Håkon Evjen

Håkon Evjen
	Evjen in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Håkon Evjen
Date of birth	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
2015–2016	Mjølner
2017–2019	Bodø/Glimt
2020–2023	AZ
2020–2022	Jong AZ
2023	Brøndby
2024–	Bodø/Glimt
International career‡
2015	Norway U15
2016	Norway U16
2017	Norway U17
2018	Norway U18
2018	Norway U19
2019	Norway U20
2019–2023	Norway U21
2020	Norway
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 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.^[2]

After a year with the youth team, Evjen signed his first professional contract with Bodø/Glimt in August 2017.^[2]^[3] He made his debut on 22 October, replacing Jens Petter Hauge during a First Division win against Jerv.^[4]

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.^[5]

On 17 January 2023, Evjen joined Danish Superliga side Brøndby IF for an undisclosed fee, signing a contract until June 2027 with the club.^[6]

Evjen returned to Bodø/Glimt on 27 January 2024, signing a four-year contract.^[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 10 November 2024^[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	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	Eliteserien	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	Danish Superliga	11	1	2	0	0	0	13	1
	Total		26	4	3	0	0	0	29	4
Bodø/Glimt	2024	Eliteserien	24	4	1	1	12	1	37	6
Career total			164	26	12	1	30	4	206	31

Honours

Bodø/Glimt

1. divisjon: 2017

Individual

Eliteserien Player of the Year: 2019
Eliteserien Young Player of the Year: 2019

References

^ "Håkon Evjen" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b Høgland, Stian (7 August 2017). "Narvik-gutt blir fotballproff" (in Norwegian). Fremover. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
^ "EVJEN KLAR FOR GLIMT" (Press release) (in Norwegian). Bodø/Glimt. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
^ "Jerv 1–4 Bodø/Glimt". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
^ "Håkon Evjen går til AZ Alkmaar". Bodø/Glimt. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
^ "Brøndby IF henter Håkon Evjen". Brøndby IF (in Danish). 17 January 2023. Archived from the original on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
^ "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.
^ "Russia U17 2–2 Norway U17". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
^ Alstad, Terje (1 August 2014). "Tvillinger i pappas fotspor" (in Norwegian). Avisa Nordland. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
^ "Håkon Evjen". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 22 June 2019.