Christian Høgni Jacobsen

Christian Høgni Jacobsen

Personal information
Date of birth	12 May 1980 (1980-05-12) (age 31)
Place of birth	Faroe Islands
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Midfielder / Striker
Club information
Current club	NSÍ
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1997–2001	NSÍ Runavík	43	(17)
2001–2002	Esbjerg fB	3	(0)
2001–2002	Vejle BK	10	(0)
2002	NSÍ	5	(0)
2002–2004	Vejle BK	37	(9)
2005–2006	NSÍ	52	(36)
2007–2008	HB Tórshavn	17	(5)
2007	→ NSÍ (loan)	9	(5)
2008–2009	AB	1	(1)
2009–	NSÍ	39	(31)
National team‡
2001–	Faroe Islands	51	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 February 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 September 2011

Christian Høgni Jacobsen (born on 12 May 1980) is a Faroese football striker, currently playing for NSÍ Runavík.

Club career

He made his debut in Faroese football with NSÍ Runavík in the 1997 season and later moved abroad to play for Danish sides Esbjerg fB and Vejle BK before returning to the Faroe Islands in 2004. He played for NSÍ in 2005 and 2006, in 2007 he played for HB Tórshavn the first half and for NSÍ Runavík in the second half of the season. In 2008 he played for HB Tórshavn and in 2009 and 2010 he played for NSÍ Runavík.

Winner of the Golden Boot 2010, 2006 and 2005

Christian Høgni Jacobsen scored 22 goals in Vodafonedeildin in 2010 and won the golden boot for being the top scorer that year together with Arnbjørn Hansen from EB/Streymur.^[1] Jacobsen won the golden boot in 2005 and 2006. Both years he scored 18 goals for NSÍ.^[2]

International career

Høgni Jacobsen made his debut for the Faroe Islands in a January 2001 friendly match against Sweden, coming on as a substitute for Todi Jónsson. He has collected 50 caps since, scoring 2 goals. ^[3]

International goals

Scores and results list Faroe Islands' goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	24 March 2001	Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg	Luxembourg	2–0	2–0	2002 WC Qualifying
2.	21 August 2002	Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands	Liechtenstein	1–1	3–1	Friendly

References

1. ^ FaroeSoccer.com, the website is in Faroese, you need to chose the year 2010 and "Mál" which means "Goals".
2. ^ Faroe Islands - List of topscorers - RSSSF
3. ^ Faroe Islands - Record International Players - RSSSF

External links

• National football teams profile

Persondata
Name	Jacobsen, Christian Hogni
Alternative names
Short description	Faroese footballer
Date of birth	12 May 1980
Place of birth	Faroe Islands
Date of death
Place of death