Jakob Vester
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jakob Vester Nielsen | ||
| Date of birth | 28 December 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Sevel, Vinderup, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sandefjord | ||
| Number | 37 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | FS Holstebro | ||
| 2020–2023 | FK Viborg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2025 | Viborg FF | 56 | (8) |
| 2025– | Sandefjord | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Denmark U-19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Denmark U-20 | 8 | (2) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:56, 4 April 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:12, 8 September 2025 (UTC) | |||
Jakob Vester Nielsen (born 28 December 2004) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eliteserien club Sandefjord.
Career
[edit]Viborg
[edit]Vester joined Viborg FF from FS Holstebro in the summer 2020.[1] 17-year old Vester made his official first team debut for Viborg FF on 31 August 2022, in a cup match against Viby IF.[2] Around two months later, in early November 2022, Vester extended his deal with Viborg until June 2024.[3] On 12 March 2023, Vester made his official debut in the Danish Superliga when he was in the starting lineup in an unfamiliar position at right back against FC Nordsjælland, which ended 1–1. He made four more appearances until the end of the season.[4] He made four more appearances until the end of the season.
In early July 2023, Vester suffered a crack in the outer bone of his foot, also known as a fatigue fracture, and missed the entire season.[5] Viborg confirmed on 29 September 2023, that Vester had extended his contract until June 2027.[6]
Vester got off to a fast start in the 2024–25 season, scoring four goals in the first five league games of the season.[7]
Sandefjord
[edit]Vester was sold to Norwegian club Sandefjord on 31 December 2025, ending his five year tenure with Viborg.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 22 March 2026[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Viborg | 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25 | Danish Superliga | 25 | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | 32 | 4 | ||
| 2025–26 | Danish Superliga | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 20 | 2 | ||
| Total | 56 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 8 | ||
| Sandefjord | 2026 | Eliteserien | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career Total | 58 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 8 | ||
- ↑ Includes Danish Cup
References
[edit]- ↑ Bøss, Jesper (4 June 2021). "To unge talenter skriver med Viborg FF" [Two young talents sign with Viborg FF] (in Danish). Viborg FF. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ↑ VIBY VS. VIBORG 0 - 7, soccerway.com, 31 August 2023
- ↑ Strægaard, Morten Munk (3 November 2022). "Superligaklub forlænger kontrakten med Sevel-knægt frem til sommeren 2024" [Superliga club extends contract with Sevel boy until summer 2024]. Holstebro Struer Dagbladet (in Danish). Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ↑ "Debutanten Vester: En ubeskrivelig følelse" [Debutant Vester: An indescribable feeling] (in Danish). Viborg FF. 12 March 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ↑ Mielcke, Thomas (8 July 2023). "Skade holder Viborg FF-talent ude af opstarten og Superliga-begyndelsen" [Injury keeps Viborg FF talent out of the start and the start of the Superliga]. Viborg Folkeblad (in Danish). Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ↑ "VFF og Vester forlænger samarbejdet" [VFF and Vester extend cooperation] (in Danish). Viborg FF. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ↑ Haugaard, Mads Artmann (26 August 2024). "Far kontaktede klubben - nu er han en stor Viborg-profil" [Dad contacted the club - now he is a big Viborg player]. TV 2 (in Danish). TV Midtvest. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ↑ Bech, Malthe (31 December 2025). "Viborg sælger Jakob Vester". Bold (in Danish). Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ↑ Jakob Vester at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
External links
[edit]- Jakob Vester at Soccerway
- Jakob Vester national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Danish men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Men's association football wingers
- Denmark men's youth international footballers
- Viborg FF players
- Sandefjord Fotball players
- Danish Superliga players
- 21st-century Danish sportsmen
- Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in Norway