Gustav Tang Isaksen (born 19 April 2001) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Midtjylland.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gustav Tang Isaksen | ||
Date of birth | (2001-04-19) 19 April 2001 (age 21) | ||
Place of birth | Hjerk, Denmark | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Right winger[1] | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Midtjylland | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019– | Midtjylland | 80 | (10) |
National team‡ | |||
2016–2017 | Denmark U16 | 4 | (1) |
2017–2018 | Denmark U17 | 15 | (6) |
2018–2019 | Denmark U18 | 5 | (1) |
2019–2020 | Denmark U19 | 6 | (1) |
2020– | Denmark U21 | 18 | (7) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:04, 23 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:04, 23 October 2022 (UTC) |
Growing up in Hjerk, Salling, Isaksen moved to the Midtjylland academy from Roslev IK at U12-level.[2]
After he signed his first professional contract in May 2019 – a five-year deal –[3] he made his debut on 25 August 2019 in the Danish Superliga when he came on as a substitute for Awer Mabil in the 78th minute of the 2–0 away win over SønderjyskE.[4] He made his first ever start on 29 September in a 1–0 loss to OB in the domestic league.[5] At the end of the season, Midtjylland won the Superliga title, with Isaksen recording 15 appearances.[6]
On 25 November 2020, Isaksen made his first European appearance, coming on as a substitute for Anders Dreyer in the 82nd minute of a 3–1 loss to Ajax in the UEFA Champions League group stage.[7] He scored his first professional goal on 11 February 2021 in the Danish Cup quarter-final first leg against OB. Starting as a right winger, he netted the 2–1 winner.[8]
Isaksen played for various Danish national youth teams. On 4 September 2020, he made his Denmark under-21 debut in a 1–1 draw against Ukraine, coming on as a substitute for Rasmus Carstensen in the 81st minute.[9]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Midtjylland | 2019–20 | Superliga | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
2020–21 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | ||
2021–22 | 30 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 10[lower-alpha 2] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 6 | ||
2022–23 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 6 | ||
Career total | 80 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 17 |
Midtjylland[6]
FC Midtjylland – current squad | |
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