Jacob Steen Christensen

Jacob Steen Christensen (born 25 June 2001), simply known as Jaxe, is a Danish professional footballer who plays for FC Nordsjælland in the Danish Superliga.[1]

Jaxe
Personal information
Full name Jacob Steen Christensen
Date of birth (2001-06-25) 25 June 2001
Place of birth Copenhagen, Denmark
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Nordsjælland
Number 6
Youth career
AB
2012–2018 Nordsjælland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Nordsjælland 58 (1)
National team‡
2017 Denmark U16 3 (0)
2017–2018 Denmark U17 7 (0)
2018– Denmark U19 4 (0)
2020– Denmark U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:03, 8 October 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:27, 21 April 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Jaxe 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] Jaxe established himself as a substitute and made 22 league appearances during his first season, in which he did not score.[1]

In the following season – 2019–20 – Jaxe 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.[8] During the season, he made 32 league appearances in which he scored one goal.[1]

References
  1. "Denmark - J. Christensen - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  2. "Clinton og 'Jaxe' med Superligaen på træningslejr". fcn.dk (in Danish). FC Nordsjælland. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  3. Møller Karlsen, Nanna (14 July 2018). "Unge kræfter i FCN-trup - ingen Amon". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  4. "FC Nordsjælland - Esbjerg fB". danskfodbold.com. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  5. "Nordsjælland vs. Esbjerg". us.soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  6. "17-årige Jaxe fik debut: En stor drøm - FC Nordsjælland". FC Nordsjælland. 15 July 2018.
  7. "Kontraktforlængelse til Jacob Steen Christensen". fcn.dk (in Danish). FC Nordsjælland]]. 1 October 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  8. "Highlights: FC Nordsjælland - Hobro IK: 2-1". fcn.dk (in Danish). FC Nordsjælland. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
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