Jakob Ahlmann
Ahlmann with AaB in 2011
Personal information
Full name Jakob Ahlmann Nielsen
Date of birth (1991-01-18) 18 January 1991
Place of birth Brønderslev, Denmark
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 AaB
Number 3
Youth career
1995–2004 Brønderslev IF
2004–2006 AaB
2006–2009 Midtjylland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009– AaB 291 (8)
International career‡
2008 Denmark U17 4 (0)
2008–2009 Denmark U18 8 (0)
2009–2010 Denmark U19 6 (0)
2012 Denmark U21 1 (0)
2014– Denmark 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2020

Jakob Ahlmann Nielsen (born 18 January 1991) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for AaB in the Danish Superliga. He has played three matches for the Denmark national football team.

Club career

Early career

Ahlmann started playing football in the youth of Brønderslev IF.[1] As a 13-year-old, he was discovered by AaB and joined the club's youth department. In 2006, two years after his transfer to AaB, however, he moved to FC Midtjylland, to play for their youth academy.[2] Regarding his move to Midtjylland, Ahlmann stated in an interview with Nordjyske in May 2008 that: "Now this is my job. But I don't see it as a real job, despite being paid for it. That's what I like. But it's become a lot more serious, and it's not always fun. It requires a lot of practice."[2]

AaB

In August 2009, AaB signed Ahlmann from Midtjylland on a professional contract.[3] He made his Superliga debut for AaB under head coach Magnus Pehrsson when he came on as a substitute on 16 May 2010, in the last match of the season, with 29 minutes left to play in a match against HB Køge. His debut match ended in a 0–0 draw, and was his only match in the 2009–10 Superliga.[4] He suffered a groin injury which kept him out for a substantial period of time following his debut.[5] He did not make any Superliga appearances during the 2010–11 season as a result.

Ahlmann against Viborg in 2011

At the beginning of the 2011–12 season, Ahlmann was again included in the first team, where Patrick Kristensen had played in the same position. Lucho had also been brought to the club in the summer transfer window, who could also play left back.[6] Ahlmann made 17 appearances that season, of which 14 matches were full games.[7] At the end of the 2011–12 season, Jakob and his brother Viktor Ahlmann both signed contract extension with AaB. Jakob Ahlmann signed a four-year extension until 30 June 2016.[8] The following season, Ahlmann made 29 appearances for AaB.[7]

Ahlmann made his definitive breakthrough for AaB in the 2013–14 season. After 29 matchdays, Ahlmann had appeared in 24 matches, of which 22 were in 90 minutes.[7] In his 71st match for AaB, Ahlmann scored his first professional goal, the 0–2 opener away against Viborg FF, in a match which ended in a 0–2 away win.[9] Ahlmann stated in connection with his first goal that "it was incredibly nice to see it go in".[10] That season, AaB won its fourth Danish championship.[11][12] Ahlmann played all 90 minutes in the decisive match on 11 May 2014 for the championship.[7] The match between FC Vestsjælland and AaB ended in a 0–0 draw at Slagelse Stadion,[13] while FC Copenhagen beat FC Midtjylland 2–3 away, which sent the championship to Aalborg in the penultimate matchday. He also played the entire match of the 2013–14 Danish Cup final, which ended in a 4–2 win over FC Copenhagen in Parken Stadium on 15 May 2014.[14] Ahlmanns scored the third goal for AaB in the match.[15] "It's crazy. It's hard to put into words," Ahlmann told Ekstra Bladet after the match.[16]

In the autumn of 2014, Ahlmann suffered a cruciate ligament injury, which sidelined him for a almost a year.[17] Ahlmann made his comeback in a pre-season friendly in the summer of 2015. On 31 July 2015, he extended his contract to June 2017.[18] In May 2018, Ahlmann extended his contract to 2021.[19]

As his contract was set to expire in the summer of 2021, Ahlmann signed another contract extension on 14 May 2021, keeping him part of AaB until 2024.[20] At that point, he had made 244 official appearances for the club, in which he recorded six goals and 20 assists.[20]

International career

Ahlmann has played on various Danish youth national teams. As an under-18 national team player, Ahlmann gained eight caps, which was the national youth team he performed for the most times in his career.[21] He has appeared once for the U21 team when they played against Turkey in a friendly match.

The day after AaB won the Superliga, on 12 May 2014, Ahlmann was called up for the Denmark senior team for the first time by national coach Morten Olsen for the matches against Hungary and Sweden, along with fellow AaB players Kasper Kusk, Rasmus Würtz and Nicolaj Thomsen.[22][23] The debut for the national team came in the match against Hungary on 22 May 2014, where he played from the start.[24] His debut match ended 2–2, on Danish goals scored by Christian Eriksen and Lasse Schöne.[25]

After failing to make an appearance for the national team for six years, Ahlmann returned in action in November 2020, where he came on as a late substitute in a friendly against Sweden.[26]

Personal life

Ahlmann was born in Brønderslev, approximately 38 kilometers north of Aalborg.[2] He has a younger brother, Viktor Ahlmann, who has also played for AaB.[27] Furthermore, he is the cousin of Michael Sten Jensen, who also had a short stint with AaB. After Ahlmann moved from Midtjylland to AaB, they played together for a period until Jensen moved to Ventura County Fusion.[28] Jensen later became a sports journalist for DR.[29]

Honours

AaB

References

  1. ↑ Margren, Sara (1 December 2013). "1. dec: Specielt at træne med sin bror". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 Eriksen, Birgit (11 September 2008). "Drømme i FC Midtjylland". Nordjyske (in Danish). Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  3. ↑ Christoffersen, Mikkel (22 July 2009). "AaB henter FCM-talent". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "Jakob Ahlmann, statistik for Superligaen 2009/2010". superstats.dk. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  5. ↑ Helmin, Jesper (10 August 2011). "Ahlmann byder sig til i AaB". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "AaB skriver kontrakt med Lucho". Aalborg Boldspilklub (in Danish). 19 July 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "J. Ahlmann - Profile". us.soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  8. ↑ Helmin, Jesper (9 February 2012). "AaB forlænger med Ahlmann-brødre". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  9. ↑ Jørgensen, Asmus S. (16 April 2014). "Drømmehug gav AaB tre point". Nordjyske (in Danish). Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  10. ↑ Olsson, Søren (17 April 2014). "Ahlmann lover flere mål". Nordjyske (in Danish). Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  11. ↑ Crone Sejersbøl, Morten (11 May 2014). "AaB er dansk mester - AGF og Viborg rykker ned". Berlingske (in Danish). Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  12. ↑ Ritzau (11 May 2014). "Nullert er nok til at gøre AaB til dansk mester". Politiken (in Danish). Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  13. ↑ Ritzau. "AaB's gulddrenge: En sindssyg afslutning". Sjællandske Nyheder (in Danish). Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  14. ↑ Ingvorsen, Emil (15 May 2014). "The Double-triumfen total: AaB ydmyger FCK i Parken". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  15. ↑ Nielsen, Allan (15 May 2014). "AaB's mestre vinder den målrigeste pokalfinale i 25 år". Politiken (in Danish). Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  16. ↑ Thorsen, Gisle (16 May 2014). "AaB-målscorer: Vi var FCK overlegne". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  17. ↑ Jensen, Michael (12 August 2014). "Skades-chok før CL-skæbnekampe: To AaB-profiler alvorligt skadet". B.T. (in Danish). Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  18. ↑ "AaB forlænger med Jakob Ahlmann". aabsport.dk (in Danish). 31 July 2015.
  19. ↑ Jensen, Kenneth (16 May 2018). "AaB forlænger med klubmanden Jakob Ahlmann". Tipsbladet.dk (in Danish).
  20. 1 2 "AaB og Ahlmann forlænger til 2024". AaB (in Danish). 14 May 2021. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  21. ↑ "Jakob Ahlmann Nielsen". dbu.dk. Danish Football Association. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  22. ↑ Færch Kvist, Thomas (12 May 2014). "Olsen dropper Bendtner og belønner AaB'ere". TV 2 (in Danish). Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  23. ↑ Helmin, Jesper (13 May 2014). "Olsen begejstret for AaB-mesterskab". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  24. ↑ Davidsen, Martin (22 May 2014). "Dansk debutant i startopstillingen mod Ungarn". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  25. ↑ Wehlast, Mads Glenn (22 May 2014). "Slut: Ungarn-Danmark 2–2". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  26. ↑ Ambæk, Christian (14 November 2020). "Ahlmann om landsholds-retur: Emotionelt". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  27. ↑ "AaB rykker talenter i A-truppen". bold.dk (in Danish). 27 May 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  28. ↑ "Klubskifter sommer 2011/2012 – SuperStats". SuperStats. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  29. ↑ Jensen, Michael Sten (15 January 2021). "Axelsen ydmyger indoneser i Thailand | Seneste nyt". DR (in Danish). Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  30. ↑ "AaB er dansk mester – AGF og Viborg rykker ned". b.dk. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  31. ↑ "Nullert er nok til at gøre AaB til dansk mester". politiken.dk. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  32. ↑ "AaB vinder The Double". aabsport.dk. AaB Fodbold. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
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