Isak Hien

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.

Isak Hien
Hien playing for Sweden in 2022
Personal information
Full name Isak Malcolm Kwaku Hien
Date of birth (1999-01-13) 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
0000–2010 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 16 (0)
International career‡
2022– Sweden 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:16, 3 June 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:12, 8 June 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

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

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

On 27 August 2022, Hien joined Italian club Hellas Verona on a permanent deal, signing a four-year contract.[2]

Atalanta

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

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

Hien's mother is Swedish, while his father was born in Ghana to parents from Burkina Faso.[7]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 2 June 2024[8][9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vasalunds IF 2017 Division 1 Norra 17030——200
2018 Division 2 Norra Svealand 15110——161
2019 Division 1 Norra 22220——242
2020 Ettan Norra 26110——271
Total 80470——874
Djurgårdens IF 2021 Allsvenskan 5010——60
2022 Allsvenskan 172406[lower-alpha 2]1—273
Total 2225061—333
Vasalunds IF (loan) 2021 Superettan 120———120
Hellas Verona 2022–23 Serie A 32000—1[lower-alpha 3]0320
2023–24 Serie A 10010——110
Total 42010—10440
Atalanta 2023–24 Serie A 160406[lower-alpha 4]0—260
Career total 1726170121102027
  1. Includes Svenska Cupen, Coppa Italia
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. Appearance in Serie A relegation tie-breaker
  4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International
As of match played 8 June 2024[10]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Sweden 202240
202340
202440
Total120

Honours

Atalanta

References
  1. "Hiens pojkdröm - i landslaget med AIK-kompisarna: "Extremt kul"". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  2. "Per la difesa gialloblù c'è Isak Hien!" (in Italian). Hellas Verona. 27 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  3. "New Year, New Signing! Isak Hien is a Nerazzurro!". Atalanta BC. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. "Beröm av "VNL" - men Hien splittrad efter debuten". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  7. Badia, Tommaso (14 September 2022). "Hien: "Quest'anno ci sarà da divertirsi!"". Calcio Hellas (in Italian). Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  8. "Isak Hien - Spelarstatistik". Svensk Fotboll (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  9. Isak Hien at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  10. "Isak Hien". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
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