# Ismail Jakobs

Ismail Joshua Jakobs (born 17 August 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a left back or left winger for Süper Lig club Galatasaray, on loan from Ligue 1 club Monaco. Born in Germany, he plays for the Senegal national team.

## Club career
### 1. FC Köln

After starting his career at BC Bliesheim, Jakobs joined the youth academy of 1. FC Köln in 2012. In 2017, having progressed through all of the club's youth sides, he was introduced into Köln's U21 team competing in the fourth-tier Regionalliga West.
Ahead of the 2019–20 season Jakobs was promoted to the club's first team by then manager Achim Beierlorzer. On 8 November 2019, he made his debut appearance in a match against TSG Hoffenheim. On 18 December 2019, Jakobs scored his first goal as a professional in a 2–4 victory against Eintracht Frankfurt. In March 2020, the club announced that Jakobs' contract had been extended until 2022. In October of the same year, he signed a further extension keeping him at Köln until July 2024.

### AS Monaco

On 12 July 2021, Jakobs was transferred to Ligue 1 side AS Monaco, where he signed a contract until 2026. He made his debut for the club in a 2–0 win over Sparta Prague in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League on 3 August.
On 7 October 2023, he scored his first goal for Monaco against Stade de Reims during a 3-1 win in Champagne.

#### Loan to Galatasaray

On 2 September 2024, Jakobs joined Turkish Süper Lig club Galatasaray on loan from Monaco, until the end of the 2024–25 season.

## International career

On 21 August 2020, Jakobs was nominated for Germany's under-21 national team by manager Stefan Kuntz. He was a member of the squad that won the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.
Jakobs made his debut for the Senegal senior national team in 2022, appearing against Bolivia on 24 September. He played in all four of Senegal's matches at the 2022 FIFA World Cup as the nation reached the round of 16 for the first time since its debut in 2002.
In December 2023, he was named in Senegal's squad for the postponed 2023 Africa Cup of Nations held in the Ivory Coast.

## Personal life

Born in Germany, Jakobs is Senegalese-French by his father.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 12 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Europe | Europe | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1. FC Köln II | 2017–18 | Regionalliga West | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 |
| 1. FC Köln II | 2018–19 | Regionalliga West | 17 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 3 |
| 1. FC Köln II | 2019–20 | Regionalliga West | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| 1. FC Köln II | Total | Total | 28 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 3 |
| 1. FC Köln | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 2 |
| 1. FC Köln | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 23 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 25 | 2 |
| 1. FC Köln | Total | Total | 43 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 45 | 4 |
| Monaco | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| Monaco | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Monaco | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1 |
| Monaco | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Monaco | Total | Total | 84 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 105 | 1 |
| Galatasaray (loan) | 2024–25 | Süper Lig | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 165 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 191 | 8 |
* ↑ Includes DFB-Pokal, Coupe de France, Turkish Cup
* ↑ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

### International

    As of match played 11 October 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Senegal | 2022 | 6 | 0 |
| Senegal | 2023 | 6 | 0 |
| Senegal | 2024 | 10 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 22 | 0 |