Corentin Jacob (born 7 January 1997) is a French professional footballer.[1] Jacob is a former French youth international.[2]

Corentin Jacob
Jacob in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-01-07) 7 January 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Brest, France
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2003–2007 Saint-Pierre de Milizac
2008–2014 Brest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2019 Brest B 62 (7)
2016–2019 Brest 7 (0)
2018Bastia-Borgo (loan) 10 (0)
2019Tours (loan) 15 (1)
2019–2022 Rodez B 8 (0)
2019–2022 Rodez 7 (0)
2020–2021Sporting Lyon (loan) 28 (1)
2021–2022Concarneau (loan) 29 (0)
International career
2013 France U16 1 (0)
2013–2014 France U17 8 (1)
2014–2015 France U19 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2022

Career edit

Jacob joined the training centre of Stade Brestois 29 aged 12. He signed his first professional contract with the club in May 2015, for three years, effective from 1 July 2015.[3] He made his professional debut for the club on 6 November 2015, coming on as a late substitute in the 3–0 Ligue 2 win against Tours FC.[4]

In January 2018, he joined FC Bastia-Borgo on loan in Championnat National 2 until the end of the season, in order to get extra playing time.[5]

In January 2019, he was loaned to Tours in Championnat National until the end of the season.[6] Whilst at Tours he scored his first senior goal, in the 1–1 draw with US Quevilly-Rouen on 29 March 2019.[7]

In June 2019, despite having one year remaining on his Brest contract, Jacob signed for newly-promoted Ligue 2 side Rodez AF, on an initial one-year contract, with option to extend if relegation was avoided.[8] In July 2020 he extended his contract with Rodez until 2022, and joined Sporting Club Lyon on loan in the Championnat National for the 2020–21 season.[9] On 16 July 2021, he joined Concarneau on a season-long loan.[10]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Corentin Jacob at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Fédération Française de Football".
  3. ^ "Corentin Jacob signe son premier contrat professionnel avec Brest" (in French). L'Équipe. 5 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Brest vs. Tours 3-0". Soccerway. 6 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Stade brestois. Corentin Jacob prêté à Bastia-Borgo (N2)" (in French). Ouest France. 31 January 2018.
  6. ^ "CORENTIN JACOB, NOUVEAU DÉFENSEUR PRÊTÉ AU TOURS FC !". Tours FC. 29 January 2019. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Tours vs. Quevilly-Rouen 1-1". Soccerway. 29 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Stade brestois. Jacob : « La Ligue 1, c'est trop haut pour moi" (in French). Ouest France. 19 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Corentin Jacob en prêt au SC Lyon" (in French). newsouest.fr. 23 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Corentin Jacob est Concarnois !" (in French). Concarneau. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.