Hilmar Leon Jakobsen

Hilmar Leon Jakobsen (born 2 August 1997) is a Faroese retired footballer who played as a forward.

Career Club Jakobsen has played football as well as handball, as a handball player he played for the Faroese club H71 and the national team. He played football as a young boy for HB Tórshavn for the U18 from 2013 to 2015 and for the U21 team in 2018, but due to injuries he chose to play handball instead of football. In June 2020 HB Tórshavn had several players who could not play because of injuries, so they asked Hilmar Leon Jakobsen if he could help them. He played at first in the second best division three matches, the first one was on 15 June 2020. On 4 July he played his first match for the first time in several years in the top tier. On 20 August the same year he played a match for HB Tórshavn in Europa League. Four months after his shift from handball to football and his first match for HB Tórshavn in the top tier for several years, he had his debut for the Faroe Islands national team.

On November 18, 2022, 25-year-old Jakobsen, who had not played since May due to injuries, confirmed that he was forced to retire from his career as his body could no longer cope with the numerous injuries.

International Jakobsen made his international debut for the Faroe Islands on 11 November 2020 in a friendly match against Lithuania.

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