot.fr (in French). Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ "Ismail Joshua Jakobs'un transferi hakkında". Galatasaray S.K. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Galatasaray'a hoş geldin Ismail Jakobs!". Galatasaray S.K. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Wirtz, Maina & Co.: Kuntz beruft sieben Neue in die U21". kicker.de. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ "Verbandswechsel! U21-Europameister wird Teamkollege von Mane". Sky Deutschland (in German). 18 September 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "¡Otro bombazo! Senegal podría dejar fuera de Qatar a su 'Byron Castillo'". La República (in Spanish). 19 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "Senegal Squad". ESPN UK. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "Afcon 2023: Senegal and Sadio Mane set for defence of title". BBC Sport Africa. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ Kemper, Jürgen; Zenge, Martin (19 December 2019). ""Leistungsprinzip steht im Vordergrund": Striptease & Rekord – so ticken die FC-Bubis". Express.de.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "I. Jakobs". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
External links
[edit]- Profile at the AS Monaco FC website
- Ismail Jakobs at DFB (also available in German)
- Ismail Jakobs – UEFA competition record (archive)
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