Jakob Glesnes receives an average salary of $900,000. Jakob Glesnes started his career in local Skogsvåg IL. In 2010, he started playing regular senior football as he transferred to Hald.
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After half a season at Hald, Jakob Glesnes went on to Løv-Ham. He stayed with Fyllingsdalen until the summer of 2015, when he stepped up one tier to First Division club Åsane.
Jakob Glesnes had been on trial with multiple clubs domestic and abroad, including Liverpool FC, FC København, Brann, Sogndal, Hønefoss, Lillestrøm, and Nest-Sotra.
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In 2016, Jakob Glesnes joined a first-tier club, Sarpsborg 08, and made his first-tier debut in March 2016 against Haugesund.
In March 2017, Jakob Glesnes was named captain for Strømsgodset and scored his first goal for the club on 29 May 2017. On 31 January 2020, Glesnes moved to the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer.
On 20 June 2021, Jakob Glesnes scored a late equalizer from well outside the 18-yard box to secure a 2–2 draw vs. Atlanta United. In October 2019, Glesnes was selected for the Norway national team for the first time.
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