Jacob Steen Vestergaard Christensen (born 25 June 2001), also known as Jaxe, is a Danish professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays for

1. FC Köln 1. Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e. V., better known as simply 1. FC Köln () or FC Cologne in English language, English, is a German professional association football, football club based in Cologne in North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 ...

in Germany's

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Career

FC Nordsjælland

Christensen played for

Akademisk Boldklub Akademisk Boldklub Gladsaxe (AB) is a Denmark, Danish professional football (soccer), football club from Gladsaxe north of Copenhagen, currently playing at the 3rd highest level of Danish domestic football in the Danish 2nd Division group 1. The ...

(AB) before moving to

FC Nordsjælland Football Club Nordsjælland, commonly known as FC Nordsjælland, Nordsjælland () or FCN, is a professional Danish association football, football team from the North Zealand town of Farum. Founded as ''Farum Boldklub'' from the merger of the to ...

at the age of 12. In preparation for the 2018–19 season, he practiced with the first team. He was later permanently promoted to the first team by head coach

Kasper Hjulmand Kasper Hjulmand (born 9 April 1972) is a Danish Association football, football manager and a former player. He was most recently the head coach for the Denmark national football team, Denmark national team. As a manager, he led FC Nordsjælland ...

. On 15 July 2018, the first matchday of the new season, he made his debut at the age of 17 in a 1–1 draw against

Esbjerg fB Esbjerg forenede Boldklubber (; commonly known as Esbjerg fB or EfB in short) is a Danish professional Association football, football club based in Esbjerg, West Jutland, Jylland, that plays in the Danish 1st Division, 1st division, the sec ...

in the

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, when he came on for Benjamin Hansen in the 73rd minute of the game. On 1 October, he signed a contract extension, keeping him a part of Nordsjælland until 2021. Christensen established himself as a substitute and made 22 league appearances during his first season, in which he did not score. In the following season – 2019–20 – Christensen made his breakthrough as a starter. On 31 August 2019, he scored his first goal in the Superliga in a 2–1 home win over

Hobro IK Hobro Idræts Klub (), commonly referred to as Hobro IK or HIK, is a professional football club based in Hobro, Denmark. The club currently competes in the Danish 1st Division, the second tier of the Danish football league system, and plays its h ...

. During the season, he made 32 league appearances in which he scored one goal.

1.FC Köln

In July 2023, Christensen joined

club 1.FC Köln on a free transfer and signed a contract until 2026. He made his debut for the club in

DFB Pokal The DFB-Pokal (), also known as the German Cup in English, is a German knockout football cup competition held annually by the German Football Association (DFB). Sixty-four teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundes ...

on 14 August 2023 appearing as a substitute against

VfL Osnabrück VfL Osnabrück is a German multi-sport club in Osnabrück, Lower Saxony. It currently fields teams in basketball, gymnastics, swimming, table tennis, and tennis but is by far best known for its Association football, football section. The footba ...

, in a 3-1 win away after extra time for his new club. He made his Bundesliga debut appearing as a substitute in a 1-1 draw on 27 January 2024 away against

VfL Wolfsburg Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg e. V., commonly known as VfL Wolfsburg (), is a German professional sports club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony. The club grew out of a multi-sports club for Volkswagen workers in the city of Wolfsburg. I ...

. He made his first league start for the club in 13 April 2024, away against

Bayern Munich Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), commonly known as Bayern Munich (), FC Bayern () or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. They are most known for their men's professional football team, ...

Career Statistics

Club

Honours

1.FC Koln *

2.Bundesliga The 2. Bundesliga ( ; ) is the second division of professional football in Germany. It was implemented 11 years after the founding of the Fußball-Bundesliga as the new second division for professional football. The 2. Bundesliga is ranked belo ...

: 2024–25

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Christensen, Jacob Steen 2001 births Living people Footballers from Copenhagen Danish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Akademisk Boldklub players FC Nordsjælland players 1. FC Köln players Danish Superliga players Bundesliga players Danish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Danish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Denmark men's youth international footballers Denmark men's under-21 international footballers 21st-century Danish sportsmen