Jakob Glesnes has acquired an overall net worth of $2 million as s professional footballer. Jakob Glesnes was born on March 25, 1994, in Bergen, Norway.
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Jakob Glesnes had been on trial with multiple clubs domestic and abroad, including Liverpool FC, FC København, Brann, Sogndal, Hønefoss, Lillestrøm, and Nest-Sotra.
In 2016, Jakob Glesnes joined a first-tier club, Sarpsborg 08, and made his first-tier debut in March 2016 against Haugesund.
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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.
In the first round of the 2021 MLS Cup Playoffs on 20 November, Jakob Glesnes scored a long-distance screamer in the 123rd minute versus the New York Red Bulls to seal a 1–0 victory.
On 19 October 2022, Jakob Glesnes was awarded the MLS Defender of the Year Award, becoming the first Philadelphia Union defender to win the award. In October 2019, Glesnes was selected for the Norway national team for the first time.
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