Benjamin Tiedemann Hansen (born 7 February 1994) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eliteserien club Molde.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Benjamin Tiedemann Hansen | ||
| Date of birth | (1994-02-07) 7 February 1994 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | Bogense, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Molde | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1999 | Skovby GF | ||
| 1999–2006 | Bogense G&IF | ||
| 2006–2009 | Næsby | ||
| 2009–2013 | Vejle | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | Vejle | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | Marienlyst | 24 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Fredericia | 33 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Nordsjælland | 29 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Haugesund | 88 | (4) |
| 2022– | Molde | 21 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 October 2022 | |||
Hansen started his career as a three-year-old in Skovby GF.[2] At the age of five, he moved to Bogense G&IF. As a 12-year-old he began playing for Næsby Boldklub's youth teams, where he played until 2009.[2][3] His last season with Næsby Boldklub he played senior football in the Danish divisions at the age of 15.[2]
In the summer of 2009 he began attending Vejle Idrætsefterskole [da], where he could combine an efterskole education, which his parents wanted, with playing academy football for Vejle Boldklub.[2][3] He played for Vejle for four years for both the U17 and U19 teams. The first year he finished Danish folkeskole, after which he completed Higher Commercial Examination Programme [da] (HHX) at the business high school at Campus Vejle.[2]
Hansen signed with Marienlyst on 6 July 2013.[4] He played a total of three seasons for the club, and he was team captain for Marienlyst during his final season there.[5]
Hansen moved to FC Fredericia in the summer of 2016.[5] During his sole season at the club, he made 34 appearances.[6]
Hansen signed with Danish Superliga club Nordsjælland in August 2017.[6] He made his league debut on 22 September 2017 in a game against SønderjyskE, coming on as a substitute for Mads Aaquist in the 90th minute.[7] Five days later, on 27 September 2017, he made his starting debut in the Danish Cup against Vejgaard BK, which FC Nordsjælland won 4–0 away at Soffy Road.[8]
On 19 March 2019, Hansen signed with Norwegian club Haugesund.[9][10] He played there for three seasons, and grew into the club's team captain, before leaving the club when his contract expired in December 2021.[11] He made 102 total appearances for the club, scoring four goals.[11]
On 2 February 2022, Molde reached an agreement for Hansen to join the club. He signed a three-year contract.[12] He made his debut on 13 March in the round of 16 of the Norwegian Football Cup, starting at centre-back in a 3–2 win over Odd.[13] Molde would eventually win the 2021–22 Norwegian Football Cup after a 1–0 win over Bodø/Glimt in the final, with Hansen playing the full game.[14][15] Hansen made his league debut for Molde on the first matchday of the domestic season in a 1–0 win over Vålerenga on 2 April.[16]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fredericia | 2016–17 | NordicBet Liga | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 30 | 1 | |
| 2017–18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 33 | 1 | |||
| Nordsjælland | 2017–18 | Danish Superliga | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 19 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Total | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Haugesund | 2019 | Eliteserien | 30 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
| 2020 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 30 | 1 | |||
| 2021 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 30 | 2 | |||
| Total | 88 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 102 | 4 | ||
| Molde | 2022 | Eliteserien | 21 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Total | 21 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 172 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 203 | 5 | ||
Molde
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