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] and the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship, where he won gold medals on both occasions.^[5]

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.^[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

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

Achievements

• EHF Excellence Awards: Left Wing of the Season 2023/24,^[10] 2024/25^[11]
• Top Scorer at the 2020–21 EHF European League^[12] (96 goals)
• All-Star Team as Best Left wing Danish League: 2019–20, 2020–21^[13]
• All-Star Team as Best Left Wing at the 2017 Youth World Championship^[14]
• Årets Talent (talent of the year): 2018, 2019^[6]
• Danish league topscorer 2021-2022^[7]