Håkon Evjen (born 14 February 2000) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar.[4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hakon Evjen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-02-14) 14 February 2000 (age 22)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Narvik, Norway[3] | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | AZ | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2016 | Mjølner | ||
| 2016–2017 | Bodø/Glimt | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Mjølner | 23 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Bodø/Glimt | 47 | (14) |
| 2020– | Jong AZ | 20 | (4) |
| 2020– | AZ | 42 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017 | Norway U17 | 10 | (1) |
| 2018 | Norway U18 | 6 | (2) |
| 2019 | Norway U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019– | Norway U21 | 15 | (1) |
| 2020– | Norway | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 September 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2021 | |||
Evjen started out playing with his hometown club, FK Mjølner, before moving to Bodø/Glimt with his brother in 2016.[5]
After a year with the youth team, Evjen signed his first professional contract with Bodø/Glimt in August 2017.[3][5] He made his debut on 22 October, replacing Jens Petter Hauge during a First Division win against Jerv.[6]
On 17 September 2019, Bodø/Glimt announced Evjen would be leaving for AZ Alkmaar on 1 January 2020. He signed a four and a half year contract with the club.[7]
Evjen represented the national under-17 team at the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. He made two appearances in the qualifying tournament, scoring once in a draw with Russia.[8] He went on to play twice in the finals.
Evjen played in all three matches of the Norwegian U-20 team during the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Evjen is the son of former footballer Andreas Evjen, who captained Bodø/Glimt in the 1990s. His twin brother, Henrik, currently plays in the FK Mjølner youth system, where their father coaches.[9]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mjølner | 2015 | 2. divisjon | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 17 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 3. divisjon | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Bodø/Glimt | 2017 | OBOS-ligaen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Eliteserien | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 17 | 1 | ||
| 2019 | 29 | 13 | 0 | 0 | – | 29 | 13 | |||
| Total | 47 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 14 | ||
| AZ | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 33 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 2 | ||
| Total | 42 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 64 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 112 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 138 | 21 | ||
Bodø/Glimt
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AZ Alkmaar – current squad | |
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