Isak Hansen-Aarøen

Isak Hansen-Aarøen (born 22 August 2004) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays for Manchester United's youth teams as a midfielder or forward.

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
Team information
Current team
 Manchester United
Number 59
Youth career
0000–2020 Tromsø
2020– Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020 Tromsø 7 (0)
International career‡
2019 Norway U15 7 (2)
2020 Norway U16 3 (3)
2021–2022 Norway U18 12 (3)
2022– Norway U19 8 (1)
2023– Norway U21 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:04, 18 October 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:15, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

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

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]

International career

Hansen-Aarøen has played internationally for Norway at under-15, under-16, under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels.[13] On 20 February 2020, he scored a hat-trick against Slovakia under-16.[14]

Career statistics
As of match played 13 December 2022[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tromsø 2020 1. divisjon 70————70
Manchester United U21 2020–21 —————1[lower-alpha 1]010
2021–22 —————0000
2022–23 —————3[lower-alpha 1]030
Total ————4040
Career total 7000000040110
  1. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy

Honours

Manchester United U18

References
  1. "Who is Isak Hansen-Aarøen? Manchester United signing in profile". Manchester Evening News. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  2. "Isak (10) skal vise seg frem for Manchester United" (in Norwegian). Nordlys. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  3. "Julie og Isak er Årets talent 2019". fotball.no (in Norwegian). 21 November 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  4. "Kongsvinger vs. Tromsø". Soccerway.com. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  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.
  6. Robertsen, Rune (13 July 2020). "De største talentene forsvinner". Sunnmørsposten (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  7. Luckhurst, Samuel (19 August 2019). "Manchester United complete Isak Hansen-Aarøen transfer". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  8. "Isak (13) skal prøvespille for Liverpool". NRK (in Norwegian). 30 October 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  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. Luckhurst, Samuel (29 September 2020). "New Manchester United signings shine in win". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  11. Haugland, Mats (2 October 2020). "Isak (16) fikk nok en Manchester United-debut". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  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. "Isak Hansen-Aarøen" (in Norwegian). fotball.no. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  14. "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 2021-07-11. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  15. Isak Hansen-Aarøen at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  16. "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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