Håkon Evjen
Evjen in 2023
Personal information
Full name Hakon Evjen[1]
Date of birth (2000-02-14) 14 February 2000
Place of birth Narvik, Norway
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Brøndby
Number 11
Youth career
0000–2016 Mjølner
2016–2017 Bodø/Glimt
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Mjølner 23 (0)
2017–2019 Bodø/Glimt 47 (14)
2020–2023 Jong AZ 20 (4)
2020–2023 AZ 44 (4)
2023– Brøndby 26 (4)
International career‡
2015 Norway U15 3 (0)
2016 Norway U16 4 (0)
2017 Norway U17 10 (1)
2018 Norway U18 6 (2)
2018 Norway U19 3 (0)
2019 Norway U20 3 (0)
2019–2023 Norway U21 21 (1)
2020– Norway 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 June 2023

Håkon Evjen (born 14 February 2000) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club Brøndby IF.

Club career

Evjen started out playing with his hometown club, FK Mjølner, before moving to Bodø/Glimt with his brother in 2016.[2]

After a year with the youth team, Evjen signed his first professional contract with Bodø/Glimt in August 2017.[2][3] He made his debut on 22 October, replacing Jens Petter Hauge during a First Division win against Jerv.[4]

On 17 September 2019, Bodø/Glimt announced Evjen would be leaving for AZ Alkmaar on 1 January 2020. He signed a four and a half year contract with the club.[5]

On 17 January 2023, Evjen joined Danish Superliga side Brøndby IF for an undisclosed fee, signing a contract until June 2027 with the club.[6]

International career

Evjen represented the national under-17 team at the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. He made two appearances in the qualifying tournament, scoring once in a draw with Russia.[7] He went on to play twice in the finals.

Evjen played in all three matches of the Norwegian U-20 team during the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Personal life

Evjen is the son of former footballer Andreas Evjen, who captained Bodø/Glimt in the 1990s. His twin brother, Henrik, currently plays in the FK Mjølner youth system, where their father coaches.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 October 2023[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Mjølner 2015 2. divisjon 16010–170
2016 3. divisjon 7010–80
Total 2302000250
Bodø/Glimt 2017 OBOS-ligaen 3000–30
2018 Eliteserien 15120–171
2019 291300–2913
Total 471420004914
AZ 2019–20 Eredivisie 30102060
2020–21 911020121
2021–22 2432071334
2022–23 800072152
Total 44440183667
Brøndby 2022–23 Danish Superliga 1531000163
2023–24 1112000131
Total 2643000294
Career total 1402211018316925

Honours

Bodø/Glimt

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Håkon Evjen" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  2. 1 2 Høgland, Stian (7 August 2017). "Narvik-gutt blir fotballproff" (in Norwegian). Fremover. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "EVJEN KLAR FOR GLIMT" (Press release) (in Norwegian). Bodø/Glimt. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Jerv 1–4 Bodø/Glimt". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Håkon Evjen går til AZ Alkmaar". Bodø/Glimt. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  6. ↑ "Brøndby IF henter Håkon Evjen". Brondby IF (in Danish). 17 January 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "Russia U17 2–2 Norway U17". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  8. ↑ Alstad, Terje (1 August 2014). "Tvillinger i pappas fotspor" (in Norwegian). Avisa Nordland. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  9. ↑ "Håkon Evjen". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
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