Isak Malcolm Kwaku Hien (born 13 January 1999) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or right-back for Serie A club Atalanta and the Sweden national team.

Isak Hien
Hien playing for Sweden in 2022
Personal information
Full name Isak Malcolm Kwaku Hien
Date of birth (1999-01-13) 13 January 1999 (age 25)
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
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)
2021Vasalund (loan) 12 (0)
2022–2024 Hellas Verona 42 (0)
2024– Atalanta 20 (0)
International career
2022– Sweden 16 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:04, 5 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:43, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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Early career

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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]

Djurgårdens IF

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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]

Hellas Verona

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On 27 August 2022, Hien joined Italian club Hellas Verona on a permanent deal, signing a four-year contract.[2]

Atalanta

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On 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

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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.[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

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Hien's mother is Swedish, while his father was born in Ghana to parents from Burkina Faso.[7]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 5 October 2024[8][9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
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 4 0 0 0 1[e] 0 1[f] 0 6 0
Total 20 0 4 0 7 0 1 0 32 0
Career total 176 6 17 0 13 1 2 0 208 7
  1. ^ Includes Svenska Cupen, Coppa Italia
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. ^ Appearance in Serie A relegation tie-breaker
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
  6. ^ Appearance in UEFA Super Cup

International

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As of match played 14 October 2024[10]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 2022 4 0
2023 4 0
2024 8 0
Total 16 0

Honours

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Atalanta

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Hiens pojkdröm - i landslaget med AIK-kompisarna: "Extremt kul"". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Per la difesa gialloblù c'è Isak Hien!" (in Italian). Hellas Verona. 27 August 2022. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  3. ^ "New Year, New Signing! Isak Hien is a Nerazzurro!". Atalanta BC. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Beröm av "VNL" - men Hien splittrad efter debuten". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  7. ^ Badia, Tommaso (14 September 2022). "Hien: "Quest'anno ci sarà da divertirsi!"". Calcio Hellas (in Italian). Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Isak Hien - Spelarstatistik". Svensk Fotboll (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  9. ^ Isak Hien at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Isak Hien". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
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