Róaldur Jakobsen | |
Birth Date: | 23 January 1991 |
Birth Place: | Tórshavn, Faroe Islands |
Height: | 180cm |
Position: | Midfielder |
Currentclub: | B36 Tórshavn |
Years1: | 2007–2018 |
Clubs1: | B36 Tórshavn |
Caps1: | 307 |
Goals1: | 56 |
Nationalyears1: | 2007 |
Nationalteam1: | Faroe Islands U17 |
Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2008 |
Nationalteam2: | Faroe Islands U19 |
Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Nationalyears3: | 2008–2012 |
Nationalteam3: | Faroe Islands U21 |
Nationalcaps3: | 14[1] |
Nationalgoals3: | 2 |
Nationalyears4: | 2014–2017 |
Nationalteam4: | Faroe Islands |
Nationalcaps4: | 6 |
Nationalgoals4: | 1 |
Club-Update: | 14 October 2017 |
Ntupdate: | 14 October 2017 |
Róaldur Jakobsen (born 23 January 1991) is a retired Faroese international footballer who played for B36 Torshavn, as a midfielder.
Róaldur Jakobsen played club football for B36.[2] He has won the Faroese championship with B36 Tórshavn three times, in 2011, 2014 and 2015.
He made his international debut for Faroe Islands in 2014[2] and scored his first goal against Hungary, one year later on 8 October 2015.
In 2017-18 B36 Tórshavn won two epic cup matches against the local rivals HB Tórshavn, playing 9 against 11 for 40-50 minutes. In the first 9/11 match B36 was 1-2 down in extended time, but then Róaldur Jacobsen took action. First he equalized on a direct freekick, bringing B36 ahead on aggregate. And in the last minute he scored the goal of his career from 72 meters.[3]
Róaldur Jakobsen retired from football in 2019 because of cronical injuries.
Scores and results list Faroe Islands' goal tally first.[2]