Jacob Steen Christensen
Danish footballer (born 2001)
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Jacob Steen Vestergaard Christensen (born 25 June 2001), also known as Jaxe, is a Danish professional footballer who plays for Molde in Norwegian Eliteserien.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jacob Steen Vestergaard Christensen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 June 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Molde | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| AB | |||
| 2012–2018 | Nordsjælland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2023 | Nordsjælland | 141 | (1) |
| 2023–2025 | 1. FC Köln | 7 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | 1. FC Köln II | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | Molde | 16 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Denmark U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Denmark U17 | 7 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Denmark U19 | 12 | (0) |
| 2019 | Denmark U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | Denmark U20 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:22, 12 December 2021 (UTC) | |||
Career
FC Nordsjælland
Christensen played for Akademisk Boldklub (AB) before moving to FC Nordsjælland at the age of 12.[2] In preparation for the 2018–19 season, he practiced with the first team.[2] He was later permanently promoted to the first team by head coach Kasper Hjulmand.[3]
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 in the Danish Superliga, when he came on for Benjamin Hansen in the 73rd minute of the game.[4][5][6] On 1 October, he signed a contract extension, keeping him a part of Nordsjælland until 2021.[7] Christensen established himself as a substitute and made 22 league appearances during his first season, in which he did not score.[8]
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.[9] During the season, he made 32 league appearances in which he scored one goal.[8]
1. FC Köln
In July 2023, Christensen joined Bundesliga club 1.FC Köln on a free transfer and signed a contract until 2026.[10] He made his debut for the club in DFB Pokal on 14 August 2023 appearing as a substitute against VfL Osnabrück, in a 3-1 win away after extra time for his new club.[11] He made his Bundesliga debut appearing as a substitute in a 1-1 draw on 27 January 2024 away against VfL Wolfsburg.[12] He made his first league start for the club on 13 April 2024, away against Bayern Munich.[13]
Molde
On 1 September 2025, Christensen signed a contract with Molde in Norway until the end of 2028.[14]
Career statistics
- As of match played 20 April 2024[15]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nordsjælland | 2018–19 | Danish Superliga | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Danish Superliga | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | Danish Superliga | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 30 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 37 | 1 | |||
| Total | 141 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 155 | 2 | |||
| 1. FC Köln | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 1. FC Köln II | 2023–24 | Regionalliga West | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 150 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 165 | 2 | |||
- Includes Danish Cup, DFB-Pokal
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
1.FC Koln