Emil Jakobsen

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

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

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] 2023, and the 2025 World Championships,^[5] where he won gold medals on all three occasions.^[6][7] Furthermore, he also won gold modals at the 2024 Olympics.^[8]

Career

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.^[9] 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.^[10]

In 2021, he joined the German club SG Flensburg-Handewitt.^[11] Here he won the EHF European League in 2024.

At the EHF Excellence Awards in both 2024 and 2025, he was named best left wing in the previous season.^[12][13]

Personal life

He is in a relationship with Danish women's handball player Helena Elver.^[14]

Achievements

• EHF Excellence Awards: Left Wing of the Season 2023/24,^[13] 2024/25^[12]
• Top Scorer at the 2020–21 EHF European League^[15] (96 goals)
• All-Star Team as Best Left wing Danish League: 2019–20, 2020–21^[16]
• All-Star Team as Best Left Wing at the 2017 Youth World Championship^[17]
• Årets Talent (talent of the year): 2018, 2019^[9]
• Danish league topscorer 2021-2022^[10]