Alexander Jakobsen

Alexander Jakobsen (born Amir Adel Zatuna Elmeshad, 18 March 1994) is a Danish-born Egyptian professional footballer who plays for Wadi Degla as an attacking midfielder.[1]

Alexander Jakobsen

Personal information
Full name	Amir Adel Zatuna Elmeshad
Date of birth	18 March 1994
Place of birth	Hvidovre, Denmark
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Attacking Midfield
Club information
Current team	Wadi Degla
Youth career
2004–	Lyngby BK
2004–2011	F.C. Copenhagen
2011–2013	PSV
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2014	Jong PSV	6	(1)
2015–2016	Falkenbergs FF	28	(3)
2016	Bodø/Glimt	10	(0)
2017	Viborg	10	(1)
2017–2020	Norrköping	42	(3)
2019	→ Kalmar (loan)	9	(1)
2020	Sarpsborg 08	10	(0)
2020–	Wadi Degla	1	(0)
National team^‡
2010–2011	Denmark U17	11	(3)
2011–2012	Denmark U17	27	(9)
2013–2014	Denmark U19	5	(0)
2013–2014	Egypt U20	5	(0)
2017–	Egypt	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 December 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 May 2016

Club career

Early career

Jakobsen began his career playing for Lyngby BK and later transferred to F.C. Copenhagen then to PSV.

Falkenbergs FF, which Jakobsen joined in 2015, announced mid-June 2016 that there had been a controversy between two teammates during a training session, wherein one player had struck another. The club later terminated Jakobsen's contract on 23 June 2016.[2] It was later revealed that Jakobsen had struck a teammate with an icebag, causing him to bleed.[3]

FK Bodø/Glimt[4] signed Jakobsen on a free transfer on 17 August 2016. His contract runs through 2017.

Career statistics

As of match played on 9 August 2020[5]

Season	Club	Division	League		Cup		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2013–14	Jong PSV	Eerste Divisie	6	1	0	0	0	0	6	1
2015	Falkenbergs FF	Allsvenskan	17	2	1	1	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	20	3
2016			11	1	3	0	0	0	14	1
2016	Bodø/Glimt	Tippeligaen	10	0	2	0	0	0	12	0
2016–17	Viborg FF	Danish Superliga	10	1	0	0	5[lower-alpha 2]	1	15	2
2017	IFK Norrköping	Allsvenskan	14	2	1	1	0	0	15	3
2018			21	1	3	1	0	0	24	2
2019			7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
2019	Kalmar		9	1	0	0	0	0	9	1
2020	Sarpsborg 08	Eliteserien	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
Career Total			115	9	10	3	7	1	132	13

1. Appearances in Allsvenskan Relegation play-offs
2. Appearances in Danish Superliga Relegation play-offs

International career

Danish youth team

Jakobsen's father Adel immigrated from Egypt and his mother is from Denmark. Jakobsen played 29 games with the Danish U17 team and 5 games with the Danish U19 team.

Egypt

In 2013, he accepted the Egypt U20 youth coach Rabie Yassin invitation to an Egypt U20 training camp. He was part of the Egyptian team that won the 2013 African U-20 Championship.

On 14 March 2017 he received his first call up to Egypt's national team for the friendly against Togo [6]

Honours

National Team

• 2013 African U-20 Championship (1) : 2013

References

1. Officielt: Alexander J. skifter til Norrköping‚ bold.dk, 21 July 2017
2. Alexander J. fortid i Falkenbergs efter slagsmål‚ bold.dk, 23 June 2016
3. , fotbolltransfers.com, 23 June 2016.
4. http://bodonu.no/bekreftet-glimt-henter-fire-nye-spillere-pa-deadline-day/17.08-02:36
5. Alexander Jakobsen at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
6. http://nt.soccerway.com/matches/2017/03/28/world/friendlies/egypt/togo/2425020/?ICID=HP_MS_01_05

• "AIK Fotboll - Alexander Jakobsen tränar med AIK". aikfotboll.se. Archived from the original on 2014-07-29. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
• "Rabie Yassin names provisional squad for U-20 World Cup - King Fut". kingfut.com. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
• "Egypt name 21-Man squad for U-20 African Championship - King Fut". kingfut.com. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
• "Fotbolltransfers.com - Alexander Jakobsen testas av AIK". fotbolltransfers.com. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
• "Alexander Jakobsen tränar med AIK (AIK Fotboll AB) - Worldnews.com". article.wn.com. Retrieved 2014-07-25.

External links

• Alexander Jakobsen at Soccerway
• Alexander Jakobsen at SvFF (in Swedish)