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(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Viborg FF | ||
| Number | 37 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | FS Holstebro | ||
| 2020–2023 | FK Viborg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Viborg FF | 56 | (8) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Denmark U-19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Denmark U-20 | 8 | (2) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:00, 7 December 2025 (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 or right winger for Danish Superliga club Viborg FF.
Career
[edit | edit source]Viborg FF
[edit | edit source]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]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]- As of match played 7 December 2025[8]
| 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 | — | 62 | 4 | ||
| 2025–26 | Danish Superliga | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 19 | 2 | ||
| Career Total | 56 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 8 | ||
- ^ Includes Danish Cup
References
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- ^ VIBY VS. VIBORG 0 - 7, soccerway.com, 31 August 2023
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Jakob Vester at SoccerwayLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Jakob Vester national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)Lua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
