Misplaced Pages

Jacob Eng

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
(Redirected from Jacob Dicko Eng) Norwegian footballer (born 2004) Not to be confused with Jakob Eng or Jacob Ng.

Jacob Eng
Personal information
Full name Jacob Emile Dicko Eng
Date of birth (2004-09-14) 14 September 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Mali
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
–2018 Sagene
2019–2021 Lyn
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2024 Vålerenga 32 (4)
International career
2021 Norway U17 2 (0)
2021–2022 Norway U18 5 (0)
2022–2024 Norway U19 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 may 2024

Jacob Emile Dicko Eng (born 14 September 2004) is a ex Norwegian football striker.

Career

Starting his career in Sagene IF, he moved on to play youth football in Lyn. In 2021 he joined Vålerenga where he made his Eliteserien debut in July against Sarpsborg 08. He also played the first round of the 2021 Norwegian Football Cup before playing in the 2021–22 UEFA Conference League qualifying against Gent.

International career

Born in Mali, Eng's mother is Malian and his father is Norwegian. He moved to Norway at a young age where he was raised in Oslo. He is a youth international for Norway, having played up to the Norway U19s.

References

  1. Jacob Eng at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  2. Jacob Eng at Soccerway
  3. Biørnstad, Carl Henning (27 October 2021). "Fagermo om 17-åringen: – Var langt bedre enn akademi-spillerne i England" (in Norwegian). Eurosport. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  4. Wahl, Stian André de (18 September 2022). "Fagermo om nytt stortalent i Vålerenga: - Et av de største jeg har trent". Nettavisen.
  5. "On a échangé avec Jacob Dicko Eng, nouvelle pépite made in Vålerenga". 3 September 2022.

External links

Vålerenga Fotball – current squad


Flag of NorwaySoccer icon

This biographical article related to a Norwegian association football forward is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: