Ismail Jakobs

Ismail Joshua Jakobs (born 17 August 1999) is a German professional footballer who plays as a left back or left winger for Ligue 1 club Monaco.[2]

Ismail Jakobs
Personal information
Full name Ismail Joshua Jakobs[1]
Date of birth (1999-08-17) 17 August 1999
Place of birth Cologne, Germany
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Monaco
Number 14
Youth career
2003–2012 BC Bliesheim
2012–2018 1. FC Köln
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 1. FC Köln II 28 (3)
2019–2021 1. FC Köln 43 (3)
2021– Monaco 22 (0)
National team‡
2020–2021 Germany U21 9 (0)
Honours
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
2021
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:31, 16 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:56, 6 June 2021 (UTC)

Club career

1.FC Köln

After starting his career at BC Bliesheim, Jakobs joined the youth academy of 1.FC Köln in 2012. In 2017, having progressed through all of the club's youth sides, he was introduced into Köln's U21 team competing in the fourth-tier Regionalliga West.[3]

Ahead of the 2019–20 season Jakobs was promoted to the club's first team by then manager Achim Beierlorzer. On 8 November 2019, he made his debut appearance in a match against TSG Hoffenheim.[4] On 18 December 2019, Jakobs scored his first goal as a professional in a 2–4 victory against Eintracht Frankfurt.[5] In March 2020, the club announced that Jakobs' contract had been extended until 2022.[6] In October of the same year, he signed a further extension keeping him at Köln until July 2024.[7]

AS Monaco

On 12 July 2021, Jakobs was transferred to Ligue 1 side AS Monaco, where he signed a contract until 2026.[2] He made his debut for the club in a 2–0 win over Sparta Prague in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League on 3 August.

International career

On 21 August 2020, Jakobs was nominated for Germany's under-21 national team by manager Stefan Kuntz.[8]

Personal life

Born in Germany, Jakobs is of Senegalese descent through his father.[9]

Career statistics
As of match played 3 August 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[10]
Club Season League National Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1. FC Köln 2019–20 Bundesliga 20200–202
2020–21 Bundesliga 23121–252
Total 43321–454
Monaco 2021–22 Ligue 1 00001[lower-alpha 1]010
Career total 4332110464
  1. Appearance in UEFA Champions League

References
  1. "Squad List: Men's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020: Germany (GER)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 July 2021. p. 7. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  2. "Fix: Kölns Jakobs wechselt zur AS Monaco". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  3. "Ismail Jakobs". kicker.de. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  4. "Nach Remis gegen Augsburg. Die Spieler des 1. FC Köln in der Einzelkritik". Kölnische Rundschau. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  5. "Aus 0:2 mach 4:2 – Kölner Wahnsinn in Frankfurt". kicker.de. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  6. "Jakobs: "Automatische" Vertragsverlängerung in Köln". kicker.de. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  7. "Jakobs verlängert: "Der FC ist mein Verein"". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  8. "Wirtz, Maina & Co.: Kuntz beruft sieben Neue in die U21". kicker.de. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  9. Kemper, Jürgen; Zenge, Martin (19 December 2019). ""Leistungsprinzip steht im Vordergrund": Striptease & Rekord – so ticken die FC-Bubis". Express.de.
  10. "I. Jakobs". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
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