Simon Jakobsen
{{short description|Danish footballer (born 1990)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Simon Jakobsen
| image =
| fullname = Simon Skou Jakobsen
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|11|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = Silkeborg, Denmark
| currentclub = Young Boys FD (Head of Football)
| clubnumber =
| position = Centre-back
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = HA85
| youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = Silkeborg
| years1 = 2009–2020 | clubs1 = Silkeborg | caps1 = 203 | goals1 = 3
| years2 = 2020–2024 | clubs2 = Hobro | caps2 = 102 | goals2 = 5
| pcupdate =
| manageryears1 = 2025–
| managerclubs1 = Young Boys FD (Head of Football)
}}
Simon Skou Jakobsen (born 17 November 1990) is a retired Danish professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He is currently employed as Head of Football at Young Boys FD.
Career
=Silkeborg=
Jakobsen began playing football for HA85 in Hvinningdal, a neighbourhood in Silkeborg.{{cite web |title=Seb og Simon til Serie 4-fodbold |url=https://www.silkeborgif.com/seb-og-simon-til-serie-4-fodbold/ |website=Silkeborg IF |access-date=9 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025110743/https://www.silkeborgif.com/seb-og-simon-til-serie-4-fodbold/ |archive-date=25 October 2020 |language=da-DK |date=2 November 2018 |url-status=live}} He was later signed to the Silkeborg IF youth academy and started training regularly with their first team in 2009. He made his debut in the 1st Division on 13 April 2009 in a game against FC Fredericia, when he was substituted on the 85th minute. He continued training with the first team through the fall which paid off with a three-year contract.{{cite news |last1=Horn |first1=Jakob |title=Silkeborg holder på talent |url=http://www.bold.dk/nyt/Silkeborg-holder-paa-talent |access-date=9 April 2022 |work=bold.dk |date=5 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100119173802/http://www.bold.dk/nyt/Silkeborg-holder-paa-talent |archive-date=19 January 2010 |language=da}}
Jakobsen had to wait more than one year for his debut in the Danish Superliga on 7 August 2010, when he played in a 0–0 draw against AaB. Jakobsen played four more full games that autumn, and Jim Larsen's transfer to Rosenborg led the way for the young defender to play regularly on the first team.{{cite news |last1=Olsen |first1=Jesper |title=Jim Larsen får fire år i Rosenborg |url=http://www.bold.dk/nyt/Jim-Larsen-faar-fire-aar-i-Rosenborg |access-date=9 April 2022 |work=bold.dk |date=12 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220409144633/https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/Jim-Larsen-faar-fire-aar-i-Rosenborg/ |archive-date=9 April 2022 |language=da}} Jakobsen signed a {{frac|4|1|2}}-year contract in the spring of 2011.{{cite news |last1=Houlind |first1=Søren |title=Silkeborg forlænger med forsvarskomet |url=https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/Silkeborg-forlaenger-med-forsvarskomet/ |access-date=9 April 2022 |work=bold.dk |date=30 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306023135/http://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/Silkeborg-forlaenger-med-forsvarskomet/ |archive-date=6 March 2016 |language=da}}
=Hobro=
On 27 January 2020, Jakobsen joined Hobro IK on a contract for the rest of the season.{{cite web |title=Hobro IK henter Simon Jakobsen |url=http://hikfodbold.dk/hobro-ik-henter-simon-jakobsen-n2-2533?id=2533 |website=Hobro IK |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804144030/http://hikfodbold.dk/hobro-ik-henter-simon-jakobsen-n2-2533?id=2533 |archive-date=4 August 2020 |language=da |date=27 January 2020 |url-status=dead}}
On 25 April 2024, Jakobsen announced that he would retire after the season.[https://hobroik.dk/simon-jakobsen-indstiller-sin-fodboldkarriere/ Simon Jakobsen indstiller sin fodboldkarriere], hobroik.dk, 25 April 2024
Later career
In March 2025, it was confirmed that Jakobsen had been hired as Head of Football at Danish 3rd Division club Young Boys FD.[https://bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/young-boys-fd-ansaetter-simon-jakobsen Young Boys FD ansætter Simon Jakobsen], bold.dk, 12 March 2025
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|simon-jakobsen/114697}}
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Category:Footballers from Silkeborg
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Danish men's footballers
Category:Danish Superliga players