Benjamin Jakobsen (born 9 September 1991) is a Danish handball player for Sporting CP and the Danish national team.[1]

Benjamin Jakobsen
Personal information
Born (1991-09-09) 9 September 1991 (age 32)
Hamburg, Germany
Nationality Danish
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Pivot
Club information
Current club Sporting CP
Number 3
Senior clubs
Years Team
2009–2012
Skanderborg Håndbold
2012–2014
Bjerringbro-Silkeborg Håndbold
2018–2019
Skjern Håndbold
2019–2023
Aalborg Håndbold
2023–
Sporting CP
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–
Denmark 3 (1)
Medal record
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2021 Egypt

He represented Denmark at the 2021 World Men's Handball Championship.[2][3]

In 2014 he retired temporarily,[4] but in 2018 he returned to the handball field. In 2019 he joined Aalborg Håndbold.

References edit

  1. ^ "Benjamin Jakobsen". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Nikolaj Jacobsen indkalder 20 spillere til VM". Danish Handball Federation (DHF). 17 December 2020. Archived from the original on 21 February 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Team Roster Denmark" (PDF). ihf.info. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  4. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20200102133017/https://www.bjerringbro-silkeborg.dk/benjamin-jakobsen-og-bjerringbro-silkeborg-ophaever-i-faellesskab-kontrakten/

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