Jacob Rinne
Rinne in 2016
Personal information
Full name Jacob Karl Anders Rinne
Date of birth (1993-06-20) 20 June 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Skövde, Sweden
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Al-Fateh
Number 1
Youth career
0000–2009 Laxå IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 Laxå IF
2010–2013 BK Forward 75 (0)
2013–2016 Örebro SK 37 (0)
2013 → BK Forward (loan) 2 (0)
2016–2017 Gent 13 (0)
2017–2022 AaB 162 (0)
2022– Al-Fateh 24 (0)
International career‡
2012 Sweden U19 1 (0)
2012–2015 Sweden U21 3 (0)
2016–2019 Sweden 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:25, 16 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:24, 7 June 2022 (UTC)

Jacob Karl Anders Rinne (born 20 June 1993) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Saudi Arabian club Al-Fateh.[2]

Club career

Early career

In 2010, Rinne joined Division 1 side BK Forward from sixth division side Laxå IF. In January 2013, Rinne went on a two-week trial with Premier League club Everton.[3] On 30 May 2013, Rinne signed for Örebro SK on a three and a half year contract and was immediately loaned back to BK Forward for the rest of the 2013 season.[4]

Örebro SK

Rinne made his professional debut for Örebro SK in the first round of the Allsvenskan on 30 March 2014, coming on as a half-time substitute for Oscar Jansson and keeping a clean sheet while playing in Örebro's 2−1 come from behind victory over Halmstads BK.[5] Rinne once again came off the bench on 8 May, replacing the injured Jansson and preserving the clean sheet in a 0−0 draw with Falkenbergs FF.[6] His first start for the club came three days later, conceding two goals as Örebro fell to IFK Göteborg 2−1.[7] Rinne played in the second round of the Svenska Cupen on 20 August 2014, keeping a clean sheet as Örebro defeated Eskilstuna City FK 2−0.[8]

Al-Fateh

On 30 June 2022, Rinne joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Fateh on a two-year deal.[9]

Personal life

Rinne is a supporter of Djurgårdens IF since childhood.[10]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[11]
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 2016 1 0
2017 0 0
2018 1 0
2019 1 0
Total 3 0

References

  1. ^ "30. Jacob Rinne". Örebro SK (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 15 August 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Jacob Rinne". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Jacob Rinne live från Liverpool". BK Forward (in Swedish). 28 January 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  4. ^ "JACOB RINNE KLAR FÖR ÖSK FOTBOLL". Örebro SK (in Swedish). 30 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 September 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  5. ^ "Halmstad vs. Örebro 1-2". Soccerway. 30 March 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Örebro vs. Falkenberg 0-0". Soccerway. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  7. ^ "FK Göteborg vs. Örebro 2-1". Soccerway. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  8. ^ "Eskilstuna City FK 0-2 Örebro". Svenska Fotboll (in Swedish). 20 August 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  9. ^ "الفتح يوقّع مع الحارس السويدي جاكوب ريين لعامين".
  10. ^ "PÅ FD: Landslagsmålvaktens kärleksförklaring till Djurgården: "Kollat många matcher"". Fotbolldirekt.se. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  11. ^ "Jacob Rinne - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 June 2022.

External links

Al Fateh SC – current squad
Danish Football Goalkeeper of the Year
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