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Jakob Glesnes
Glesnes with Philadelphia Union in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth
(1994-03-25) 25 March 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth
Sotra, Norway
Height
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s)
Defender
Team information
Current team
Philadelphia Union
Number
5
Youth career
Skogsvåg
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
2010
Hald
2010–2015
Fyllingsdalen
83
(7)
2015–2016
Åsane
14
(0)
2016
Sarpsborg 08
14
(0)
2016–2019
Strømsgodset
98
(3)
2020–
Philadelphia Union
113
(5)
International career
2011
Norway U17
4
(0)
2016
Norway U21
3
(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 July 2023
Jakob Glesnes (born 25 March 1994) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a defender for the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer.
^"Jakob Glesnes". Philadelphia Union. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
JakobGlesnes (born 25 March 1994) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a defender for the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer. He...
December 1, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2021. "Philadelphia Union's JakobGlesnes named 2022 MLS Defender of the Year". Major League Soccer. October 19...
his third MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Award, and Glesnes was named the Defender of the Year. Blake, Glesnes, Wagner, and Gazdag, all of whom tied for second-most...
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original on June 7, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2021. "Philadelphia Union's JakobGlesnes wins AT&T Goal of the Week for Week 9 (sic) stunner". MLSsoccer.com...
November 3, 2022. Retrieved November 1, 2022. "Philadelphia Union's JakobGlesnes named 2022 MLS Defender of the Year". Major League Soccer. October 19...
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Archived from the original on 2016-09-17. Retrieved 17 August 2016. "Glesnes klar for Strømsgodset". www.sarpsborg08.no (in Norwegian). Sarpsborg 08...
Union had announced new contract agreements for starting centerbacks JakobGlesnes and Jack Elliott, keeping both with the club through the 2024 season...
Jonathan Tannenwald (January 31, 2020). "Union sign Norwegian centerback JakobGlesnes to be Mark McKenzie's backup". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved...
Real (HGP) 3 DF ENG Jack Elliott 4 DF SCO Stuart Findlay 5 DF NOR JakobGlesnes 6 MF HUN Daniel Gazdag 7 FW BRA Matheus Davó (on loan from Corinthians)...
Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016. "Glesnes klar for Strømsgodset". www.sarpsborg08.no (in Norwegian). Sarpsborg 08...
Blindheim, football manager. 20 March – Silje Waade, handballer. 25 March – JakobGlesnes, footballer. 29 March – Fredrik Sjølstad, footballer. 7 April – Maria...
Morten Sætra RB 26 Lars Christopher Vilsvik 82' CB 2 Mounir Hamoud CB 5 JakobGlesnes (c) LB 3 Jonathan Parr CM 6 Henning Hauger CM 7 Herman Stengel 82'...
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