Jens Jacobs (born 19 November 2003) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Eerste Divisie club VVV-Venlo.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 November 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Maasbree, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | VVV-Venlo | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2014 | MVC '19 | ||
| 2014–2022 | VVV-Venlo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | VVV-Venlo | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:17, 11 February 2023 (UTC) | |||
Career edit
Jacobs was born in Maasbree, Limburg,[2] and played football for local club MVC '19 for six years before joining the VVV-Venlo youth academy in December 2014, through which he then progressed.[3]
In the pre-season ahead of the 2022–23 Eerste Divisie, new head coach Rick Kruys called up Jacobs to VVV's first team squad.[4] He made his professional debut in the opening league game of the season on 5 August 2022, a 3–0 win over Almere City, where he replaced Richard Sedláček in the 85th minute.[2] His following appearance, a league game against PEC Zwolle on 21 August, did not go well for him after having early on replaced an injured Sem Dirks. Shortly after, Jacobs scored an own goal to open the score and was later sent off for a second bookable offence before half-time, as VVV went on to lose 4–0.[5][6] In October 2022, Jacobs was officially promoted to the VVV first team alongside fellow youth player Luuk Vosselman.[7]
Personal life edit
Jacobs is also a highly successful esports player. In January 2021, he was prolific in the Weekend League of the video game FIFA 21, winning all 30 games he played on PlayStation. This ranked him 37th place worldwide.[8][2]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 13 January 2023[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| VVV-Venlo | 2022–23[10] | Eerste Divisie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
References edit
- ^ "J. Jacobs – Profiel". Voetbal International. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ a b c "Maasbreese Jens Jacobs debuteert in betaald voetbal". Omroep P&M (in Dutch). 6 August 2022. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "MVC'19 Maasbree – MVC'er Jens Jacobs maakt overstap naar VVV-Venlo". Facebook (in Dutch). 5 December 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "Ngobi en Kluskens officieel toegevoegd aan selectie eerste elftal". VVV-Venlo (in Dutch). 28 June 2022. Archived from the original on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "PEC Zwolle blijft foutloos na rampzalige middag voor VVV-invaller Jacobs". NOS (in Dutch). 21 August 2022. Archived from the original on 21 August 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ Martens, Jack (21 August 2022). "Jeugdspeler Jens Jacobs beleeft in De Koel horrorvuurdoop". De Limburger (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "Kruys haalt Jacobs en Vosselman bij selectie eerste elftal". VVV-Venlo (in Dutch). 12 October 2022. Archived from the original on 15 October 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "Talent VVV uit Maasbree scoort er wereldwijd op los". De Limburger (in Dutch). 12 January 2021. Archived from the original on 11 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ Jens Jacobs at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "Jens Jacobs » Eerste Divisie 2022/2023". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
External links edit
- Jens Jacobs at Soccerway.com
- Jens Jacobs at WorldFootball.net
