Isak Malcolm Kwaku Hien (born 13 January 1999) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Italian Serie A club Hellas Verona and the Sweden national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Isak Hien | ||
Date of birth | (1999-01-13) 13 January 1999 (age 23) | ||
Place of birth | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Hellas Verona | ||
Number | 6 | ||
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– | Hellas Verona | 11 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2022– | Sweden | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:27, 27 September 2022 (UTC) |
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] 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]
On 27 August 2022, Hien signed a four-year contract with Hellas Verona in Italy for a sum of €3,5 million which can raise up to €5 million.[2]
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.[3] On 24 September 2022, he made his full international debut in a 1–4 loss against Serbia, playing the full 90 minutes at centre back alongside national team captain Victor Lindelöf.[4]
He is of Ghanaian descent.[5]
Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | League cup | Continental[lower-alpha 2] | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | 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 | 1 | — | 27 | 3 | |||
Total | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 33 | 3 | ||||
Vasalunds IF (loan) | 2021 | Superettan | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
Hellas Verona | 2021–22 | Serie A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
Career total | 157 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 7 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Sweden | |||
2022 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 2 | 0 |
Hellas Verona F.C. – current squad | |
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