Emil Riis Jakobsen

Emil Riis Jakobsen (born 24 June 1998) is a Danish footballer who plays for Danish club Randers FC as a forward.

Emil Riis Jakobsen
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-06-24) 24 June 1998[1]
Place of birth Hobro, Denmark
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
Randers FC
Number 9
Youth career
2012–2015 Randers
2015–2018 Derby County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Derby County 0 (0)
2018VVV-Venlo (loan) 1 (0)
2018– Randers FC 61 (13)
National team
2013–2014 Denmark U16 6 (1)
2014 Denmark U17 2 (0)
2017 Denmark U19 2 (1)
2018 Denmark U20 1 (0)
2020– Denmark U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:29, 23 February 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Jakobsen joined the youth academy of Randers at the age of 14. He went on to become the top-scorer of the under-17 team by scoring 24 goals in the youth league. After two trials, he joined the youth team of English club Derby County in July 2015.[2] After joining the club, he was assigned to the under-18 team.[3] He further progressed on to play for the under-23 team and scored 11 goals as his side gained the Premier League 2 Division 1 status.[1]

In December 2017, Jakobsen trialled with Dutch club VVV-Venlo.[4] On 11 January 2018, he joined the club on a loan deal till the end of the season.[5]

International career

Jakobsen has been capped by the Denmark under-16 and Denmark under-17 team.[2]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 17 March 2018
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
VVV-Venlo (loan) 2017–18[6] Eredivisie 100010
Career total 10000010
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References

  1. "Emil Riis Jakobsen". Derby County F.C. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  2. "Randers FC' Emil Riis skifter til engelsk fodbold [Randers FC 'Emil Riis switches to English football]" (in Danish). Amtsavisen. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  3. "17-årig Derby-dansker: Scorede så mange mål, at de blev nødt til at købe mig [17-year-old Derby Dane: scored so many goals that they had to buy me]" (in Danish). D Bold. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  4. "Emil Riis Jakobsen op proef bij VVV-Venlo [Emil Riis Jakobsen on trial at VVV-Venlo]" (in Dutch). Venlonaren. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  5. "Derby County transfer news: Rams forward moves on loan to Holland". Derby Telegraph. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  6. "E. Riis". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
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