Róaldur Jakobsen


Róaldur Jakobsen is a Faroese retired international footballer who played for B36 Torshavn, as a midfielder.

Career

Róaldur Jakobsen played club football for B36. He has won the Faroese championship with B36 Tórshavn three times, in 2011, 2014 and 2015.
He made his international debut for Faroe Islands in 2014 and scored his first goal against Hungary, one year later on 8 October 2015.
In 2017-18 B36 Tórshavn won two epic cup matches against the local rivals HB Tórshavn, playing 9 against 11 for 40–50 minutes. In the first 9/11 match B36 was 1–2 down in extended time, but then Róaldur Jacobsen took action. First he equalized on a direct freekick, bringing B36 ahead on aggregate. And in the last minute he scored the goal of his career from 72 meters.
Róaldur Jakobsen retired from football in 2019 because of chronic injuries.

International goals

NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.8 October 2015Groupama Arena, Budapest, Hungary1–01–2UEFA Euro 2016 qualification