Jacob Ambæk


Jacob Brøchner Ambæk is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Danish Superliga club Brøndby.

Club career

Brøndby

Early years

Ambæk began playing football with AB Tårnby and A27, the joint academy of Dragør Boldklub and Kastrup Boldklub, before joining the Brøndby academy at under-13 level. He grew up in a Brøndby-supporting family and rejected an approach from FC Copenhagen to join the club.
With Brøndby's under-17 side he won the Danish U17 League in 2022–23 and the Danish U17 Cup in both 2023 and 2024. In December 2023, he spent a week training with Italian club AS Roma as part of Brøndby's Masterclass programme. Media reported that Roma expressed interest in signing him, but no transfer followed and he returned to Brøndby.
During the 2024–25 season, he scored 31 goals in 22 appearances in the U17 league, and 14 goals in 21 matches in the U19 league, finishing as joint top scorer in the latter competition.

First-team breakthrough

Ambæk made his senior debut for Brøndby in April 2025, appearing as a substitute in a Danish Superliga match against Randers. On 18 July 2025 he signed his first professional contract, running to 31 December 2027, and was promoted to the first-team squad for the 2025–26 season, receiving shirt number 38.
He scored his first senior goal on 24 September 2025, four minutes after coming on for Filip Bundgaard, in a third-round Danish Cup tie against B.93 at Sundby Idrætspark; Brøndby won 4–1. Four days later he made his first start, in a 5–1 league victory over OB. On 19 October he scored his first league goal, opening the scoring in a 3–3 home draw with AGF.