Håkon Evjen
Norwegian footballer (born 2000)
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Håkon Evjen (born 14 February 2000) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eliteserien club Bodø/Glimt.
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Evjen in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 February 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Narvik, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bodø/Glimt | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –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 | 60 | (9) |
| 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) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 June 2023 | |||
Club career
Evjen started out playing with his hometown club, FK Mjølner, before moving to Bodø/Glimt with his brother in 2016.[1]
After a year with the youth team, Evjen signed his first professional contract with Bodø/Glimt in August 2017.[1][2] He made his debut on 22 October, replacing Jens Petter Hauge during a First Division win against Jerv.[3]
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.[4]
On 17 January 2023, Evjen joined Danish Superliga side Brøndby IF for an undisclosed fee, signing a contract until June 2027 with the club.[5]
Evjen returned to Bodø/Glimt on 27 January 2024, signing a four-year contract.[6] On 24 February 2026, he scored his first UEFA Champions League goal in a 2–1 away win over Inter Milan, securing his club's progress to the round of 16.[7]
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.[8] 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.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 26 April 2026[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mjølner | 2015 | Norwegian Second Division | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 17 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Norwegian Third Division | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 25 | 0 | |||
| Bodø/Glimt | 2017 | Norwegian First Division | 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 | – | 49 | 14 | |||
| AZ | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7[c] | 1 | 33 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7[d] | 2 | 15 | 2 | ||
| Total | 44 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 66 | 7 | ||
| Brøndby | 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 16 | 3 | |
| 2023–24 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 13 | 1 | |||
| Total | 26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | – | 29 | 4 | |||
| Bodø/Glimt | 2023 | Eliteserien | – | – | 2[d] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12[e] | 2 | 39 | 7 | ||
| 2025 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17[f] | 2 | 47 | 6 | ||
| 2026 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6[g] | 1 | 13 | 3 | ||
| Total | 60 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 5 | 101 | 16 | ||
| Career total | 200 | 31 | 15 | 2 | 55 | 8 | 270 | 41 | ||
- Includes Norwegian Football Cup, KNVB Cup, Danish Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- One appearances in UEFA Europa League, six appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
- Nine appearances and one goals in UEFA Europa League, eight appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League
- Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League
International
- As of match played 18 November 2020[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
Bodø/Glimt
Individual
