Gustav Isaksen
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gustav Tang Isaksen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 April 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Hjerk, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Right winger[2] | ||
| 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 | 92 | (11) |
| 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) |
| 2024– | Denmark | 15 | (6) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:39, 27 April 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026 | |||
Gustav Tang Isaksen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈɡus.tæw ˈiː.saɡ.sən]; born 19 April 2001) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Serie A club Lazio and the Denmark national team.
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.[3]
After he signed his first professional contract in May 2019 – a five-year deal –[4] 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.[5] He made his first ever start on 29 September in a 1–0 loss to OB in the domestic league.[6] At the end of the season, Midtjylland won the Superliga title, with Isaksen recording 15 appearances.[1]
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] He was the top scorer of the 2023–24 Danish Superliga season.[10]
On 8 August 2023, he was signed by Italian Serie A club Lazio.[11] He scored his first goal for the club on 30 December 2023, scoring the second goal in Lazio's 3–1 victory over Frosinone, as well as providing an assist.[12]
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.[13]
He was a part of Denmark's under-21 squad for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[14]
He earned his first international cap for the Denmark national team when he came on as a substitute for Anders Dreyer during Denmark's 2–0 victory over the Faroe Islands on 27 March 2024. On 15 October 2024, he scored his first international goal in a UEFA Nations League 2–2 draw against Switzerland.[15][16]
