Jakob Busk
.jpg) Busk with Union Berlin in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 September 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
TSG Hoffenheim (on loan from Sønderjyske) | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Copenhagen | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2016 | Copenhagen | 4 | (0) |
| 2014 | → AC Horsens (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Sandefjord (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2016–2024 | Union Berlin | 56 | (0) |
| 2024– | Sønderjyske | 14 | (0) |
| 2025– | → TSG Hoffenheim (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2011 | Denmark U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2011 | Denmark U20 | 11 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Denmark U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Denmark U21 | 17 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 December 2024 | |||
Jakob Busk Jensen (born 12 September 1993) is a Danish footballer who plays as goalkeeper for German Bundesliga TSG Hoffenheim, on loan from Danish Superliga club Sønderjyske.
Club career
[edit]Denmark
[edit]Having played in their youth side for four years, Busk was promoted to the first team of F.C. Copenhagen during the 2012–13 season. He gained his first Superliga game on 16 May 2013, an away match against Randers FC.[2] In the Autumn of 2014, Busk was sent out on loan to fellow Superliga club AC Horsens, and the following year had a spell with Sandefjord.
Union Berlin
[edit]Busk moved to German 2. Bundesliga side Union Berlin in January 2016.[3]
Sønderjyske
[edit]On 14 May 2024, newly promoted Sønderjyske announced the signing of Busk from 1 July 2024. He signed a two-year contract.[4]
Busk made his debut for Sønderjyske on 11 August, coming on in the first half for the injured starter Nicolai Flø during a 2–0 league loss to his former club, Copenhagen. This was Busk's first competitive appearance in over six years, with his last game being on 7 April 2018 for Union Berlin.[5]
On 1 February 2025, German Bundesliga side TSG Hoffenheim confirmed that they had signed Busk on a season-long loan deal to replace the club's goalkeeper, Oliver Baumann, who had suffered a serious injury.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 11 August 2024[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Copenhagen | 2012–13 | Danish Superliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | Danish Superliga | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Horsens (loan) | 2014–15 | Danish 1st Division | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| Sandefjord (loan) | 2015 | Tippeligaen | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Union Berlin | 2015–16 | 2. Bundesliga | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 2. Bundesliga | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 56 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | ||
| Sønderjyske | 2024–25 | Danish Superliga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 92 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 0 | ||
Honours
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Jakob Busk". 1. FC Union Berlin. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ Profile at football-lineups.com
- ^ "TRANSFERVERHANDLUNGEN ABGESCHLOSSEN: JAKOB BUSK WIRD UNIONER" [TRANSFER Negotiations Concluded: JAKOB BUSK IS Unioner] (in German). Union Berlin. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ "Sønderjyske Fodbold skriver kontrakt med Jakob Busk" [Sønderjyske Fodbold signs a contract with Jakob Busk] (in Danish). Sønderjyske Fodbold. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ Schram, Daniel Just (11 August 2024). "Første kamp i seks år – klappet ind af hele stadion". TV 2 Sport (in Danish). Archived from the original on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "TSG Hoffenheim sign keeper Jakob Busk on loan". TSG Hoffenheim. 1 February 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ^ Jakob Busk at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Jakob Busk at WorldFootball.net
- Jakob Busk national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
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- 1993 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Copenhagen
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Danish men's footballers
- Denmark men's youth international footballers
- Denmark men's under-21 international footballers
- Danish Superliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- F.C. Copenhagen players
- AC Horsens players
- Eliteserien players
- Sandefjord Fotball players
- 1. FC Union Berlin players
- Sønderjyske Fodbold players
- TSG 1899 Hoffenheim players
- Danish expatriate men's footballers
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in Germany
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- 21st-century Danish sportsmen
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