Christian Høgni Jacobsen

Christian Høgni Jacobsen
Personal information
Date of birth	May 12 1980 (1980-05-12) (age 27)
Place of birth	Faroe Islands
Height	1,83 m.
Playing position	midfielder or striker
Club information
Current club	NSÍ Runavík
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997-2001 2001-2002 2001-2002 2002 2002-2004 2005-2006 2007 2007	NSÍ Runavík Esbjerg fB Vejle BK NSÍ Vejle BK NSÍ HB Tórshavn NSÍ	43 (17) 3 (0) 10 (0) 5 (0) 37 (9) 52 (36)
National team2
2001-present	Faroe Islands	36 (2)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 November 2007. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 24 October 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Christian Høgni Jacobsen (born on 12 May 1980) is a Faroese football striker, currently playing for Faroe Islands Premier League Football team 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. In 2005 and 2006 he became league top goalscorer with 18 goals in both seasons.^[1]

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 36 caps since, scoring 2 goals. ^[2]

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. ^ Faroe Islands - List of topscorers - RSSSF
2. ^ Faroe Islands - Record International Players - RSSSF

External links

• National football teams profile