Emil Jakobsen

Danish handball player (born 1998)

Emil Jakobsen

Jakobsen in 2024

Personal information
Full name|  Emil Manfeldt Jakobsen
Born|  (1998-01-24) 24 January 1998 (age 27)
Kerteminde, Denmark
Nationality|  Danish
Height|  1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position|  Left wing
Club information
Current club|  SG Flensburg-Handewitt
Number|  31
Youth career
Years|  Team

2001–2011

|  Kerteminde HK

2011–2016

|  GOG Håndbold
Senior clubs
Years|  Team

2016–2021

|  GOG Håndbold

2021–

|  SG Flensburg-Handewitt
National team 1
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)

2019–

|  Denmark|  67|  (224)

Medal record

Olympic Games
| 2024 Paris | Team
| 2020 Tokyo | Team
World Championship
| 2021 Egypt |
| 2023 Poland/Sweden |
| 2025 Croatia/Denmark/Norway |
European Championship
| 2024 Germany |
| 2022 Hungary/Slovakia |
Youth World Championship
| 2017 Georgia |

1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 29. January 2024

Emil Jakobsen (born 24 January 1998) is a Danish handball player for the German club SG Flensburg-Handewitt and the Danish national team.[1]

He joined his current club, Flensburg-Handewitt in 2021 on a three-year contract. In 2022 he announced that he had prolonged the contract until 2026.[2]

He represented Denmark at the 2021[3][4] and the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship, where he won gold medals on both occasions.[5]

## Career

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Jakobsen started playing handball in his hometown at Kerteminde HK. He switched to the GOG Håndbold youth team in 2011. In the 2016/2017, he debuted for the league senior team. In the 2017/18 season, he came third in the league, and in 2018/2019, he came second with GOG. In both season he was named as the 'talent of the season' in Danish handball.[6] In 2019, he won the Danish Men's Handball Cup. In the 2020-2021 season with GOG Håndbold, he was the top scorer in the EHF European League. In the 2020-21 season, he was the topscorer in the ordinary season in the Danish league with 244 goals.[7]

In 2021, he joined the German club SG Flensburg-Handewitt.[8] Here he won the EHF European League in 2024.

At the EHF Excellence Awards in 2024, he was named best left wing in the previous season.

## Personal life

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He is in a relationship with Danish women's handball player Helena Elver.[9]

## Achievements

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* Top Scorer at the 2020–21 EHF European League[10] (96 goals)
* All-Star Team as Best Left wing Danish League: 2019–20, 2020–21[11]
* All-Star Team as Best Left Wing at the 2017 Youth World Championship[12]
* Årets Talent (talent of the year): 2018, 2019[6]
* Danish league topscorer 2021-2022[7]

## References

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1. ^ "Jakobsen, EMIL". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
2. ^ "Emil Jakobsen". Hbold.dk (in Danish). 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
3. ^ "Nikolaj Jacobsen indkalder 20 spillere til VM". Danish Handball Federation (DHF). 17 December 2020. Archived from the original on 21 February 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
4. ^ "Team Roster Denmark" (PDF). ihf.info. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
5. ^ "Denmark write history with otherworldly three-peat". ihf.info. International Handball Federation. 29 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
6. ^ a b Skjødt Østergaard Pedersen, Jan (8 June 2019). "Emil Jakobsen kåret til Årets talent". hbold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 27 January 2025.
7. ^ a b "Målscorer" [goalscorers]. tophaandbold.dk. Danish Handball Federation. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
8. ^ "SG Flensburg-Handewitt verpflichtet Nachfolger von Magnus Jøndal aus Dänemark" [SG Flensburg Handewitt signs the replacement for Magnus Jøndal from Denmark] (in German). handball-world.news. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
9. ^ "Romantiske billeder: Emil Jakobsen fik kys af sin kendte kæreste efter VM-triumfen" (in Danish). Billed-bladet. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
10. ^ "Mere hæder til Emil Jakobsen". GOG (in Danish). Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
11. ^ "Herreligaen - All-Star". tophaandbold.dk. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
12. ^ "All-star Team and MVP". IHF. Archived from the original on 21 August 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2021.

## External links

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* Emil Jakobsen at the European Handball Federation
* Emil Jakobsen at Olympedia

Denmark squads

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Denmark squad – 2021 World Championship – Gold medal

* 1 N. Landin
* 4 M. Landin
* 5 Bramming
* 7 E. Jakobsen
* 12 E. Nielsen
* 14 Zachariassen
* 15 Saugstrup
* 17 Svan
* 20 Møller
* 21 Møllgaard
* 22 Mensah
* 24 M. Hansen
* 25 Olsen
* 26 J. Hansen
* 28 Andersson
* 31 Øris
* 32 Holm
* 33 Gidsel
* 34 Hald
* 35 Læsø
* 36 B. Jakobsen
* Coach: N. Jacobsen

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Denmark squad – 2020 Summer Olympics – Silver medal

* 1 N. Landin
* 4 M. Landin
* 7 Jakobsen
* 15 Saugstrup
* 17 Svan
* 20 Møller
* 21 Møllgaard
* 22 Mensah
* 23 H. Toft
* 24 M. Hansen
* 25 Olsen
* 26 J. Hansen
* 28 Andersson
* 32 Holm
* 33 Gidsel
* Coach: N. Jacobsen

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Denmark squad – 2022 European Championship – Bronze medal

* 1 N. Landin
* 3 Kirkeløkke
* 4 M. Landin
* 7 Jakobsen
* 8 Antonsen
* 11 Lauge
* 15 Saugstrup
* 16 Green
* 17 Svan
* 18 Lindberg
* 20 Møller
* 21 Møllgaard
* 22 Mensah
* 23 H. Toft
* 24 M. Hansen
* 26 J. Hansen
* 28 Andersson
* 29 Mensing
* 32 Holm
* 33 Gidsel
* 34 Hald
* Coach: Jacobsen

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Denmark squad – 2023 World Championship – Gold medal

* 1 N. Landin (c)
* 3 Kirkeløkke
* 4 M. Landin
* 7 E. Jakobsen
* 11 Lauge
* 15 Saugstrup
* 18 Lindberg
* 19 Gidsel
* 20 K. Møller
* 21 Møllgaard
* 22 Mensah
* 24 M. Hansen
* 25 Jørgensen
* 26 J. Hansen
* 27 Damgaard
* 32 Holm
* 34 Hald
* 38 Hoxer
* 43 Pytlick
* 64 L. Møller
* Coach: N. Jacobsen

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Denmark squad – 2024 European Championship – Silver medal

* 1 N. Landin (c)
* 3 Kirkeløkke
* 4 M. Landin
* 7 Jakobsen
* 11 Lauge
* 12 Nielsen
* 15 Saugstrup
* 18 Lindberg
* 19 Gidsel
* 21 Møllgaard
* 22 Mensah
* 24 M. Hansen
* 25 Jørgensen
* 26 J. Hansen
* 27 Damgaard
* 28 Andersson
* 29 Mensing
* 34 Hald
* 43 Pytlick
* 45 Madsen
* Coach: Jacobsen

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Denmark squad – 2024 Summer Olympics – Gold medals

* 1 N. Landin (c)
* 3 Kirkeløkke
* 4 M. Landin
* 7 Jakobsen
* 11 Lauge
* 12 Nielsen
* 15 Saugstrup
* 18 Lindberg
* 19 Gidsel
* 21 Møllgaard
* 22 Mensah
* 24 M. Hansen
* 25 Jørgensen
* 26 J. Hansen
* 28 Andersson
* 34 Hald
* 43 Pytlick
* 45 Madsen
* Coach: Jacobsen

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Denmark squad – 2025 World Championship – Gold medal

* 3 Kirkeløkke
* 4 M. Landin
* 7 E. Jakobsen
* 11 Lauge
* 12 Nielsen
* 15 Saugstrup (c)
* 16 Green
* 19 Gidsel
* 20 K. Møller
* 21 Møllgaard
* 22 Mensah
* 25 Jørgensen
* 26 J. Hansen
* 28 Andersson
* 33 Bergholt
* 34 Hald
* 42 Arnoldsen
* 43 Pytlick
* 64 Madsen
* Coach: N. Jacobsen

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