Isak Hansen-Aarøen

Isak Hansen-Aarøen (born 22 August 2004) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays for Manchester United and its youth teams as a midfielder or forward.[1] He is considered one of Norway's greatest young talents.[2][3][4][5][6]

Isak Hansen-Aarøen
Personal information
Full name Isak Hansen-Aarøen
Date of birth (2004-08-22) 22 August 2004
Place of birth Tromsø, Norway
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, forward
Club information
Current team
 Manchester United
Number 71
Youth career
Tromsø
2020– Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020 Tromsø 7 (0)
National team‡
2019 Norway U15 7 (2)
2020 Norway U16 3 (3)
2021– Norway U18 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 September 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2021

Club career

Isak Hansen-Aarøen began playing football for Tromsø. At the age of ten he participated in the "skills final" at Manchester United's training facilities.[7] In 2019 TV 2 with NFF and Equinor Tomorrow's Heroes named Isak Hansen-Aarøen the best football talent of the year among under-15 players in Norway.[8]

He made his professional debut on 6 July 2020, replacing Kent-Are Antonsen for the last minutes of a 2–0 win at Kongsvinger in Norwegian 1. divisjon match.[9] He became the youngest player in club history at the age of 15 years and 323 days.[10]

In August 2020 he joined Manchester United.[11][12][13][14][15][16] He had a trial with Liverpool in 2017[17][18] and with Everton.[19]

On 29 September 2020 he made his EFL Trophy debut for Manchester United U21 team against Rochdale.[20][21] On 2 October 2020 he made his Premier League 2 debut against Blackburn Rovers U23s.[4]

On 27 August 2021 he signed his first professional contract with Manchester United.[22]

International career

Hansen-Aarøen has played internationally for Norway at under-15, under-16 and under-18 levels.[23] On 20 February 2020 he scored a hat-trick against Slovakia under-16 team.[24]

Career statistics
As of 21 September 2021.[25]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester United U21 2020–21 ————1[lower-alpha 1]010
Career total 000000001010
  1. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy

References
  1. Duncker, Charlotte (22 August 2020). "Man Utd to sign teenage star Hansen-Aaroen, Tromso confirm". Goal.com.
  2. "El United se asegura al 'nuevo Haaland'... de 15 años". Diario AS. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  3. "Største norske fotballtalenter: Unggutta herjer: Wow". Dagbladet. 27 March 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  4. Haugland, Mats (2 October 2020). "Isak (16) fikk nok en Manchester United-debut". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  5. "Manchester United på besøk i Norge – vil kjøpe norsk stortalent" (in Norwegian). Eurosport. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  6. "Isak Hansen-Aaröen: talento norvegese classe 2004" (in Italian). Worldfootballscouting.com. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  7. "Isak (10) skal vise seg frem for Manchester United" (in Norwegian). Nordlys. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  8. "Isak Hansen-Aarøen er "Morgendagens fotballhelt"". TV2 (in Norwegian). 19 September 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  9. "Kongsvinger vs. Tromsø". Soccerway.com. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  10. "Isak Hansen-Aarøen fylte 16 år så sent som i august. Nå avslører Ole Gunnar Solskjær at unggutten trolig hadde fått trene med Uniteds førstelag om det ikke var for koronapandemien". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). 11 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  11. Fay, Richard (7 July 2020). "Isak Hansen-Aarøen makes professional debut ahead of Manchester United transfer". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  12. Smith, Alex (13 August 2019). "Man Utd complete signing of Norwegian wonderkid Isak Hansen-Aaroen". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  13. Robertsen, Rune (13 July 2020). "De største talentene forsvinner". Sunnmørsposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  14. "Así juega Isak Hansen-Aaroen, 'nuevo Haaland'". Sport.es (in Spanish). 20 May 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  15. "Teenage kicks: how youth is driving Manchester United's transfer policy". The Guardian. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  16. Luckhurst, Samuel (19 August 2019). "Manchester United complete Isak Hansen-Aarøen transfer". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  17. "Isak (13) skal prøvespille for Liverpool". NRK (in Norwegian). 30 October 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  18. "Man Utd news: Liverpool and Everton to miss out on wonderkid as club chief reveals talks". Express.co.uk. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  19. "WONDERKID WIN Isak Hansen-Aaroen: Manchester United set to win race to sign Norwegian wonderkid also wanted by Liverpool and Everton". Talksport.com. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  20. "Rochdale vs. Manchester United U21". Soccerway.com. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  21. Luckhurst, Samuel (29 September 2020). "New Manchester United signings shine in win". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  22. Oredam, Michael (27 August 2021). "Tromsø-gutt Isak Hansen-Aarøen har klart å bite seg fast på Old Trafford". Sporten.com (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  23. "Isak Hansen-Aarøen" (in Norwegian). fotball.no.
  24. "United-klare Isak (15) fra Tromsø scoret hat trick for Norge: Reiser ikke til Spania med TIL" (in Norwegian). itromso.no.
  25. Isak Hansen-Aarøen at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
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