| Isak Hansen-Aarøen | |
| Birth Date: | 22 August 2004 |
| Birth Place: | Tromsø, Norway |
| Height: | 1.73 m |
| Position: | Attacking midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Werder Bremen |
| Clubnumber: | 21 |
| Youthyears1: | –2020 |
| Youthclubs1: | Tromsø |
| Youthyears2: | 2020–2024 |
| Youthclubs2: | Manchester United |
| Years1: | 2020 |
| Clubs1: | Tromsø |
| Caps1: | 7 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2024– |
| Clubs2: | Werder Bremen |
| Caps2: | 3 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Norway U15 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2020 |
| Nationalteam2: | Norway U16 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 3 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2021–2022 |
| Nationalteam3: | Norway U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 3 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam4: | Norway U19 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 1 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam5: | Norway U21 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 14 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 3 |
| Club-Update: | 23:00, 18 May 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 19 November 2024 |
Isak Hansen-Aarøen (born 22 August 2004) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Bundesliga club Werder Bremen.
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.
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]
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]
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]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Tromsø | 2020 | 1. divisjon | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||||
| Manchester United U21 | 2020–21 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2021–22 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2022–23 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||||
| Werder Bremen | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||
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