Career
Jacobsen has played club football in both Denmark and the Faroe Islands for Fremad Amager, GÍ Gøta, Football Club Amager and Vanløse IF. He had his debut on the Faroe Islands national football team in the 1-1 draw against Northern Ireland on 12 October 2010 on Svangaskarð Stadium. The Faroese newspaper Dimmalætting called Jacobsen "Manitoba of the Match" in a headline in the following edition In an internet article on their website, Union of European Football Associations said in a subheadline two weeks after the draw against Northern Ireland "One to watch: Erling Jacobsen (Víkingur)".
Jacobsen has also played for all the youth national teams of the Faroe Islands: Faroe Islands U21, Faroe Islands U19, Faroe Islands U17 and for Faroe Islands U15.
Every year after the end of the Faroese football season the Faroese newspaper Sosialurin arranges an award evening in order to honour the best Faroese football players and others lieutenant is the captains and coaches of all the teams in the best Faroese football divisions for men and women who elect the best persons.