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 | ||
| Team 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) |
| International career | |||
| 2011 | Norway U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2016 | Norway U21 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2020 | |||
Jakob Glesnes (born 25 March 1994) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club Philadelphia Union.
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]
| 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
References
- ^ "Jakob Glesnes / Strømsgodset". godset.no. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "Overganger i 3. divisjon". Bergensavisen (in Norwegian). 6 February 2010. p. 56.
- ^ Støverud, Eirik Bentdal (11 September 2010). "Spillere som kommer og spillere som går". VestNytt (in Norwegian). p. 18.
- ^ Nydal, Trond Roger (15 January 2013). "Glesnes fortsetter som prøvekanin". Bergensavisen (in Norwegian). p. 41.
- ^ Lundsør, Einar (3 July 2015). "Sjansen han har ventet på". Bergensavisen (in Norwegian). p. 41.
- ^ "Nest-Sotra vurderer Jakob Glesnes". Bergensavisen (in Norwegian). 25 January 2015. p. 41.
- ^ "Philadelphia Union add Jakob Glesnes to back line, sign Norwegian on TAM deal". MLSsoccer.com. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Jakob Glesnes". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ "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
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- 1994 births
- Living people
- People from Sund, Norway
- Norwegian footballers
- Løv-Ham Fotball players
- Åsane Fotball players
- Sarpsborg 08 FF players
- Strømsgodset Toppfotball players
- Philadelphia Union players
- Norwegian First Division players
- Eliteserien players
- Association football defenders
- Norwegian expatriate footballers
- Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Major League Soccer players
- Norwegian football defender stubs