Emil Riis Jakobsen

Emil Riis Jakobsen (born 24 June 1998) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Preston North End.

Emil Riis Jakobsen
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-06-24) 24 June 1998[1]
Place of birth Hobro, Denmark
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Preston North End
Number 19
Youth career
Randers
2015-2018 Derby County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Derby County 0 (0)
2018 → VVV-Venlo (loan) 3 (0)
2018–2020 Randers 59 (14)
2020– Preston North End 106 (47)
International career
2013–2014 Denmark U16 6 (1)
2014 Denmark U17 2 (0)
2017 Denmark U19 2 (1)
2018 Denmark U20 1 (1)
2020 Denmark U21 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 March 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Early years

Riis joined the youth academy of Randers at the age of 14. He went on to become the top-scorer of the under-17 team by scoring 24 goals in the youth league. After two trials, he joined the youth team of English club Derby County in July 2015.[2] After joining the club, he was assigned to the under-18 team.[3] He further progressed on to play for the under-23 team and scored 11 goals as his side gained the Premier League 2 Division 1 status.[1]

In December 2017, Riis trialled with Dutch club VVV-Venlo.[4] On 11 January 2018, he joined the club on a loan deal till the end of the season.[5] He made his debut on 17 March 2018, where he came on as a 68th minute substitute for Romeo Castelen in a 3–0 away loss to PSV.[6] He made two more appearances in the Eredivisie during the spring.

Randers

On 13 June 2018, it was announced that Riis would return to Randers FC, where he signed a three-year contract.[7] In the 2018–19 season, his first season in the top Danish Superliga, he played regularly, but was not always a starter. During the season, Riis also made appearances for the reserve team. After 19 appearances for the first team, in which he scored three goals, Randers finished in eighth place of the league table during the regular season, and thereby qualified for Group 2 in the relegation round, in which the club made play-offs for European football as group winners. Riis was utilised in all matches and scored the 1–0 winner in a game against Hobro IK.[8] In the play-offs, Randers reached the third and decisive qualifying round, where they eventually lost 4–2 to Brøndby who qualified for UEFA Europa League participation.[9]

In the 2019–20 season, Riis was able to establish himself in the starting lineup. In the regular season, he scored 5 goals in 29 appearances.[10] Randers ended in 7th place and again qualified for the relegation round,[11] in which Riis scored three goals and again helped his club to European play-offs. There, Randers were knocked out by OB (2–1; 0–2).[12]

Preston North End

On 1 October 2020, Riis signed a four-year contract with English Championship club Preston North End for an undisclosed fee,[13] believed to be around DKK 10 million.[14] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 win over Reading on 4 November 2020.[15]

Riis started the 2021–22 season in fine form, scoring five goals in all competitions during August. His goalscoring form continued, scoring 16 goals in all competitions by the end of January 2022, including an audacious 96th minute equalising volley against Bristol City on 29 January 2022, winning further plaudits for his goalscoring ability.[16]

International career

Riis has been capped by the Denmark under-16, under-17 and under-21 team.[2]

He was called up to the senior Denmark squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against the Faroe Islands and Scotland on 12 and 15 November 2021, respectively. He was on the bench against Scotland.[17]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played on 5 November 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
VVV-Venlo (loan) 2017–18[10] Eredivisie 3000——30
Randers 2018–19[10] Danish Superliga 25421—5[lower-alpha 3]0325
2019–20[10] Danish Superliga 31842—2[lower-alpha 3]13711
2020–21[10] Danish Superliga 3200——32
Total 621463—717518
Preston North End 2020–21[10] Championship 3821100—393
2021–22[10] Championship 44171044—4920
2022–23[10] Championship 2150020—225
Total 102232164—11028
Career total 1643784647118546
  1. Includes KNVB Cup, Danish Cup, FA Cup
  2. Includes EFL Cup
  3. Appearances in Superliga European play-offs

References
  1. "Emil Riis Jakobsen". Derby County F.C. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  2. "Randers FC' Emil Riis skifter til engelsk fodbold [Randers FC 'Emil Riis switches to English football]" (in Danish). Amtsavisen. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  3. "17-årig Derby-dansker: Scorede så mange mål, at de blev nødt til at købe mig [17-year-old Derby Dane: scored so many goals that they had to buy me]" (in Danish). D Bold. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  4. "Emil Riis Jakobsen op proef bij VVV-Venlo [Emil Riis Jakobsen on trial at VVV-Venlo]" (in Dutch). Venlonaren. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  5. "Derby County transfer news: Rams forward moves on loan to Holland". Derby Telegraph. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  6. Jensen, Kenneth (20 March 2018). "Dansker fik debut i Holland: Nu overvejer han fremtiden" (in Danish). Tipsbladet. Retrieved 1 October 2020. Den 19-årige angriber Emil Riis Jakobsen kom ind for hollandske VVV-Venlo, der tabte med 0-3 ude mod PSV i weekenden.
  7. "Emil Riis vender hjem til Randers FC". www.randersfc.dk (in Danish). Randers FC. 13 June 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  8. "Randers tager ny snæver sejr over Hobro i chanceorgie". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV 2. 19 April 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2020. Fredagens kamp var blot seks minutter gammel, da Emil Riis bragte hjemmeholdet foran. Angriberen var for hurtig for Hobros midterforsvar og sparkede let bolden i mål.
  9. Ritzau (31 May 2019). "Storslået Brøndby-comeback sikrer Europa-billet - se alle målene her". tv3sport.dk (in Danish). TV3 Sport. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  10. "E. Riis". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  11. "Randers og Horsens vælger hurtigste vej til overlevelse" (in Danish). Bornholms Tidende. 7 June 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  12. "Randers sendt på sommerferie: OB videre i Europa playoff". www.dr.dk (in Danish). DR. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  13. "Emil Riis Jakobsen: "It Is A Dream Come True"". pnefc.net. Preston North End. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  14. Abolhosseini, Farzam (1 October 2020). "B.T. afslører: Superliga-profilen Emil Riis er solgt til Preston". www.bt.dk (in Danish). B.T. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  15. "Reading 0-3 Preston North End". BBC. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  16. BBC. "Emil Riis Jakobsen rescues Preston". BBC Sport. BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  17. "Scotland 2-0 Denmark". BBC. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
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