Rógvi Jacobsen

Rógvi Jacobsen
Personal information
Date of birth	5 March 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	Klaksvík, Faroe Islands
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1996–2000	KÍ Klaksvík
2001–2004	HB Tórshavn
2005	KR Reykjavík
2005–2006	SønderjyskE
2006	KR Reykjavík
2006–2007	HB Tórshavn
2008	IL Hødd
2008	KÍ Klaksvík
2009–2010	ÍF Fuglafjørður
Total
International career
1994	Faroe Islands U-17
1996–1997	Faroe Islands U-19
1999–2009	Faroe Islands
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rógvi Jacobsen (born 5 March 1979) is a former Faroese footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He is the all-time top scorer of the Faroe Islands national football team alongside Klæmint Olsen.

Club career

Jacobsen was born in Klaksvík. He played at semi-professional level for Icelandic team KR Reykjavík and Danish side SønderjyskE.

In August 2007, he went on a trial to Carlisle United. The trial did not end with a permanent contract so he continued playing with HB. In 2008, he signed a professional contract with Norwegian First Division side IL Hødd.

International career

Jacobsen made his debut for Faroe Islands in an August 1999, in a friendly match against Iceland. He is known for having scored a Faroese goal in the 2–1 home loss to the World Champions Italy. On 21 November 2007, he scored his 10th goal for the Faroese national team, in a 3–1 away loss to Italy, hence breaking Todi Jónsson's record, and became all-time leading scorer of his country.^[1] He has 53 caps for the Faroe Islands national side and has scored 10 goals.

In 2007, Jacobsen was nicknamed Inzaghi Faroese by La Gazzetta dello Sport.^[2]

Career statistics

Scores and results list Faroe Islands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jacobsen goal.

List of international goals scored by Rógvi Jacobsen
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	10 February 2002	Tsirion Stadium, Limassol, Cyprus	Poland	1–1	1–2	Friendly
2	7 June 2003	Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland	Iceland	1–1	1–2	UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
3	20 August 2003	Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands	Iceland	1–1	1–2	UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
4	18 August 2004	Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroe Islands	Malta	2–0	3–2	Friendly
5	9 October 2004	GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus	Cyprus	2–1	2–2	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
6	5 June 2005	Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroe Islands	Switzerland	1–1	1–3	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
7	28 March 2007	Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia	Georgia	1–2	1–3	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
8	2 June 2007	Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands	Italy	1–2	1–2	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
9	12 September 2007	S. Darius and S. Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas, Lithuania	Lithuania	1–2	1–2	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
10	21 November 2007	Stadio Alberto Braglia, Modena, Italy	Italy	1–3	1–3	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying