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Emil Riis Jakobsen

Preston North End
190 cm
Height
9
Shirt
26 years
Jun 24, 1998
Right
Preferred foot
Denmark
Country
€2.7M
Market value
Position
Primary
Striker
Others
Left Winger
ST
LW

Player traits

Stats compared to other forwards
Touches28%Shot attempts46%Goals54%
Chances created30%Aerial duels won34%Defensive actions19%

Championship 2024/2025

12
Goals
2
Assists
29
Started
45
Matches
2,713
Minutes played
6.63
Rating
2
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

May 3

Bristol City
2-2
90
1
0
0
0
8.2

Apr 26

Plymouth Argyle
1-2
90
1
0
0
0
6.3

Apr 21

Hull City
2-1
8
0
0
0
0
-

Apr 18

Queens Park Rangers
1-2
15
0
0
0
0
6.0

Apr 12

Leeds United
2-1
26
0
0
0
0
5.8

Apr 8

Cardiff City
2-2
20
0
0
0
0
6.6

Apr 5

Stoke City
1-1
56
0
0
0
0
6.6

Apr 2

Derby County
2-0
32
0
0
0
0
5.9

Mar 30

Aston Villa
0-3
77
0
0
0
0
5.7

Mar 15

Portsmouth
2-1
90
0
0
0
0
6.6
Preston North End

May 3

Championship
Bristol City
2-2
90’
8.2

Apr 26

Championship
Plymouth Argyle
1-2
90’
6.3

Apr 21

Championship
Hull City
2-1
8’
-

Apr 18

Championship
Queens Park Rangers
1-2
15’
6.0

Apr 12

Championship
Leeds United
2-1
26’
5.8
2024/2025

Season shot map

Shot accuracy: 43%
  • 70Shots
  • 12Goals
  • 10.90xG
2 - 2
Shot typeHeaderSituationFrom cornerResultGoal
0.26xG0.74xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 2,713

Shooting

Goals
12
Expected goals (xG)
10.41
xG on target (xGOT)
11.19
Non-penalty xG
10.41
Shots
70
Shots on target
30

Passing

Assists
2
Expected assists (xA)
0.85
Successful passes
294
Pass accuracy
65.8%
Accurate long balls
7
Long ball accuracy
43.8%
Chances created
24
Successful crosses
1
Cross accuracy
7.1%

Possession

Successful dribbles
23
Dribble success
41.8%
Touches
900
Touches in opposition box
129
Dispossessed
46
Fouls won
24
Penalties awarded
1

Defending

Tackles won
16
Tackles won %
61.5%
Duels won
117
Duels won %
35.9%
Aerial duels won
46
Aerial duels won %
31.3%
Interceptions
8
Blocked
18
Fouls committed
24
Recoveries
66
Possession won final 3rd
22
Dribbled past
9

Discipline

Yellow cards
2
Red cards
0

Player traits

Stats compared to other forwards
Touches28%Shot attempts46%Goals54%
Chances created30%Aerial duels won34%Defensive actions19%

Career

Club
Season

Senior career

Preston North EndOct 2020 - now
186
46
Randers FC (Free transfer)Jul 2018 - Oct 2020
68
16
VVV-Venlo (on loan)Jan 2018 - Jun 2018
3
0
Derby CountyJul 2017 - Jul 2017

Youth career

Derby County U23Aug 2016 - Jan 2018
31
7

National team

DenmarkNov 2021 - Mar 2022
Denmark U21Aug 2020 - Mar 2021
4
1
  • Matches
  • Goals