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Norwegian footballer (born 2000)

Håkon Evjen
Evjen in 2023
Personal information
Full name Håkon Evjen
Date of birth (2000-02-14) 14 February 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Narvik, Norway
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team Bodø/Glimt
Number 26
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 AZ 44 (4)
2020–2022 Jong AZ 20 (4)
2023 Brøndby 26 (4)
2024– Bodø/Glimt 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 1 December 2024
‡ 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 Eliteserien club Bodø/Glimt.

Club career

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

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

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.

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

Evjen returned to Bodø/Glimt on 27 January 2024, signing a four-year contract.

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. 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.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Mjølner 2015 2. divisjon 16 0 1 0 – 17 0
2016 3. divisjon 7 0 1 0 – 8 0
Total 23 0 2 0 0 0 25 0
Bodø/Glimt 2017 OBOS-ligaen 3 0 0 0 – 3 0
2018 Eliteserien 15 1 2 0 – 17 1
2019 29 13 0 0 – 29 13
Total 47 14 2 0 0 0 49 14
AZ 2019–20 Eredivisie 3 0 1 0 2 0 6 0
2020–21 9 1 1 0 2 0 12 1
2021–22 24 3 2 0 7 1 33 4
2022–23 8 0 0 0 7 2 15 2
Total 44 4 4 0 18 3 66 7
Brøndby 2022–23 Danish Superliga 15 3 1 0 0 0 16 3
2023–24 11 1 2 0 0 0 13 1
Total 26 4 3 0 0 0 29 4
Bodø/Glimt 2024 Eliteserien 26 4 1 1 14 2 41 7
Career total 166 26 12 1 32 5 210 32

Honours

Bodø/Glimt

Individual

References

  1. "Håkon Evjen" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  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". Brøndby IF (in Danish). 17 January 2023. Archived from the original on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  7. "Håkon er hjemme igjen: – Det her eller ingenting". Bodø/Glimt (in Norwegian Bokmål). 27 January 2024. Archived from the original on 27 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  8. "Russia U17 2–2 Norway U17". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  9. Alstad, Terje (1 August 2014). "Tvillinger i pappas fotspor" (in Norwegian). Avisa Nordland. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  10. "Håkon Evjen". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 22 June 2019.

External links

FK Bodø/Glimt – current squad
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