Jacob Steen Christensen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jacob Steen Vestergaard Christensen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 June 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | 1. FC Köln | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| AB | |||
| 2012–2018 | Nordsjælland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2023 | Nordsjælland | 141 | (1) |
| 2023– | 1. FC Köln | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Denmark U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Denmark U17 | 7 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Denmark U19 | 12 | (0) |
| 2019– | Denmark U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021– | Denmark U20 | 2 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:53, 24 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:22, 12 December 2021 (UTC) | |||
Jacob Steen Vestergaard Christensen (born 25 June 2001), also known as Jaxe, is a Danish professional footballer who plays for 1. FC Köln in Germany's Bundesliga.
Career
Christensen played for Akademisk Boldklub (AB) before moving to FC Nordsjælland at the age of 12.[2] In preparation for the 2018–19 season, he practiced with the first team.[2] He was later permanently promoted to the first team by head coach Kasper Hjulmand.[3]
On 15 July 2018, the first matchday of the new season, he made his debut at the age of 17 in a 1–1 draw against Esbjerg fB in the Danish Superliga, when he came on for Benjamin Hansen in the 73rd minute of the game.[4][5][6] On 1 October, he signed a contract extension, keeping him a part of Nordsjælland until 2021.[7] Christensen established himself as a substitute and made 22 league appearances during his first season, in which he did not score.[8]
In the following season – 2019–20 – Christensen made his breakthrough as a starter. On 31 August 2019, he scored his first goal in the Superliga in a 2–1 home win over Hobro IK.[9] During the season, he made 32 league appearances in which he scored one goal.[8] In July 2023, Christensen joined Bundesliga club 1.FC Köln on a free transfer and signed a contract until 2026.[10]
Career Statistics
Club
- As of match played 18 May 2024[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nordsjælland | 2018-19 | Danish Superliga | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | |
| 2019-20 | Danish Superliga | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 1 | |||
| 2020-21 | Danish Superliga | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2021-22 | Danish Superliga | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2022-23 | Danish Superliga | 30 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 37 | 1 | |||
| Total | 141 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 155 | 2 | |||
| 1. FC Köln | 2023-24 | Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 1. FC Köln II | 2023-24 | Regionalliga | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 150 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 165 | 2 | |||
- ^ Includes Danish Cup, DFB-Pokal
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
References
- ^ "Jacob Christensen". DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Clinton og 'Jaxe' med Superligaen på træningslejr". fcn.dk (in Danish). FC Nordsjælland. 6 July 2018. Archived from the original on 17 March 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ Møller Karlsen, Nanna (14 July 2018). "Unge kræfter i FCN-trup – ingen Amon". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "FC Nordsjælland – Esbjerg fB". danskfodbold.com. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Nordsjælland vs. Esbjerg". us.soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "17-årige Jaxe fik debut: En stor drøm – FC Nordsjælland". FC Nordsjælland. 15 July 2018. Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ "Kontraktforlængelse til Jacob Steen Christensen". fcn.dk (in Danish). FC Nordsjælland. 1 October 2018. Archived from the original on 8 August 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Denmark – J. Christensen – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Highlights: FC Nordsjælland – Hobro IK: 2–1". fcn.dk (in Danish). FC Nordsjælland. 2 September 2019. Archived from the original on 17 March 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ ""Trauen ihm den Sprung zu": Köln verpflichtet Christensen". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ Jacob Steen Christensen at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
External links
- Jacob Steen Christensen national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)