Jacob Tjørnelund

Jacob Tjørnelund
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-12-31) 31 December 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Haderslev, Denmark
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back[2]
Youth career
Haderslev FK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 SønderjyskE 21 (0)
2014–2023 Hobro 190 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 December 2023

Jacob Tjørnelund (born 31 December 1991) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a left-back.

Career

Tjørnelund progressed through the youth academy of SønderjyskE, where he made his professional debut on 16 October 2010 at age 18 in a 1–0 home win over AaB in the Danish Superliga.[3] He came on as a substitute for Kenneth Fabricius.[4] After three years as part of the SønderjyskE first team, his contract expired in December 2013.[4]

Despite interest from Dutch club De Graafschap where he had been on a trial,[5] Tjørnelund, who was a free agent after his contract expired, signed a six-month contract with Hobro IK.[6] After a successful first term at the club, where he helped them win promotion to the Superliga for first time in club history, he signed a two-year contract extension on 1 July 2014.[7]

As his contract expired in 2017, Tjørnelund initially chose to leave Hobro but ultimately changed his decision and signed a contract extension.[8] After 10 years of faithful service in Hobro, Tjørnelund retired from the club at the end of 2023.[9]

Honours

Hobro[10]

References

  1. ^ "J. Tjørnelund - Profile". int.soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  2. ^ Jacob Tjørnelund at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ Helmin, Jesper (21 October 2010). "SønderjyskE forlænger med debutant". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b Margren, Sara (11 December 2013). "SønderjyskE bryder med forsvarer". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  5. ^ Helmin, Jesper (31 December 2013). "Hollandsk mulighed for kasseret SE-back". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  6. ^ Helmin, Jesper (31 January 2014). "Hobro skriver med Tjørnelund". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  7. ^ Ritzau (1 July 2014). "Hobro forlænger superligaerfaren back". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  8. ^ Tjørnelund ombestemte sig for Hobro, bold.dk, 2 July 2017
  9. ^ JACOB TJØRNELUND STOPPER I HOBRO IK EFTER 10 ÅRS TRO TJENESTE, hobroik.dk, 9 November 2023
  10. ^ Lindemann Jakobsen, Daniel (13 June 2017). "Fire spillere forlader Hobro IK ved kontraktudløb". Hobro IK (in Danish). Archived from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020. Det er fire gode drenge, som forlader Hobro IK. De har alle ydet en kæmpe indsats for klubben og har alle en stor andel i klubbens fremgang de sidste par år og ikke mindst i oprykningen denne sæson.