HANDBALL PLAYER

Niklas Landin Jacobsen

1988 - Today

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Niklas Landin Jacobsen (born 19 December 1988) is a Danish handballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Aalborg Håndbold. Widely regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers in the history of handball, he is a two-time IHF World Player of the Year (2019 and 2021)—the first player ever to win it consecutively and the only goalkeeper to claim the award twice. He served as captain of the Denmark national team from 2012 until his international retirement in 2024. He is a European Champion (2012) and helped Denmark win Olympic gold in 2016 and 2024, silver in 2020, and three consecutive World Championships (2019, 2021, 2023). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Niklas Landin Jacobsen is the 51st most popular handball player (down from 38th in 2024), the 644th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 614th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Danish Handball Player.

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Among HANDBALL PLAYERS

Among handball players, Niklas Landin Jacobsen ranks 51 out of 420. Before him are Zlatko Portner, Domagoj Duvnjak, Goran Perkovac, Burkhard Gantenbein, Katrine Lunde, and Guðmundur Guðmundsson. After him are Irfan Smajlagić, Vladimir Maksimov, Mirko Bašić, Ljubomir Vranjes, Kiril Lazarov, and Cristian Gațu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1988, Niklas Landin Jacobsen ranks 151. Before him are Ahn Bo-hyun, Renato Augusto, Daiki Sato, Kevin Großkreutz, Keiichi Misawa, and Andy King. After him are Jake Angeli, Patty Mills, Vanessa Hessler, Kwadwo Asamoah, Buddy Murphy, and Yuki Kuriyama.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Niklas Landin Jacobsen ranks 644 out of 1,032. Before him are Per Stig Møller (1942), Mikkel Følsgaard (1984), Ester Boserup (1910), Viggo Jensen (1947), Kasper Hjulmand (1972), and Ole Kjær (1954). After him are Mads Pedersen (1995), Connie Hedegaard (1960), Kai Winding (1922), Thomas Christiansen (1973), Troels Rasmussen (1961), and Nikolaj Arcel (1972).

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Among HANDBALL PLAYERS In Denmark

Among handball players born in Denmark, Niklas Landin Jacobsen ranks 2. Before him are Mikkel Hansen (1987). After him are Anja Andersen (1969), Lars Christiansen (1972), Mathias Gidsel (1999), Hans Lindberg (1981), Lasse Svan Hansen (1983), Lene Rantala (1968), Anne Dorthe Tanderup (1972), Henrik Møllgaard (1985), Henrik Toft Hansen (1986), and Janne Kolling (1968).

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