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Gustav Isaksen

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.

Gustav Isaksen
Personal information
Full name Gustav Tang Isaksen
Date of birth (2001-04-19) 19 April 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Hjerk, Denmark
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward, winger[1]
Team information
Current team
 Lazio
Number 18
Youth career
2004–2012 Roslev IK
2012–2019 Midtjylland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 Midtjylland 100 (24)
2023– Lazio 36 (4)
International career‡
2016–2017 Denmark U16 4 (1)
2017–2018 Denmark U17 15 (6)
2018–2019 Denmark U18 5 (1)
2019–2020 Denmark U19 6 (1)
2020–2022 Denmark U21 19 (7)
2024– Denmark 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:11, 24 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:35, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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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.[6]

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.[7] 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.[8]

On 20 February 2023, Isaksen scored his first hat-trick in Midtjylland's spring opener against Viborg, which ended in a 4–0 victory.[9] He finished top scorer in the 2023-24 Danish Superliga season.

On 8 August 2023, he was signed by Italian club S.S. Lazio.[10] 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.

International career

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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.[11]

He was a part of Denmark's under-21 squad for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[12]

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.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 24 October 2024[6]
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
Midtjylland 2019–20 Danish Superliga 14 0 1 0 0 0 — 15 0
2020–21 22 1 5 2 3[b] 0 — 30 3
2021–22 30 5 6 1 10[c] 2 — 46 8
2022–23 32 18 1 1 12[d] 3 — 44 22
2023–24 2 0 0 0 1[e] 0 — 3 0
Total 100 24 13 4 26 5 — 138 33
Lazio 2023–24 Serie A 28 3 3 0 5[b] 0 1[f] 0 37 3
2024–25 8 1 0 0 2[g] 1 — 10 2
Total 36 4 3 0 7 1 1 0 47 5
Career total 136 28 16 4 33 6 1 0 185 38
  1. ^ Includes Danish Cup, Coppa Italia
  2. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
  6. ^ Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
  7. ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League

International

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As of match played 15 October 2024
Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Isaksen goal.[13]
List of international goals scored by Gustav Isaksen
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 15 October 2024 Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland 4    Switzerland 1–1 2–2 2024–25 UEFA Nations League A

Honours

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Midtjylland[6]

Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b "Gustav Isaksen". FC Midtjylland (in Danish). Archived from the original on 10 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Stort portræt af FCM's målhelt mod United: Jagter guld og gennembrud". Herning Folkeblad (in Danish). 9 December 2018. Archived from the original on 10 December 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  3. ^ Lisby, Mads (3 May 2019). "FCM skriver kontrakt med stortalent – scorede to mål mod Manchester United". TV MIDTVEST (in Danish).
  4. ^ "FCM-debutant: Priske er god for mig". Herning Folkeblad (in Danish). Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Midtjylland vs. OB - 29 September 2019 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  6. ^ a b c Gustav Isaksen at Soccerway
  7. ^ "Ajax vs. Midtjylland - 25 November 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Flot mål af FC Midtjylland-talent". TV3 SPORT (in Danish). 11 February 2021.
  9. ^ Kjær, Christian (20 February 2023). "Ustyrlige Isaksen scorer hattrick i storsejr". TV 2 Sport (in Danish). Archived from the original on 21 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  10. ^ "Gustav Isaksen è un nuovo calciatore biancoceleste".
  11. ^ "Danmark – Ukraine 1 – 1". DBU (in Danish). Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  12. ^ "TO DEBUTANTER I DANMARKS EM-TRUP" (in Danish). Danish Football Association. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  13. ^ Cite error: The named reference wfnat was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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