Jacob Toppel Schoop (born 23 December 1988) is a Danish

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Schoop began his career with lower league

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sides Tarup-Paarup and B1909, before switching to FC Fyn in January 2008 after having a strong debut season for the B1909 first team in the Denmark Series. As a youth, Schoop had been offered a three-year contract with a team in the

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, but had turned it down in order to finish his education in Denmark. In the summer of 2011, Schoop moved to Odense Boldklub (OB) from FC Fyn. He made nine appearances in the spring of 2012. On 14 April 2015, Schoop signed for

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ic side KR Reykjavík. In July 2016, Schoop moved to

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. Before the 2017–18 season, coach Adolfo Sormani named Schoop the captain of

. On 27 January 2022, Schoop made a surprising move to

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club FC Helsingør, where he signed a deal until June 2023. The contract was later extended with one year. After a season that ended in relegation for Helsingør, Schoop's contract was set to expire in the summer of 2024 and he left the club. On 8 July 2024, newly-relegated

side Næstved Boldklub confirmed that they had brought in Schoop in a flexible role where he would both play and coach at the club's sports college.NÆSTVED BOLDKLUB HENTER JACOB SCHOOP
naestvedboldklub.dk, 8 July 2024

References

External links

Official Danish Superliga player statistics
at danskfodbold.com * 1988 births Place of birth missing (living people) Living people Danish men's footballers Tarup-Paarup IF players FC Fyn players Odense Boldklub players Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur players Vejle Boldklub players FC Helsingør players Næstved Boldklub players Danish Superliga players Danish 1st Division players Danish 2nd Division players Úrvalsdeild karla (football) players Danish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Iceland Danish expatriate sportspeople in Iceland Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Odense 21st-century Danish sportsmen {{Denmark-footy-midfielder-stub