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Isak Hansen-Aarøen

Isak Hansen-Aarøen

Norwegian footballer (born 2004)

Isak Hansen-Aarøen (born 22 August 2004) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Bundesliga club Werder Bremen.

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Hansen-Aarøen played for Tromsø's first-team at the age of 15, in the second-tier of Norwegian football, before joining Manchester United's youth system in 2020. He is a Norwegian youth international and has represented the country at under-15, under-16, under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels.

Club career

Tromsø and Manchester United

Hansen-Aarøen began his career in Tromsø's youth system.[1] At the age of ten, he participated in the Manchester United Soccer Schools World Skills Final held at Manchester United's training facilities.[2] In 2019, Hansen-Aarøen won the under-15 Talent of the Year award in a contest organised by the Norwegian Football Federation, TV 2 and Equinor's Heroes of Tomorrow initiative.[3]

He made his senior debut for Tromsø on 6 July 2020, replacing Kent-Are Antonsen for the last minutes of a 2–0 win at Kongsvinger in a Norwegian 1. divisjon match.[4] He became the youngest player in the club's history at the age of 15 years and 323 days.[5]

In August 2020, he joined Manchester United.[6][7] He had previously had trials with Liverpool and Everton.[8][9] On 29 September he made his EFL Trophy debut for United's U21 team against Rochdale.[10] On 2 October, he made his Premier League 2 debut against Blackburn Rovers U23s.[11] On 27 August 2021, he signed his first professional contract with Manchester United.[12]

Werder Bremen

On 1 February 2024, the last day of the German transfer window, Hansen-Aarøen joined Bundesliga club Werder Bremen.[13] He reportedly signed a contract until 2028.[13] He made his Bundesliga debut on 30 March 2024, coming on as a substitute for Skelly Alvero after 79 minutes in a 2–0 loss against VfL Wolfsburg.[14]

International career

Hansen-Aarøen has played internationally for Norway at under-15, under-16, under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels.[15] On 20 February 2020, he scored a hat-trick against Slovakia under-16.[16]

Career statistics

As of 2 April 2024[17]
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  1. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy

Honours

Manchester United U18

References

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    "Who is Isak Hansen-Aarøen? Manchester United signing in profile". Manchester Evening News. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Isak (10) skal vise seg frem for Manchester United" (in Norwegian). Nordlys. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  3. [3]
    "Julie og Isak er Årets talent 2019". fotball.no (in Norwegian). 21 November 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
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    "Kongsvinger vs. Tromsø". Soccerway. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  5. [5]
    "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.
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    Robertsen, Rune (13 July 2020). "De største talentene forsvinner". Sunnmørsposten (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
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    Luckhurst, Samuel (19 August 2019). "Manchester United complete Isak Hansen-Aarøen transfer". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  8. [8]
    "Isak (13) skal prøvespille for Liverpool". NRK (in Norwegian). 30 October 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  9. [9]
    "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.
  10. [10]
    Luckhurst, Samuel (29 September 2020). "New Manchester United signings shine in win". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  11. [11]
    Haugland, Mats (2 October 2020). "Isak (16) fikk nok en Manchester United-debut". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  12. [12]
    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.
  13. [13]
    "Werder Bremen holt junges Talent von Manchester United" [Werder Bremen sign young talent from Manchester United]. buten un binnen (in German). 1 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  14. [14]
    Winkelmann, Marius; Bürger, Malte (31 March 2024). "Werder Bremen: So lief die Startelf-Premiere für Skelly Alvero" [Werder Bremen: How Skelly Alvero's starting XI debut went]. Weser Kurier (in German). Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  15. [15]
    "Isak Hansen-Aarøen" (in Norwegian). fotball.no. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  16. [16]
    "United-klare Isak (15) fra Tromsø scoret hat trick for Norge: Reiser ikke til Spania med TIL" (in Norwegian). itromso.no. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  17. [17]
    Isak Hansen-Aarøen at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  18. [18]
    "Man Utd 3-1 Nottingham Forest: Home side clinch FA Youth Cup in front of record crowd at Old Trafford". Sky Sports. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
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