Joey Jacobs (footballer)

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Joey Jacobs
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-04-10) 10 April 2000 (age 24)[1]
Place of birth Purmerend, Netherlands[1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Almere City
Number 3
Youth career
0000–2018 AZ
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Jong AZ 65 (0)
2022– Almere City 44 (2)
International career
2015 Netherlands U15 2 (0)
2016 Netherlands U16 1 (0)
2017 Netherlands U18 1 (1)
2017 Netherlands U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:10, 1 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:05, 1 June 2020 (UTC)

Joey Jacobs (born 10 April 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for Eredivisie club Almere City.

Club career[edit]

He made his Eerste Divisie debut for Jong AZ on 12 October 2018 as a second-half substitute in a 2–2 draw with Jong FC Utrecht.[2]

On 11 January 2022, Jacobs signed a 2.5-year contract with Almere City.[3]

International career[edit]

He has played internationally for the Netherlands at under-15, under-16, under-18 and under-20 level.[1]

Personal life[edit]

He is the brother of fellow professional footballer Jamie Jacobs.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Joey Jacobs". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Jong AZ schiet niets op met punt". nhnieuws.nl (in Dutch). 12 October 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Almere City FC neemt Joey Jacobs over van AZ" (Press release) (in Dutch). Almere City. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Wederom streep door broederstrijd Joey en Jamie Jacobs". nhnieuws.nl (in Dutch). 9 March 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.

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