Christian Høgni Jacobsen (born 12 May 1980) is a Faroese football striker, who lastly played for NSÍ. Jacobsen has also played for HB, and B68. He has been the topscorer of the Faroe Islands Premier League 3 times. Jacobsen had spells in Denmark with Esbjerg, Vejle, AB, and ÍF Føroyar. He has gained caps with Faroe Islands at senior level.
Club career He made his debut in Faroese football with NSÍ Runavík in the 1997 season and later moved abroad to play for Danish sides Esbjerg fB and Vejle BK before returning to the Faroe Islands in 2004. He played for NSÍ in 2005 and 2006, in 2007 he played for HB Tórshavn the first half and for NSÍ Runavík in the second half of the season. In 2008, he played for HB Tórshavn and in 2009 to 2011 he played for NSÍ Runavík. In 2012, he plays for B68 Toftir. In December 2012 he signed for Danish club ÍF Føroyar.
Winner of the Golden Boot 2010, 2006 and 2005 Christian Høgni Jacobsen scored 22 goals in Vodafonedeildin in 2010 and won the golden boot for being the top scorer that year together with Arnbjørn Hansen from EB/Streymur.FaroeSoccer.com, the website is in Faroese, you need to choose the year 2010 and "Mál" which means "Goals". Jacobsen won the golden boot in 2005 and 2006. Both years he scored 18 goals for NSÍ.Faroe Islands - List of topscorers - RSSSF
International career Høgni Jacobsen made his debut for the Faroe Islands in a January 2001 friendly match against Sweden, coming on as a substitute for Todi Jónsson. He has collected 50 caps since, scoring 2 goals.Faroe Islands – Record International Players – RSSSF
International goals Scores and results list Faroe Islands' goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 24 March 2001 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg 2–0 2–0 2002 WC Qualifying 2. 21 August 2002 Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands 1–1 3–1 Friendly
References
External links
Profile at faroesoccer.com The full list of Faroe Islands national men's team from the