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Jakob Glesnes

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Born
1994 (30 years old)

Birth Place
Bergen, Norway

Position
Defender

Status
Active

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Height
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)

Weight
84 kg

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Sport
Soccer

Team
Philadelphia Union

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American Major League Soccer

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Jakob Glesnes (born 25 March 1994) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a defender for the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer.

Career
Early career
He hails from Steinsland in Sund and started his career in local Skogsvåg IL. In 2010, he started playing regular senior football as he transferred to Hald. After half a season he went on to Løv-Ham, which was soon merged to form FK Fyllingsdalen. He stayed with Fyllingsdalen until the summer of 2015, when he stepped up one tier to First Division club Åsane.

Sarpsborg 08
Glesnes had been on trial with multiple clubs domestic and abroad, including Liverpool FC, FC København, Brann, Sogndal, Hønefoss, Lillestrøm and Nest-Sotra. In 2016, he finally joined a first-tier club, Sarpsborg 08, and made his first-tier debut in March 2016 against Haugesund.

Philadelphia Union
On 31 January 2020, Glesnes moved to the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer. Glesnes made headlines with his first goal for the Union, scoring a free kick from over 35 yards from goal against Los Angeles FC.

On 20 June 2021, Glesnes scored a late equalizer from well outside the 18-yard box to secure a 2-2 draw vs. Atlanta United. In the first round of the 2021 MLS Cup Playoffs on November 20, he scored a long-distance screamer in the 123rd minute versus the New York Red Bulls to seal a 1–0 victory and send the Union to the Eastern Conference semifinals. On December 8, 2021, Glesnes signed a new, multi-year contract extension with the Union through the 2024 season.


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2 appearances in the current 2024 Season


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MLS All-Star
2023-06-27


MLS Team Of The Week
2023-04-03


MLS Best XI
2022-11-02


MLS Defender Of The Year
2022-10-19


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