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Ismail Jakobs
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Jakobs playing for Senegal at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
Personal information
Full name Ismail Joshua Jakobs[1]
Date of birth (1999-08-17) 17 August 1999 (age 26)
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)
2024–2025Galatasaray (loan) 17 (0)
2025– Galatasaray 3 (0)
International career
2020–2021 Germany U21 9 (0)
2022– Senegal 23 (0)
Medal record
Representing File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner 2021 Hungary-Slovenia
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:21, 30 May 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:18, 6 June 2025 (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.

Club career

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1. FC Köln

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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.[4]

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.[5] On 18 December 2019, Jakobs scored his first goal as a professional in a 2–4 victory against Eintracht Frankfurt.[6] In March 2020, the club announced that Jakobs' contract had been extended until 2022.[7] In October of the same year, he signed a further extension keeping him at Köln until July 2024.[8]

AS Monaco

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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.[9]

Galatasaray

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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.[10][11]

International career

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On 21 August 2020, Jakobs was nominated for Germany's under-21 national team by manager Stefan Kuntz.[12] He was a member of the squad that won the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[13]

Jakobs made his debut for the Senegal senior national team in 2022, appearing against Bolivia on 24 September.[14] 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.[15]

In December 2023, he was named in Senegal's squad for the postponed 2023 Africa Cup of Nations held in the Ivory Coast.[16]

Personal life

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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.[17]

Career statistics

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As of match played 30 May 2025[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1. FC Köln II 2017–18 Regionalliga West 8 0 8 0
2018–19 Regionalliga West 17 3 17 3
2019–20 Regionalliga West 3 0 3 0
Total 28 3 28 3
1. FC Köln 2019–20 Bundesliga 20 2 0 0 20 2
2020–21 Bundesliga 23 1 2 1 25 2
Total 43 3 2 1 45 4
Monaco 2021–22 Ligue 1 28 0 5 0 6[b] 0 39 0
2022–23 Ligue 1 32 0 1 0 8[c] 0 41 0
2023–24 Ligue 1 22 1 1 0 23 1
2024–25 Ligue 1 2 0 2 0
Total 84 1 7 0 14 0 105 1
Galatasaray (loan) 2024–25 Süper Lig 17 0 3 0 3[d] 0 23 0
Galatasaray 2025–26 Süper Lig 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Total 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Career total 176 7 12 1 17 0 205 8
  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

International

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As of match played 6 June 2025[19]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Senegal 2022 6 0
2023 6 0
2024 10 0
2025 1 0
Total 23 0

Honours

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Galatasaray

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