Isak Hien
.jpg) Hien playing for Sweden in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Isak Malcolm Kwaku Hien | ||
| Date of birth | 13 January 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Atalanta | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2010 | Kista SC | ||
| 2010–2014 | AIK | ||
| 2015 | FC Djursholm | ||
| 2016–2017 | Vasalund | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Vasalund | 80 | (4) |
| 2021–2022 | Djurgården | 22 | (2) |
| 2021 | → Vasalund (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Hellas Verona | 42 | (0) |
| 2024– | Atalanta | 10 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Sweden | 10 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:20, 25 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
Isak Malcolm Kwaku Hien (born 13 January 1999) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or right-back for Italian Serie A club Atalanta and the Sweden national team.
Club career[edit]
Early career[edit]
Hien played youth football for AIK, where he played alongside future professional players Alexander Isak and Leopold Wahlstedt.[1] In 2016, he signed with Vasalunds IF with which he made his senior debut in Division 1 Norra in 2017.[1] Up until the age of 21, he operated mainly as a striker, but was convinced to switch to centre-back, and flourished in that new position.[1]
Djurgårdens IF[edit]
In 2021, he signed with Djurgårdens IF before going back to Vasalund on loan during the 2021 Superettan season.[1] During the 2022 season, Hien played in 17 games and scored two goals in Allsvenskan before he was signed by Serie A side Hellas Verona.[1]
Hellas Verona[edit]
On 27 August 2022, Hien joined Italian club Hellas Verona on a permanent deal, signing a four-year contract.[2]
Atalanta[edit]
On 2 January 2024, Hien joined Serie A side Atalanta, signing a contract until June 2028.[3][4] The transfer commanded a reported fee of €9 million.[4]
International career[edit]
On 14 September 2022, Hien was selected for the Sweden national team for the first time ahead of their 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B games against Serbia and Slovenia.[5] On 24 September 2022, he made his full international debut in a 4–1 loss against Serbia in the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B, playing the full 90 minutes at centre-back alongside national team captain Victor Lindelöf.[6]
Personal life[edit]
Hien's mother is Swedish, while his father was born in Ghana to parents from Burkina Faso.[7]
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vasalunds IF | 2017 | Division 1 Norra | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | Division 2 Norra Svealand | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| 2019 | Division 1 Norra | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2 | |||
| 2020 | Ettan Norra | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | |||
| Total | 80 | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 87 | 4 | ||||
| Djurgårdens IF | 2021 | Allsvenskan | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | Allsvenskan | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6[b] | 1 | — | 27 | 3 | ||
| Total | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 33 | 3 | |||
| Vasalunds IF (loan) | 2021 | Superettan | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Hellas Verona | 2022–23 | Serie A | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Serie A | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 44 | 0 | |||
| Atalanta | 2023–24 | Serie A | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |
| Career total | 166 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 193 | 7 | ||
- ^ Includes Svenska Cupen, Coppa Italia
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearance in Serie A relegation tie-breaker
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International[edit]
- As of match played 25 March 2024[10]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 2022 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 0 | |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "Hiens pojkdröm - i landslaget med AIK-kompisarna: "Extremt kul"". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ "Per la difesa gialloblù c'è Isak Hien!" (in Italian). Hellas Verona. 27 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ "New Year, New Signing! Isak Hien is a Nerazzurro!". Atalanta BC. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ a b Dolci, Stefano (2 January 2024). "Ufficiale, Isak Hien è dell'Atalanta: cifre, dettagli, durata contratto, quanto guadagnerà, quanto incassa il Verona". Eurosport.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ Sport, SVT (14 September 2022). "Fotboll: Tre frågor om Nations League-uttagningen: "Hien ett väldigt spännande namn"". SVT Sport (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ "Beröm av "VNL" - men Hien splittrad efter debuten". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ Badia, Tommaso (14 September 2022). "Hien: "Quest'anno ci sarà da divertirsi!"". Calcio Hellas (in Italian). Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ "Isak Hien - Spelarstatistik". Svensk Fotboll (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ Isak Hien at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Isak Hien". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
External links[edit]
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Stockholm
- Swedish people of Ghanaian descent
- Swedish people of Burkinabé descent
- Swedish men's footballers
- Sweden men's international footballers
- Men's association football central defenders
- Allsvenskan players
- Superettan players
- Serie A players
- Vasalunds IF players
- Djurgårdens IF Fotboll players
- Ettan Fotboll players
- Hellas Verona FC players
- Atalanta BC players
- Swedish expatriate men's footballers
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy