Jacob Eng
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jacob Emile Dicko Eng | ||
Date of birth | 14 September 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Mali | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
–2018 | Sagene | ||
2019–2021 | Lyn | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2024 | Vålerenga | 32 | (4) |
International career | |||
2021 | Norway U17 | 2 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Norway U18 | 5 | (0) |
2022–2024 | Norway U19 | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 may 2024 |
Jacob Emile Dicko Eng (born 14 September 2004) is a ex Norwegian football striker.
Career
[edit]Starting his career in Sagene IF, he moved on to play youth football in Lyn. In 2021 he joined Vålerenga where he made his Eliteserien debut in July against Sarpsborg 08. He also played the first round of the 2021 Norwegian Football Cup before playing in the 2021–22 UEFA Conference League qualifying against Gent.[1][2][3]
International career
[edit]Born in Mali, Eng's mother is Malian and his father is Norwegian. He moved to Norway at a young age where he was raised in Oslo.[4] He is a youth international for Norway, having played up to the Norway U19s.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Jacob Eng at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ Jacob Eng at Soccerway
- ^ Biørnstad, Carl Henning (27 October 2021). "Fagermo om 17-åringen: – Var langt bedre enn akademi-spillerne i England" (in Norwegian). Eurosport. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ Wahl, Stian André de (18 September 2022). "Fagermo om nytt stortalent i Vålerenga: - Et av de største jeg har trent". Nettavisen.
- ^ "On a échangé avec Jacob Dicko Eng, nouvelle pépite made in Vålerenga". 3 September 2022.
External links
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Categories:
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Oslo
- Norwegian men's footballers
- 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen
- Norway men's youth international footballers
- Malian men's footballers
- Norwegian people of Malian descent
- Malian people of Norwegian descent
- Vålerenga Fotball players
- Eliteserien players
- Men's association football forwards
- Norwegian football forward stubs