| Gustav Isaksen | |
| Full Name: | Gustav Tang Isaksen |
| Birth Date: | 2001 4, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Hjerk, Denmark |
| Height: | 1.78 m[1] |
| Position: | Forward, winger |
| Currentclub: | Lazio |
| Clubnumber: | 18 |
| Youthyears1: | 2004–2012 |
| Youthclubs1: | Roslev IK |
| Youthyears2: | 2012–2019 |
| Youthclubs2: | Midtjylland |
| Years1: | 2019–2023 |
| Clubs1: | Midtjylland |
| Caps1: | 100 |
| Goals1: | 24 |
| Years2: | 2023– |
| Clubs2: | Lazio |
| Caps2: | 41 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016–2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | Denmark U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2017–2018 |
| Nationalteam2: | Denmark U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 15 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 6 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam3: | Denmark U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2019–2020 |
| Nationalteam4: | Denmark U19 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 1 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2020–2022 |
| Nationalteam5: | Denmark U21 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 19 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 7 |
| Nationalyears6: | 2024– |
| Nationalteam6: | Denmark |
| Nationalcaps6: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals6: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 23:12, 24 November 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 04:00, 19 November 2024 (UTC) |
Gustav Tang Isaksen (born 19 April 2001) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Serie A club Lazio and the Denmark national team.
Growing up in Hjerk, Salling, Isaksen moved to the Midtjylland academy from Roslev IK at under-12-level, after having started playing football as a three-year-old.[2]
After he signed his first professional contract in May 2019 – a five-year deal –[3] he made his debut on 25 August 2019 in the Danish Superliga when he came on as a substitute for Awer Mabil in the 78th minute of the 2–0 away win over SønderjyskE.[4] He made his first ever start on 29 September in a 1–0 loss to OB in the domestic league.[5] At the end of the season, Midtjylland won the Superliga title, with Isaksen recording 15 appearances.
On 25 November 2020, Isaksen made his first European appearance, coming on as a substitute for Anders Dreyer in the 82nd minute of a 3–1 loss to Ajax in the UEFA Champions League group stage.[6] He scored his first professional goal on 11 February 2021 in the Danish Cup quarter-final first leg against OB. Starting as a right winger, he netted the 2–1 winner.[7]
On 20 February 2023, Isaksen scored his first hat-trick in Midtjylland's spring opener against Viborg, which ended in a 4–0 victory.[8] He finished top scorer in the 2023-24 Danish Superliga season.
On 8 August 2023, he was signed by Italian club S.S. Lazio.[9] He scored his first goal for the club on 30 December 2023, scoring the second goal in Lazio's 3-1 victory over Frosinone Calcio.
Isaksen played for various Danish national youth teams. On 4 September 2020, he made his Denmark under-21 debut in a 1–1 draw against Ukraine, coming on as a substitute for Rasmus Carstensen in the 81st minute.[10]
He was a part of Denmark's under-21 squad for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[11]
He earned his first international cap for the Denmark national team when he came on as a substitute for Anders Dreyer during Denmark's 2-0 victory over the Faroe Islands on 27 March 2024. On 15 October 2024 he scored his first international goal in a Uefa Nations League 2-2 draw against Switzerland.
| Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Midtjylland | 2019–20 | Danish Superliga | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 30 | 3 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 30 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 2 | — | 46 | 8 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 32 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | — | 44 | 22 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 100 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 26 | 5 | — | 138 | 33 | ||||
| Lazio | 2023–24 | Serie A | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 3 | |
| 2024–25 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 17 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 41 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 141 | 28 | 16 | 4 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 192 | 38 | |||
Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Isaksen goal.
| Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 October 2024 | Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland | 4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League A | ||
| 2 | 15 November 2024 | Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark | 5 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League A |
Midtjylland
Individual
2022–23 (18 goals)