Håkon Evjen

Håkon Evjen (born 14 February 2000) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar.[2]

Håkon Evjen
Personal information
Full name Hakon Evjen
Date of birth (2000-02-14) 14 February 2000
Place of birth Narvik, Norway[1]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 AZ
Number 18
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– Jong AZ 5 (0)
2020– AZ 10 (0)
National team‡
2017 Norway U17 10 (1)
2018 Norway U18 6 (2)
2019– Norway U20 3 (0)
2019– Norway U21 9 (0)
2020– Norway 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 October 2020

Club career

Evjen started out playing with his hometown club, FK Mjølner, before moving to Bodø/Glimt with his brother in 2016.[3]

After a year with the youth team, Evjen signed his first professional contract with Bodø/Glimt in August 2017.[1][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]

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.[6] 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.[7]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 31 January 2021[8]
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 70002090
Total 1001040150
Career total 801450408914

Honours and achievements

Club

Bodø/Glimt

Individual

References
  1. "EVJEN KLAR FOR GLIMT" (Press release) (in Norwegian). Bodø/Glimt. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  2. Håkon Evjen at Soccerway
  3. Høgland, Stian (7 August 2017). "Narvik-gutt blir fotballproff" (in Norwegian). Fremover. 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. "Russia U17 2–2 Norway U17". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  7. Alstad (1 August 2014). "Tvillinger i pappas fotspor" (in Norwegian). Avisa Nordlandfirst=Terje. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  8. "Håkon Evjen". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
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