Benjamin Hansen (footballer)

Benjamin Tiedemann Hansen (born 7 February 1994) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Allsvenskan club AIK.

Benjamin Hansen
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Tiedemann Hansen
Date of birth (1994-02-07) 7 February 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Bogense, Denmark
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
AIK
Number 16
Youth career
1997–1999 Skovby GF
1999–2006 Bogense G&IF
2006–2009 Næsby
2009–2013 Vejle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Vejle 0 (0)
2013–2016 Marienlyst 24 (0)
2016–2017 Fredericia 33 (1)
2017–2019 Nordsjælland 29 (0)
2019–2021 Haugesund 88 (4)
2022–2023 Molde 39 (1)
2023AIK (loan) 5 (0)
2024– AIK 30 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2024

Career

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Early career

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Hansen started his career as a three-year-old in Skovby GF.[2] At the age of five, he moved to Bogense G&IF. As a 12-year-old he began playing for Næsby Boldklub's youth teams, where he played until 2009.[2][3] His last season with Næsby Boldklub he played senior football in the Danish divisions at the age of 15.[2]

In the summer of 2009 he began attending Vejle Idrætsefterskole [da], where he could combine an efterskole education, which his parents wanted, with playing academy football for Vejle Boldklub.[2][3] He played for Vejle for four years for both the U17 and U19 teams. The first year he finished Danish folkeskole, after which he completed Higher Commercial Examination Programme [da] (HHX) at the business high school at Campus Vejle.[2]

Marienlyst

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Hansen signed with Marienlyst on 6 July 2013.[4] He played a total of three seasons for the club, and he was team captain for Marienlyst during his final season there.[5]

Fredericia

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Hansen moved to FC Fredericia in the summer of 2016.[5] During his sole season at the club, he made 34 appearances.[6]

Nordsjælland

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Hansen signed with Danish Superliga club Nordsjælland in August 2017.[6] He made his league debut on 22 September 2017 in a game against SønderjyskE, coming on as a substitute for Mads Aaquist in the 90th minute.[7] Five days later, on 27 September 2017, he made his starting debut in the Danish Cup against Vejgaard BK, which FC Nordsjælland won 4–0 away at Soffy Road.[8]

Haugesund

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On 19 March 2019, Hansen signed with Norwegian club Haugesund.[9][10] He played there for three seasons, and grew into the club's team captain, before leaving the club when his contract expired in December 2021.[11] He made 102 total appearances for the club, scoring four goals.[11]

Molde

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On 2 February 2022, Molde reached an agreement for Hansen to join the club. He signed a three-year contract.[12] He made his debut on 13 March in the round of 16 of the Norwegian Football Cup, starting at centre-back in a 3–2 win over Odd.[13] Molde would eventually win the 2021–22 Norwegian Football Cup after a 1–0 win over Bodø/Glimt in the final, with Hansen playing the full game.[14][15] Hansen made his league debut for Molde on the first matchday of the domestic season in a 1–0 win over Vålerenga on 2 April.[16]

On 30 August 2023, Hansen joined Allsvenskan club AIK on a loan deal until December 2023, including an option to buy.[17][18]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 25 June 2023[19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fredericia 2016–17 NordicBet Liga 30 1 0 0 30 1
2017–18 3 0 0 0 3 0
Total 33 1 0 0 33 1
Nordsjælland 2017–18 Danish Superliga 19 0 0 0 19 0
2018–19 10 0 0 0 3 0 13 0
Total 29 0 0 0 3 0 32 0
Haugesund 2019 Eliteserien 30 1 6 0 6 0 42 1
2020 30 1 0 0 30 1
2021 29 2 1 0 30 2
Total 88 4 7 0 6 0 102 4
Molde 2022 Eliteserien 25 0 7 0 8 0 40 0
2023 10 1 5 0 0 0 15 1
Total 35 1 12 0 8 0 55 1
Career total 185 6 19 0 17 0 221 6

Honours

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Molde

References

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  1. ^ "Benjamin Tiedemann Hansen / Molde". Molde (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 19 April 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Hvor blev de af?" (PDF). BG&IF (in Danish). 2014. p. 41. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b "FCN køber forsvarer i FC Fredericia". FC Nordsjælland (in Danish). 17 August 2017.
  4. ^ Blond, Mikael (17 July 2013). "Marienlyst henter duo i Vejle". bold.dk (in Danish).
  5. ^ a b Hounsgaard, Hardy (5 July 2016). "Marienlyst-anfører er på tale i Fredericia". fyens.dk (in Danish).
  6. ^ a b Tøfting, Nicolai Skovgaard (17 August 2017). "FC Fredericia sælger Benjamin Hansen til FCN". bold.dk (in Danish).
  7. ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 22 September 2017.
  8. ^ Tøfting, Nicolai Skovgaard (27 September 2017). "FCN bankede Vejgaard og er videre i pokalen". bold.dk (in Danish).
  9. ^ "Benjamin Tiedemann solgt til Haugesund". FC Nordsjælland (in Danish). 19 March 2019. Archived from the original on 19 March 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  10. ^ Tøfting, Nicolai Skovgaard (19 March 2019). "FCN sælger forsvarsspiller til Haugesund". bold.dk (in Danish).
  11. ^ a b Margren, Sara (13 December 2021). "Dansk anfører forlader Haugesund". bold.dk (in Danish).
  12. ^ "Benjamin Tiedemann Hansen klar for Molde!". Molde (in Norwegian). 2 February 2022.
  13. ^ "Molde FK – Odds BK 3:2 (Cupen 2021/2022, Round of 16)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  14. ^ "Molde FK – FK Bodø/Glimt 1:0 (Cupen 2021/2022, Final)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  15. ^ Sæteren, Thomas Brekke (1 May 2022). "Molde er cupmester: – Det er helt vanvittig". fotball.no – Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  16. ^ Gamlem, Magnus (2 April 2022). "Linnes sendte Molde til himmels – Dønnum utvist i comebacket". VG (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  17. ^ "Benjamin Tiedemann Hansen till AIK Fotboll". AIK Fotboll (Press release) (in Swedish). 30 August 2023. Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  18. ^ Hellgren, Tobias (30 August 2023). "Officiellt: AIK lånar Tiedemann Hansen". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  19. ^ "Benjamin Hansen". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
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