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.
![]() Hien playing for Sweden in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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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 | 17 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2022– | Sweden | 12 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:26, 19 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:12, 8 June 2024 (UTC) |
Club career
editEarly career
editHien 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
editIn 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
editOn 27 August 2022, Hien joined Italian club Hellas Verona on a permanent deal, signing a four-year contract.[2]
Atalanta
editOn 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
editOn 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
editHien's mother is Swedish, while his father was born in Ghana to parents from Burkina Faso.[7]
Career statistics
editClub
editClub | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6[d] | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | |
2024–25 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
Career total | 173 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 204 | 7 |
- ^ Includes Svenska Cupen, Coppa Italia
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearance in Serie A relegation tie-breaker
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Super Cup
International
edit- As of match played 8 June 2024[10]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Sweden | 2022 | 4 | 0 |
2023 | 4 | 0 | |
2024 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 12 | 0 |
Honours
editAtalanta
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.