Benjamin Hansen (footballer)

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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)
2023	→ AIK (loan)	5	(0)
2024–	AIK	30	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2024

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

Career

Early career

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

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

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

Nordsjælland

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

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

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

Club

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

Molde

• Eliteserien: 2022
• Norwegian Cup: 2021–22

References

1. "Benjamin Tiedemann Hansen / Molde". Molde (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 19 April 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
2. "Hvor blev de af?" (PDF). BG&IF (in Danish). 2014. p. 41. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
3. "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. Hounsgaard, Hardy (5 July 2016). "Marienlyst-anfører er på tale i Fredericia". fyens.dk (in Danish).
6. 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. 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.

External links

• Benjamin Hansen at Soccerway