Isak Hien

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Isak Hien
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Hien playing for Sweden in 2022
Personal information
Full name Isak Malcolm Kwaku Hien
Date of birth (1999-01-13) 13 January 1999 (age 27)
Place of birth Stockholm, Sweden
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
 Atalanta
Number 4
Youth career
–2010 Kista SC
2010–2014 AIK
2015 FC Djursholm
2016–2017 Vasalund
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Vasalund 80 (4)
2021–2022 Djurgården 22 (2)
2021 → Vasalund (loan) 12 (0)
2022–2024 Hellas Verona 43 (0)
2024– Atalanta 59 (0)
International career‡
2022– Sweden 26 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:12, 6 December 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:27, 20 November 2025 (UTC)

Isak Malcolm Kwaku Hien (born 13 January 1999) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or right-back for Serie A club Atalanta and the Sweden national team.

Club career

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Early career

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Born in Stockholm, Hien played youth football for AIK, where he played alongside future professional players Alexander Isak and Leopold Wahlstedt.[1] In 2016, he signed with Vasalunds IF with which he made his senior debut in Division 1 Norra in 2017.[1] Up until the age of 21, he operated mainly as a striker, but was convinced to switch to centre-back, and flourished in that new position.[1]

Djurgårdens IF

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In 2021, he signed with Djurgårdens IF before going back to Vasalund on loan during the 2021 Superettan season.[1] During the 2022 season, Hien played in 17 games and scored two goals in Allsvenskan before he was signed by Serie A side Hellas Verona.[1]

Hellas Verona

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On 27 August 2022, Hien joined Italian club Hellas Verona on a permanent deal, signing a four-year contract.[2]

Atalanta

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On 2 January 2024, Hien joined Serie A side Atalanta, signing a contract until June 2028.[3][4] The transfer commanded a reported fee of €9 million.[4]

International career

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On 14 September 2022, Hien was selected for the Sweden national team for the first time ahead of their 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B games against Serbia and Slovenia.[5] On 24 September 2022, he made his full international debut in a 4–1 loss against Serbia in the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B, playing the full 90 minutes at centre-back alongside national team captain Victor Lindelöf.[6]

Personal life

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Hien was born in Sweden to a Swedish mother and a Ghanaian father of Burkinabé descent.[7] His brother Leon Hien is also a professional footballer.[8]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 6 December 2025[9][10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vasalunds IF 2017 Division 1 Norra 17 0 3 0 — — 20 0
2018 Division 2 Norra Svealand 15 1 1 0 — — 16 1
2019 Division 1 Norra 22 2 2 0 — — 24 2
2020 Ettan Norra 26 1 1 0 — — 27 1
Total 80 4 7 0 — — 87 4
Djurgårdens IF 2021 Allsvenskan 5 0 1 0 — — 6 0
2022 Allsvenskan 17 2 4 0 6[b] 1 — 27 3
Total 22 2 5 0 6 1 — 33 3
Vasalunds IF (loan) 2021 Superettan 12 0 — — — 12 0
Hellas Verona 2022–23 Serie A 32 0 0 0 — 1[c] 0 32 0
2023–24 Serie A 10 0 1 0 — — 11 0
Total 42 0 1 0 — 1 0 44 0
Atalanta 2023–24 Serie A 16 0 4 0 6[d] 0 — 26 0
2024–25 Serie A 30 0 2 0 8[e] 0 2[f] 0 42 0
2025–26 Serie A 13 0 1 0 4[e] 0 — 18 0
Total 59 0 7 0 18 0 2 0 86 0
Career total 215 6 20 0 24 1 3 0 262 7
  1. ^ Includes Svenska Cupen, Coppa Italia
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. ^ Appearance in Serie A relegation tie-breaker
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  6. ^ One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, one appearance in Supercoppa Italiana

International

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As of match played 18 November 2025[11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 2022 4 0
2023 4 0
2024 9 0
2025 9 0
Total 26 0

Honours

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Atalanta

Individual

References

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