Michael Jakobsen

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Personal information
Michael Jakobsen
Date of birth	January 2, 1986 (age 21)
Place of birth	?, Denmark
Height	1.85 m
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Aalborg Boldspilklub
Youth clubs
	B 1908 B 93
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2002-2003 2003-2005 2005-present	B 93 PSV Eindhoven Aalborg BK	1 (0) 61 (6)
National team²
2001 2001-2003 2003-2005 2005-present 2006	Denmark U-16 Denmark U-17 Denmark U-19 Denmark U-21 Denmark U-20	3 (0) 23 (4) 13 (2) 17 (1) 2 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 March 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 23 March 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Michael Jakobsen (born January 2, 1986) is a Danish professional footballer, who plays as a defender for Aalborg Boldspilklub in the Danish Superliga. Jakobsen has represented various Danish youth national football teams, most recently the Danish under-21 national team, playing a total of 57 youth national team matches, scoring six goals.

[edit] Biography

Jacobsen started playing football with B 1908 and B 93 in the Danish 1st Division. He made his senior debut for B 93, and played a number of games for various Danish youth national teams, winning the 2002 Danish Under-17 Player of the Year award.

After a year at B 93, the Dutch team PSV Eindhoven spotted Jacobsen's talent and brought him into their youth scheme in 2003. Having played only 10 minutes in a single first team match for PSV, Michael Jacobsen left the club in February 2005. He returned to Denmark for the second half of the Danish Superliga 2004-05 season, playing for Aalborg Boldspilklub (AaB). Here he proved himself a solid defender with good passing, and he was soon a consistent member of the starting line-up. After nine months at AaB, he signed a much-improved contract, which ran until December 2009.

In May 2006, he was selected for the Denmark under-21 national team to compete at the 2006 European Under-21 Championship. He played in Denmark's three matches, before they were eliminated from the tournament.