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Bjarke Jacobsen

Experienced headVfL Osnabrück · 33 yrsStarter

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameBjarke Halfdan Jacobsen
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityDenmark
Age33
Date of birth21 Aug 1993
BirthplaceHelsinge
Height190 cm
Shirt number#15
ClubVfL Osnabrück
Defensive midfielder
2
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
175
Minutes

Domestic-league season · VfL Osnabrück.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
2. Bundesliga100976.3

Scout report

Experienced headDefensive midfielder

B. Jacobsen is a 33-year-old defensive midfielder at VfL Osnabrück, enjoying a standout season — 2 goals and 1 assists in 34 appearances, a Season grade of 24. On long-term scout potential he's rated 15.4. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (58.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.04 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Jacobsen.

On the season, Jacobsen graded 24 for current form (age-blind), on 2 goals, 1 assist and 3.035 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 24 → 24). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 15. At 33 Jacobsen is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.7 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding levelBreakout: 2025/26Stepped up 2023/24
15.4
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
24.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
58.1%
Minutes
rotation minutes
3.04
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · VfL Osnabrück finished 1st of 20 · a title-challenging side

34
Apps
3.04
Def. / 90
17
Tackles
39
Interceptions
11
Clean sheets

3.04 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 11 clean sheets across 34 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (1st of 20) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 58.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 15.4 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.04 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the 2. Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles17
Interceptions39
Blocks11

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards6
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.