Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jacob Steen Vestergaard Christensen [1] | ||
Date of birth | 25 June 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | 1. FC Köln | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
AB | |||
2012–2018 | Nordsjælland | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2018–2023 | Nordsjælland | 141 | (1) |
2023– | 1. FC Köln | 6 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2017 | Denmark U16 | 3 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Denmark U17 | 7 | (0) |
2018–2020 | Denmark U19 | 12 | (0) |
2019– | Denmark U21 | 1 | (0) |
2021– | Denmark U20 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:53, 24 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:22, 12 December 2021 (UTC) |
Jacob Steen Vestergaard Christensen (born 25 June 2001), also known as Jaxe, is a Danish professional footballer who plays for 1. FC Köln in Germany's Bundesliga.
Christensen played for Akademisk Boldklub (AB) before moving to FC Nordsjælland at the age of 12. [2] In preparation for the 2018–19 season, he practiced with the first team. [2] He was later permanently promoted to the first team by head coach Kasper Hjulmand. [3]
On 15 July 2018, the first matchday of the new season, he made his debut at the age of 17 in a 1–1 draw against Esbjerg fB in the Danish Superliga, when he came on for Benjamin Hansen in the 73rd minute of the game. [4] [5] [6] On 1 October, he signed a contract extension, keeping him a part of Nordsjælland until 2021. [7] Christensen established himself as a substitute and made 22 league appearances during his first season, in which he did not score. [8]
In the following season – 2019–20 – Christensen made his breakthrough as a starter. On 31 August 2019, he scored his first goal in the Superliga in a 2–1 home win over Hobro IK. [9] During the season, he made 32 league appearances in which he scored one goal. [8] In July 2023, Christensen joined Bundesliga club 1.FC Köln on a free transfer and signed a contract until 2026. [10]