Jacob Steen Christensen
Personal information
Full name Jacob Steen Vestergaard Christensen[1]
Date of birth (2001-06-25) 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 0 (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 09:55, 1 July 2023 (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]

References

  1. ↑ "Jacob Christensen". DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Clinton og 'Jaxe' med Superligaen på træningslejr". fcn.dk (in Danish). FC Nordsjælland. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  3. ↑ Møller Karlsen, Nanna (14 July 2018). "Unge kræfter i FCN-trup – ingen Amon". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "FC Nordsjælland – Esbjerg fB". danskfodbold.com. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  5. ↑ "Nordsjælland vs. Esbjerg". us.soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  6. ↑ "17-årige Jaxe fik debut: En stor drøm – FC Nordsjælland". FC Nordsjælland. 15 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "Kontraktforlængelse til Jacob Steen Christensen". fcn.dk (in Danish). FC Nordsjælland. 1 October 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  8. 1 2 "Denmark – J. Christensen – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  9. ↑ "Highlights: FC Nordsjælland – Hobro IK: 2–1". fcn.dk (in Danish). FC Nordsjælland. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  10. ↑ ""Trauen ihm den Sprung zu": Köln verpflichtet Christensen". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-07-01.
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