Ismail Jakobs

Ismail Jakobs
Jakobs with Senegal in 2026
Personal information
Full name Ismail Joshua Jakobs[1]
Date of birth (1999-08-17) 17 August 1999
Place of birth Cologne, Germany
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Galatasaray
Number 4
Youth career
2003–2012 BC Bliesheim
2012–2018 1. FC Köln
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 1. FC Köln II 28 (3)
2019–2021 1. FC Köln 43 (3)
2021–2025 Monaco 84 (1)
2024–2025 → Galatasaray (loan) 17 (0)
2025– Galatasaray 25 (0)
International career‡
2020–2021 Germany U21 9 (0)
2022– Senegal 34 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Germany
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner2021 Hungary-Slovenia
Representing  Senegal
Africa Cup of Nations
Runner-up2025 Morocco
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:54, 17 May 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:38, 2 July 2026 (UTC)

Ismail Joshua Jakobs (born 17 August 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Süper Lig club Galatasaray.[3] Born in Germany, he plays for the Senegal national team.[4]

Club career

1. FC Köln

After starting his career at BC Bliesheim, Jakobs joined the youth academy of 1. FC Köln in 2012. In 2017, having progressed through all of the club's youth sides, he was introduced into Köln's U21 team competing in the fourth-tier Regionalliga West.[5]

Ahead of the 2019–20 season Jakobs was promoted to the club's first team by then manager Achim Beierlorzer. On 8 November 2019, he made his debut appearance in a match against TSG Hoffenheim.[6] On 18 December 2019, Jakobs scored his first goal as a professional in a 2–4 victory against Eintracht Frankfurt.[7] In March 2020, the club announced that Jakobs' contract had been extended until 2022.[8] In October of the same year, he signed a further extension keeping him at Köln until July 2024.[9]

AS Monaco

On 12 July 2021, Jakobs was transferred to Ligue 1 side AS Monaco, where he signed a contract until 2026.[3] He made his debut for the club in a 2–0 win over Sparta Prague in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League on 3 August.

On 7 October 2023, he scored his first goal for Monaco against Stade de Reims during a 3-1 win in Champagne.[10]

Galatasaray

On 2 September 2024, Jakobs joined Turkish Süper Lig club Galatasaray on loan from Monaco, until the end of the 2024–25 season, with an obligation to buy after.[11][12]

International career

On 21 August 2020, Jakobs was nominated for Germany's under-21 national team by manager Stefan Kuntz.[13] He was a member of the squad that won the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[14]

Jakobs was selected for Germany's squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics, however, following his transfer to Monaco, he pulled out at the club's request.[15]

Jakobs made his debut for the Senegal senior national team in 2022, appearing against Bolivia on 24 September.[16] He played in all four of Senegal's matches at the 2022 FIFA World Cup as the nation reached the round of 16 for the first time since its debut in 2002.[17]

In December 2023, he was named in Senegal's squad for the postponed 2023 Africa Cup of Nations held in the Ivory Coast.[18]

On January 18, 2026, he won the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations with Senegal, defeating Morocco 1–0 after extra time.[19] Two months later, the title was withdrawn from Senegal and awarded to Morocco by forfeit. The CAF sanctioned the Senegalese team for leaving the pitch to protest a refereeing decision before returning a few minutes later.

On May 21, 2026, Jakobs was officially selected by Senegal's coach Pape Thiaw from his list of 28 players to participate in the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[20]

Personal life

Born in Germany, Jakobs is Senegalese and French by his father. His mother is German, and he carries her surname. Jakobs holds Senegalese and French nationalities from his father.[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 May 2026[21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1. FC Köln II 2017–18 Regionalliga West 80——80
2018–19 Regionalliga West 173——173
2019–20 Regionalliga West 30——30
Total 283——283
1. FC Köln 2019–20 Bundesliga 20200—202
2020–21 Bundesliga 23121—252
Total 43321—454
Monaco 2021–22 Ligue 1 280506[b]0390
2022–23 Ligue 1 320108[c]0410
2023–24 Ligue 1 22110—231
2024–25 Ligue 1 20——20
Total 841701401051
Galatasaray (loan) 2024–25 Süper Lig 170303[d]0230
Galatasaray 2025–26 Süper Lig 2502012[e]0390
Galatasaray total 42050150620
Career total 19771412902408
  1. ↑ Includes DFB-Pokal, Coupe de France, Turkish Cup
  2. ↑ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 1 July 2026[22]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Senegal 202260
202360
2024100
202540
202680
Total340

Honours

Galatasaray

References

  1. ↑ "Squad List: Men's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020: Germany (GER)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 July 2021. p. 7. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Ismail Jakobs". AS Monaco FC. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Fix: Kölns Jakobs wechselt zur AS Monaco". Kicker (in German). Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  4. 1 2 Kemper, Jürgen; Zenge, Martin (19 December 2019). ""Leistungsprinzip steht im Vordergrund": Striptease & Rekord – so ticken die FC-Bubis". Express.de.
  5. ↑ "Ismail Jakobs". Kicker. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "Nach Remis gegen Augsburg. Die Spieler des 1. FC Köln in der Einzelkritik". Kölnische Rundschau. 30 November 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  7. ↑ "Aus 0:2 mach 4:2 – Kölner Wahnsinn in Frankfurt". Kicker. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  8. ↑ "Jakobs: "Automatische" Vertragsverlängerung in Köln". Kicker. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  9. ↑ "Jakobs verlängert: "Der FC ist mein Verein"". Kicker (in German). Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  10. ↑ "Efficace, Monaco reprend son trône ! - Débrief et NOTES des joueurs (Reims 1-3 ASM)". www.maxifoot.fr (in French). Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  11. ↑ "Ismail Joshua Jakobs'un transferi hakkında". Galatasaray S.K. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  12. ↑ "Galatasaray'a hoş geldin Ismail Jakobs!". Galatasaray S.K. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  13. ↑ "Wirtz, Maina & Co.: Kuntz beruft sieben Neue in die U21". Kicker. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  14. ↑ "Verbandswechsel! U21-Europameister wird Teamkollege von Mane". Sky Deutschland (in German). 18 September 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  15. ↑ "Ismail Jakobs explains decision to withdraw from Germany's Olympics squad". Bulinews. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
  16. ↑ "¡Otro bombazo! Senegal podría dejar fuera de Qatar a su 'Byron Castillo'". La República (in Spanish). 19 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  17. ↑ "Senegal Squad". ESPN UK. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  18. ↑ "Afcon 2023: Senegal and Sadio Mane set for defence of title". BBC Sport Africa. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  19. ↑ J.-F.G. (18 January 2026). "Le Sénégal gagne la CAN : Moussa Niakhaté (OL), l'autre grand vainqueur du jour". Le Progrès (in French).
  20. ↑ "La liste du Sénégal pour la Coupe du Monde 2026 est connue". FIFA (in French). 20 May 2026. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
  21. ↑ "I. Jakobs". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  22. ↑ Ismail Jakobs at National-Football-Teams.com
  23. ↑ "TÜRKİYE'NİN İLK VE TEK BEŞ YILDIZLI ŞAMPİYONU GALATASARAY!" (in Turkish). Galatasaray S.K. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  24. ↑ "ÜST ÜSTE 4. SENE ŞAMPİYON GALATASARAY!". Galatasaray S.K. 9 May 2026. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  25. ↑ "TÜRKİYE KUPASI 19. KEZ GALATASARAY'IN!" (in Turkish). Galatasaray S.K. 14 May 2025. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
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