| Frederik Jäkel | |
| Birth Date: | 7 March 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Dommitzsch, Germany |
| Height: | 1.93 m |
| Currentclub: | SV Elversberg (on loan from RB Leipzig) |
| Clubnumber: | 5 |
| Youthyears1: | –2012 |
| Youthclubs1: | Dommitzscher SV Grün-Weiß |
| Youthyears2: | 2012–2019 |
| Youthclubs2: | RB Leipzig |
| Years1: | 2019– |
| Clubs1: | RB Leipzig |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs2: | → Oostende (loan) |
| Caps2: | 36 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs3: | → Arminia Bielefeld (loan) |
| Caps3: | 25 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2023– |
| Clubs4: | → SV Elversberg (loan) |
| Caps4: | 18 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 23 May 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 28 December 2020 |
Frederik Jäkel (born 7 March 2001) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender for club SV Elversberg, on loan from RB Leipzig.
At under-13 level, Jäkel moved from his hometown club Dommitzscher SV Grün-Weiß to the youth academy of RB Leipzig while attending seventh grade at Sportgymnasium Leipzig.[1] In the 2017–18 season he made 19 appearances in the Under 17 Bundesliga, scoring one goal. He also played twice in the play-offs.[2] He also scored one goal the following season, this time playing 20 games in the Under 19 Bundesliga.[3]
On 25 April 2019, Jäkel signed his first professional contract with RB Leipzig.[4] In the 2019–20 season, he captained the Leipzig under-19 team. With them, he appeared in the UEFA Youth League.[5] For the first team, he was included in the squad for the first time on 1 March 2020 against Bayer Leverkusen.[6]
On 14 July 2020, Jäkel was loaned to Oostende for 2 years.[7] Jäkel made his professional debut with Oostende in a 2-1 Belgian First Division A loss to Anderlecht on 15 December 2020.[8]
On 20 June 2022, Jäkel moved on a new loan to Arminia Bielefeld, with an option to buy.[9]
On 1 August 2023, Jäkel was loaned out by RB Leipzig once again for a season, to SV Elversberg in 2. Bundesliga.[10] On 7 June 2024, the loan was extended for the 2024–25 season.[11]
Jäkel gained four caps for the Germany under-18 team. He made seven appearances at under-19 level, including three in the 2020 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification.[12]
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