Their 2026 World Cup
Match by match
N. Jackson played 4 matches for Senegal: 2 as a starter and 2 off the bench.
| Round | Match | His game |
|---|---|---|
| Group I | vs France 1-3 | Started, off on 83′ |
| Group I | vs Norway 2-3 | Started, played the full match · 1 assist |
| Group I | vs Iraq 5-0 | Came on in the 57′ |
| Round of 32 | vs Belgium 2-3 | Came on in the 93′ |
Biography
Nicolas Jackson (born 20 June 2001) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Chelsea and the Senegal national team. Jackson played for Casa Sports in Senegal before joining Villarreal in 2019. After a loan to Mirandés in the Segunda División, he broke through in the reserve team and made his first-team debut in La Liga in 2021. In 2023, he signed an eight-year deal at Chelsea for a reported fee of £32 million. Jackson made his senior international debut for Senegal in 2022. He was selected in the Senegalese squads for the FIFA World Cup in 2022 and 2026 and the Africa Cup of Nations in 2023 and 2025.
Early life Jackson's birthplace is uncertain: several sources claim he was born in Banjul, The Gambia, while Chelsea and Bayern official profiles claim he was born in Djibonker, Senegal, to a Gambian father and Senegalese mother. In 2017, in the aftermath of the 2016 Gambian presidential election, the family moved to Ziguinchor, Senegal.
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