Gustav Isaksen
Personal information
Full name Gustav Tang Isaksen
Date of birth (2001-04-19) 19 April 2001
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 9 (0)
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:16, 17 November 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:59, 27 September 2022 (UTC)

Gustav Tang Isaksen (born 19 April 2001) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Italian Serie A club Lazio.

Club career

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]

International career

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.[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 August 2023[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Midtjylland 2019–20 Superliga 140100000150
2020–21 221523[lower-alpha 1]000303
2021–22 3056110[lower-alpha 2]200468
2022–23 32181112[lower-alpha 3]3004422
2023–24 20001[lower-alpha 4]00030
Total 100241342650013833
Lazio 2023–24 Serie A 1000000010
Career total 101241342650013933
  1. ↑ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League, two appearance in UEFA Conference League
  3. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Conference League

Honours

Midtjylland[6]

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 "Gustav Isaksen". FC Midtjylland (in Danish). 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. 1 2 3 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. ↑ "Danmark – Ukraine 1 – 1". DBU (in Danish). Retrieved 10 December 2021.
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