Jakob Ahlmann
{{short description|Danish footballer (born 1991)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jakob Ahlmann
| image = Jakob Ahlmann 20110831.jpg
| image_size = 150px
| caption = Ahlmann with AaB in 2011
| fullname = Jakob Ahlmann Nielsen
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|1|18|df=y}}
| birth_place = Brønderslev, Denmark
| height = 1.79 m
| position = Left-back
| currentclub = AaB (scout)
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 1995–2004 |youthclubs1 = Brønderslev IF
| youthyears2 = 2004–2006 |youthclubs2 = AaB
| youthyears3 = 2006–2009 |youthclubs3 = Midtjylland
| years1 = 2009–2024 |clubs1 = AaB |caps1 = 299 |goals1 = 8
| nationalyears1 = 2008
| nationalteam1 = Denmark U17
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2008–2009
| nationalteam2 = Denmark U18
| nationalcaps2 = 8
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2009–2010
| nationalteam3 = Denmark U19
| nationalcaps3 = 6
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2012
| nationalteam4 = Denmark U21
| nationalcaps4 = 1
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| nationalyears5 = 2014–2021
| nationalteam5 = Denmark
| nationalcaps5 = 3
| nationalgoals5 = 0
| club-update =
| ntupdate =
| manageryears1 = 2024–
| managerclubs1 = AaB (scout)
}}
Jakob Ahlmann Nielsen (born 18 January 1991) is a retired Danish professional footballer who played as a left-back and current scout at AaB. He has played three matches for the Denmark national football team.
Club career
=Early career=
Ahlmann started playing football in the youth of Brønderslev IF.{{cite news |last1=Margren |first1=Sara |title=1. dec: Specielt at træne med sin bror |url=https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/1-dec-Specielt-at-traene-med-sin-bror/ |accessdate=19 November 2020 |work=bold.dk |date=1 December 2013 |language=Danish}} As a 13-year-old, he was discovered by AaB and joined the club's youth department. In 2006, two years after his transfer to AaB, however, he moved to FC Midtjylland, to play for their youth academy.{{cite news |last1=Eriksen |first1=Birgit |title=Drømme i FC Midtjylland |url=https://nordjyske.dk/nyheder/droemme-i-fc-midtjylland/a1cf107e-a73a-4cf4-8bec-089e89ecc774 |accessdate=19 November 2020 |work=Nordjyske |date=11 September 2008 |language=Danish}} Regarding his move to Midtjylland, Ahlmann stated in an interview with Nordjyske in May 2008 that: "Now this is my job. But I don't see it as a real job, despite being paid for it. That's what I like. But it's become a lot more serious, and it's not always fun. It requires a lot of practice."
=AaB=
In August 2009, AaB signed Ahlmann from Midtjylland on a professional contract.{{cite news |last1=Christoffersen |first1=Mikkel |title=AaB henter FCM-talent |url=https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/AaB-henter-FCM-talent/ |accessdate=19 November 2020 |work=bold.dk |date=22 July 2009 |language=Danish}} He made his Superliga debut for AaB under head coach Magnus Pehrsson when he came on as a substitute on 16 May 2010, in the last match of the season, with 29 minutes left to play in a match against HB Køge. His debut match ended in a 0–0 draw, and was his only match in the 2009–10 Superliga.{{cite web |title=Jakob Ahlmann, statistik for Superligaen 2009/2010 |url=https://www.superstats.dk/spillere/spiller?id=1798&aar=2009%2F2010 |website=superstats.dk |accessdate=19 November 2020}} He suffered a groin injury which kept him out for a substantial period of time following his debut.{{cite news |last1=Helmin |first1=Jesper |title=Ahlmann byder sig til i AaB |url=https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/Ahlmann-byder-sig-til-i-AaB/ |accessdate=19 November 2020 |work=bold.dk |date=10 August 2011 |language=Danish}} He did not make any Superliga appearances during the 2010–11 season as a result.
File:Jakob Ahlmann 20110831 (1).jpg in 2011]]
At the beginning of the 2011–12 season, Ahlmann was again included in the first team, where Patrick Kristensen had played in the same position. Lucho had also been brought to the club in the summer transfer window, who could also play left back.{{cite news |title=AaB skriver kontrakt med Lucho |url=https://aabsport.dk/nyhedsarkiv/aab-skriver-kontrakt-med-lucho |accessdate=19 November 2020 |work=Aalborg Boldspilklub |date=19 July 2011 |language=Danish}} Ahlmann made 17 appearances that season, of which 14 matches were full games.{{cite web |title=J. Ahlmann - Profile |url=https://us.soccerway.com/players/jakob-ahlmann-nielsen/114620/ |website=us.soccerway.com |publisher=Perform Group |accessdate=19 November 2020}} At the end of the 2011–12 season, Jakob and his brother Viktor Ahlmann both signed contract extension with AaB. Jakob Ahlmann signed a four-year extension until 30 June 2016.{{cite news |last1=Helmin |first1=Jesper |title=AaB forlænger med Ahlmann-brødre |url=https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/AaB-forlaenger-med-Ahlmann-broedre/ |accessdate=19 November 2020 |work=bold.dk |date=9 February 2012 |language=Danish}} The following season, Ahlmann made 29 appearances for AaB.
Ahlmann made his definitive breakthrough for AaB in the 2013–14 season. After 29 matchdays, Ahlmann had appeared in 24 matches, of which 22 were in 90 minutes. In his 71st match for AaB, Ahlmann scored his first professional goal, the 0–2 opener away against Viborg FF, in a match which ended in a 0–2 away win.{{cite news |last1=Jørgensen |first1=Asmus S. |title=Drømmehug gav AaB tre point |url=https://nordjyske.dk/nyheder/droemmehug-gav-aab-tre-point/09a3abac-267e-48a0-baf9-1829419c0820 |accessdate=19 November 2020 |work=Nordjyske |date=16 April 2014 |language=Danish}} Ahlmann stated in connection with his first goal that "it was incredibly nice to see it go in".{{cite news |last1=Olsson |first1=Søren |title=Ahlmann lover flere mål |url=https://nordjyske.dk/nyheder/ahlmann-lover-flere-maal/b9027e4a-7d8c-44f0-9bff-2481f63994a4 |accessdate=19 November 2020 |work=Nordjyske |date=17 April 2014 |language=Danish}} That season, AaB won its fourth Danish championship.{{cite news |last1=Crone Sejersbøl |first1=Morten |title=AaB er dansk mester - AGF og Viborg rykker ned |url=https://www.berlingske.dk/sport/aab-er-dansk-mester-agf-og-viborg-rykker-ned |accessdate=19 November 2020 |work=Berlingske |date=11 May 2014 |language=Danish}}{{cite news |author1=Ritzau |title=Nullert er nok til at gøre AaB til dansk mester |url=https://politiken.dk/sport/fodbold/superligaen/art5515221/Nullert-er-nok-til-at-g%C3%B8re-AaB-til-dansk-mester |accessdate=19 November 2020 |work=Politiken |date=11 May 2014 |language=Danish}} Ahlmann played all 90 minutes in the decisive match on 11 May 2014 for the championship. The match between FC Vestsjælland and AaB ended in a 0–0 draw at Slagelse Stadion,{{cite news |author1=Ritzau |title=AaB's gulddrenge: En sindssyg afslutning |url=https://sn.dk/modules/fsArticle/index.php?articleid=406726#.U3DHgPl_tiI |accessdate=19 November 2020 |work=Sjællandske Nyheder |language=Danish}} while FC Copenhagen beat FC Midtjylland 2–3 away, which sent the championship to Aalborg in the penultimate matchday. He also played the entire match of the 2013–14 Danish Cup final, which ended in a 4–2 win over FC Copenhagen in Parken Stadium on 15 May 2014.{{cite news |last1=Ingvorsen |first1=Emil |title=The Double-triumfen total: AaB ydmyger FCK i Parken |url=https://ekstrabladet.dk/sport/fodbold/dansk_fodbold/dbupokalen/article4712749.ece |accessdate=19 November 2020 |work=Ekstra Bladet |date=15 May 2014 |language=Danish}} Ahlmanns scored the third goal for AaB in the match.{{cite news |last1=Nielsen |first1=Allan |title=AaB's mestre vinder den målrigeste pokalfinale i 25 år |url=https://politiken.dk/sport/fodbold/superligaen/art5515982/AaBs-mestre-vinder-den-m%C3%A5lrigeste-pokalfinale-i-25-%C3%A5r |accessdate=19 November 2020 |work=Politiken |date=15 May 2014 |language=Danish}} "It's crazy. It's hard to put into words," Ahlmann told Ekstra Bladet after the match.{{cite news |last1=Thorsen |first1=Gisle |title=AaB-målscorer: Vi var FCK overlegne |url=https://ekstrabladet.dk/sport/fodbold/dansk_fodbold/dbupokalen/article4831827.ece |accessdate=19 November 2020 |work=Ekstra Bladet |date=16 May 2014 |language=Danish}}
In the autumn of 2014, Ahlmann suffered a cruciate ligament injury, which sidelined him for a almost a year.{{cite news |last1=Jensen |first1=Michael |title=Skades-chok før CL-skæbnekampe: To AaB-profiler alvorligt skadet |url=https://www.bt.dk/superligaen/skades-chok-foer-cl-skaebnekampe-to-aab-profiler-alvorligt-skadet |accessdate=19 November 2020 |work=B.T. |date=12 August 2014 |language=Danish}} Ahlmann made his comeback in a pre-season friendly in the summer of 2015. On 31 July 2015, he extended his contract to June 2017.{{cite web |title=AaB forlænger med Jakob Ahlmann |url=https://aabsport.dk/nyhedsarkiv/aab-forlaenger-med-jakob-ahlmann |website=aabsport.dk |language=da |date=31 July 2015}} In May 2018, Ahlmann extended his contract to 2021.{{cite news |last1=Jensen |first1=Kenneth |title=AaB forlænger med klubmanden Jakob Ahlmann |url=https://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/superliga/aab-forlaenger-med-klubmanden-jakob-ahlmann |work=Tipsbladet.dk |date=16 May 2018 |language=da}}
As his contract was set to expire in the summer of 2021, Ahlmann signed another contract extension on 14 May 2021, keeping him part of AaB until 2024.{{cite web |title=AaB og Ahlmann forlænger til 2024 |url=https://aabsport.dk/nyheder/2021/maj/aab-og-ahlmann-forlaenger-til-2024/ |website=AaB |access-date=26 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129203440/https://aabsport.dk/nyheder/2021/maj/aab-og-ahlmann-forlaenger-til-2024/ |archive-date=29 November 2021 |language=da |date=14 May 2021 |url-status=live}} At that point, he had made 244 official appearances for the club, in which he recorded six goals and 20 assists.
In May 2024, AaB announced that Ahlmann would be retiring from football at the end of his contract, continuing on at the club as a scout.{{cite web|url=https://aabsport.dk/nyheder/2024/maj/ahlmann-indstiller-karrieren-men-fortsaetter-i-aab/|title=Ahlmann indstiller karrieren, men fortsætter i AaB|trans-title=Ahlmann ends his career, but continues in AaB|language=Danish|website=aabsport.dk|date=8 May 2024|accessdate=8 May 2024}}
International career
Ahlmann has played on various Danish youth national teams. As an under-18 national team player, Ahlmann gained eight caps, which was the national youth team he performed for the most times in his career.{{cite web |title=Jakob Ahlmann Nielsen |url=https://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/playerInfo/6133 |website=dbu.dk |publisher=Danish Football Association |accessdate=19 November 2020}} He has appeared once for the U21 team when they played against Turkey in a friendly match.
The day after AaB won the Superliga, on 12 May 2014, Ahlmann was called up for the Denmark senior team for the first time by national coach Morten Olsen for the matches against Hungary and Sweden, along with fellow AaB players Kasper Kusk, Rasmus Würtz and Nicolaj Thomsen.{{cite news |last1=Færch Kvist |first1=Thomas |title=Olsen dropper Bendtner og belønner AaB'ere |url=https://sport.tv2.dk/2014-05-12-olsen-dropper-bendtner-og-bel%C3%B8nner-aabere |accessdate=19 November 2020 |work=TV 2 |date=12 May 2014 |language=Danish}}{{cite news |last1=Helmin |first1=Jesper |title=Olsen begejstret for AaB-mesterskab |url=https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/Olsen-begejstret-for-AaB-mesterskab/ |accessdate=19 November 2020 |work=bold.dk |date=13 May 2014 |language=Danish}} The debut for the national team came in the match against Hungary on 22 May 2014, where he played from the start.{{cite news |last1=Davidsen |first1=Martin |title=Dansk debutant i startopstillingen mod Ungarn |url=https://ekstrabladet.dk/sport/fodbold/landsholdsfodbold/article4717149.ece |accessdate=19 November 2020 |work=Ekstra Bladet |date=22 May 2014 |language=Danish}} His debut match ended 2–2, on Danish goals scored by Christian Eriksen and Lasse Schöne.{{cite news |last1=Wehlast |first1=Mads Glenn |title=Slut: Ungarn-Danmark 2–2 |url=https://ekstrabladet.dk/sport/fodbold/landsholdsfodbold/article4717840.ece |accessdate=19 November 2020 |work=Ekstra Bladet |date=22 May 2014 |language=Danish}}
After failing to make an appearance for the national team for six years, Ahlmann returned in action in November 2020, where he came on as a late substitute in a friendly against Sweden.{{cite news |last1=Ambæk |first1=Christian |title=Ahlmann om landsholds-retur: Emotionelt |url=https://bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/ahlmann-om-landsholds-retur-emotionelt/ |access-date=26 September 2022 |work=bold.dk |date=14 November 2020 |language=da}}
Personal life
Ahlmann was born in Brønderslev, approximately 38 kilometers north of Aalborg. He has a younger brother, Viktor Ahlmann, who has also played for AaB.{{cite news |title=AaB rykker talenter i A-truppen |url=https://bold.dk/fodbold/klubber/aab/nyheder/AaB-rykker-talenter-i-A-truppen |access-date=26 September 2022 |work=bold.dk |date=27 May 2014 |language=da}} Furthermore, he is the cousin of Michael Sten Jensen, who also had a short stint with AaB. After Ahlmann moved from Midtjylland to AaB, they played together for a period until Jensen moved to Ventura County Fusion.{{cite web |title=Klubskifter sommer 2011/2012 – SuperStats |url=https://www.superstats.dk/spillere/trans/?vindue=sommer&aar=2011%2F2012 |website=SuperStats |access-date=26 September 2022}} Jensen later became a sports journalist for DR.{{cite news |last1=Jensen |first1=Michael Sten |title=Axelsen ydmyger indoneser i Thailand {{!}} Seneste nyt |url=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/seneste/axelsen-ydmyger-indoneser-i-thailand |access-date=26 September 2022 |work=DR |date=15 January 2021 |language=da-DK}}
Honours
AaB
- Danish Superliga: 2013–14{{cite web |url=http://www.b.dk/sport/aab-er-dansk-mester-agf-og-viborg-rykker-ned |title=AaB er dansk mester – AGF og Viborg rykker ned |publisher=b.dk | date = 11 May 2014 |accessdate=12 May 2014 }}{{cite web |url=http://politiken.dk/sport/fodbold/superligaen/ECE2286662/nullert-er-nok-til-at-goere-aab-til-dansk-mester/ |title=Nullert er nok til at gøre AaB til dansk mester |publisher=politiken.dk |date = 11 May 2014 |accessdate=12 May 2014 }}
- Danish Cup: 2013–14{{cite web |title=AaB vinder The Double |url=https://aabsport.dk/nyhedsarkiv/aab-vinder-the-double |website=aabsport.dk |publisher=AaB Fodbold |accessdate=19 August 2020 |date=15 May 2014}}
References
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External links
- {{DBU player|6133}}
- {{WorldFootball.net|jakob-ahlmann}}
- {{Soccerway|jakob-ahlmann-nielsen/114620}}
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