Jakob Glesnes (born 25 March 1994) is a Norwegian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
defender for the
Philadelphia Union
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of
Major League Soccer
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.
Club career
Early career
He hails from Steinsland in
Sund Sund may refer to:
Places
In northern Europe, there are more than a hundred straits named ''Sund'', see: Sound (geography).
*Sund, Ã…land, a municipality in Finland
* Sund, Norway, a former municipality in Vestland county, Norway
* Sund, Flakstad, ...
and started his career in local Skogsvåg IL. In 2010, he started playing regular senior football as he transferred to Hald FK. After half a season he went on to
Løv-Ham, which was soon merged to form
FK Fyllingsdalen
FK Fyllingsdalen is a football club from Fyllingsdalen, a borough in the Norwegian city of Bergen. The club is a result of a merge between the two football clubs Fyllingen and Løv-Ham.
In 2011, the last season before the merge, Løv-Ham pla ...
. He stayed with Fyllingsdalen until the summer of 2015, when he stepped up one tier to First Division club
Ã…sane
Ã…sane is a borough of the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. The borough makes up the northern part of the city, north of the city centre.
Ã…sane is connected to downtown Bergen by the E16/ E39 highway. The E16 highway continues on ...
.
Sarpsborg 08
Glesnes had been on trial with multiple clubs domestic and abroad, including
Liverpool FC
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,
FC København
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,
Brann,
Sogndal
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,
Hønefoss
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Hønefoss is a town and the administrative center of the municipality of Ringerike in Buskerud county, Norway. Hønefoss is an industrial center of inner Østlandet, containing several factories and other industry. As of 1 January 2022 ...
,
Lillestrøm
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and
Nest-Sotra
Nest-Sotra Fotball is a Norwegian association football club from Sotra, Hordaland. In 2020, their elite license was taken over by the new club Øygarden FK, which is a cooperation between Øygarden clubs Nordre Fjell, Sund SK, Skogsvåg IL, Telav ...
. In 2016, he finally joined a first-tier club,
Sarpsborg 08
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, and made his first-tier debut in March 2016 against Haugesund.
Strømsgodset
In March 2017, Glesnes was named
captain
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for
Strømsgodset
Strømsgodset is a former municipality in Vestfold county (from 1964 Buskerud county) in Norway which is today a part of the city of Drammen.
History
Strømsgodset was originally a small rural annex to the city parish of Bragernes (Drammen). ...
. He scored his first goal for the club on 29 May 2017.
Philadelphia Union
On 31 January 2020, Glesnes moved to the
Philadelphia Union
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of
Major League Soccer
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. Glesnes made headlines with his first goal for the Union, scoring a free kick from over 35 yards from goal against
Los Angeles FC
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.
On 20 June 2021, Glesnes scored a late equalizer from well outside the 18-yard box to secure a 2–2 draw vs.
Atlanta United
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. In the first round of the
2021 MLS Cup Playoffs on 20 November, he scored a long-distance screamer in the 123rd minute versus the
New York Red Bulls
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to seal a 1–0 victory and send the Union to the Eastern Conference semifinals. On 8 December 2021, Glesnes signed a new, multi-year contract extension with the Union through the 2024 season.
On 19 October 2022, Glesnes was awarded the
MLS Defender of the Year Award
The Major League Soccer Defender of the Year Award is an annual award handed out to the top defender in Major League Soccer annually since the league's inception in 1996. , becoming the first Philadelphia Union defender to win the award.
International career
In November 2016, Glesnes played for the
Norway national under-21 team for
2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
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.
In October 2019, he was selected for the
Norway national team for the first time.
Career statistics
Club
Honours
Philadelphia Union
*
Supporters' Shield
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:
2020
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MLS Cup
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runner-up:
2022
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Individual
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MLS All-Star
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:
2022
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,
2023
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MLS Defender of the Year
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Major League Soccer (MLS) is a professional Association football, soccer league in North America and the highest lev ...
:
2022
The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...
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MLS Best XI
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Winners
Appearances by player
The following players ...
:
2022
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References
External links
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1994 births
Living people
People from Sund, Norway
Norwegian men's footballers
21st-century Norwegian sportsmen
Løv-Ham Fotball players
Ã…sane Fotball players
Sarpsborg 08 FF players
Strømsgodset Toppfotball players
Philadelphia Union players
Norwegian First Division players
Eliteserien players
Men's association football defenders
Norwegian expatriate men's footballers
Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Major League Soccer players
Footballers from Vestland