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My Take
What I admire about Jacob Greaves is that he chose the unglamorous craft of defending. At 193 cm, he is built to dominate aerial duels, but the centre-back's real art is anticipation, not just height. Reaching the Premier League with Ipswich Town as a young Englishman born in 2000 tells me he is steady and dependable, the kind of player coaches trust to quiet an opposing striker. Forwards get the headlines, but defenders like him decide titles. I am genuinely curious to see how far his composure and reading of the game can carry him in the seasons ahead.
Overview
Jacob John Greaves (born 12 September 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Ipswich Town.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jacob Greaves
- Name (Japanese)
- ジェイコブ・グリーブス
- Reading
- じぇいこぶ・ぐりーぶす
- Born
- September 12, 2000 (age 25)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Dragon
- Origin
- Cottingham, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 193 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.