Jakob Glesnes

Jakob Glesnes (born 25 March 1994) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club Philadelphia Union.

Jakob Glesnes

Glesnes in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth	25 March 1994
Place of birth	Sotra, Norway
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Philadelphia Union
Number	5
Youth career
	Skogsvåg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010	Hald
2010–2015	Løv-Ham/Fyllingsdalen	83	(7)
2015–2016	Åsane	14	(0)
2016	Sarpsborg 08	14	(0)
2016–2019	Strømsgodset	98	(3)
2020–	Philadelphia Union	19	(1)
National team
2011	Norway U17	4	(0)
2016	Norway U21	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 November 2020

Career

Early career

He hails from Steinsland in Sund and started his career in local Skogsvåg IL. In 2010, he started playing regular senior football as he transferred to Hald. After half a season he went on to Løv-Ham,[2][3] which was soon merged to form FK Fyllingsdalen. He stayed with Fyllingsdalen until the summer of 2015, when he stepped up one tier to First Division club Åsane.

Sarpsborg 08

Glesnes had been on trial with multiple clubs domestic and abroad, including Liverpool FC, FC København, Brann, Sogndal, Hønefoss,[4] Lillestrøm and Nest-Sotra.[5][6] In 2016, he finally joined a first-tier club, Sarpsborg 08, and made his first-tier debut in March 2016 against Haugesund.

Philadelphia Union

On 31 January 2020, Glesnes moved to MLS side Philadelphia Union.[7] Glesnes made headlines with his first goal for the Union, scoring a free kick from over 35 yards from goal against Los Angeles FC.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 September 2020[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Løv-Ham	2011	Adeccoligaen	16	1	1	0	-		17	1
	Total		16	1	1	0	-	-	17	1
Fyllingsdalen	2012	Oddsen-ligaen	11	0	0	0	-		11	0
	2013		21	2	2	1	-		23	3
	2014		24	3	3	1	-		27	4
	2015		11	1	3	0	-		14	1
	Total		67	6	8	2	-	-	75	8
Åsane	2015	OBOS-ligaen	14	0	0	0	-		14	0
	Total		14	0	0	0	-	-	14	0
Sarpsborg 08	2016	Tippeligaen	14	0	2	0	-		16	0
	Total		14	0	2	0	-	-	16	0
Strømsgodset	2016	Tippeligaen	11	0	2	0	-		13	0
	2017	Eliteserien	28	2	3	0	-		31	2
	2018		30	1	6	0	-		36	1
	2019		29	0	3	0	-		32	0
	Total		98	3	14	0	-	-	112	3
Philadelphia Union	2020	MLS	7	1	0	0	-		7	1
	Total		7	1	0	0	-	-	7	1
Career total			216	11	25	2	-	-	241	13

Honours

Club

Philadelphia Union

• Supporters' Shield: 2020[10]

References

1. "Jakob Glesnes / Strømsgodset". godset.no. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
2. "Overganger i 3. divisjon". Bergensavisen (in Norwegian). 6 February 2010. p. 56.
3. Støverud, Eirik Bentdal (11 September 2010). "Spillere som kommer og spillere som går". VestNytt (in Norwegian). p. 18.
4. Nydal, Trond Roger (15 January 2013). "Glesnes fortsetter som prøvekanin". Bergensavisen (in Norwegian). p. 41.
5. Lundsør, Einar (3 July 2015). "Sjansen han har ventet på". Bergensavisen (in Norwegian). p. 41.
6. "Nest-Sotra vurderer Jakob Glesnes". Bergensavisen (in Norwegian). 25 January 2015. p. 41.
7. "Philadelphia Union add Jakob Glesnes to back line, sign Norwegian on TAM deal". MLSsoccer.com. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
8. Matthew Ralph (11 March 2020). "Meet Philadelphia Union free-kick sensation Jakob Glesnes, scorer of the goal seen around the soccer world". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
9. "Jakob Glesnes". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
10. "Philadelphia Union win 2020 MLS Supporters' Shield on regular season's final day". Major League Soccer. 8 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.

External links

• Jakob Glesnes at Soccerway