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 Hansen playing for FC Nantes in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kian H. Hansen | ||
| Date of birth | 3 March 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Grindsted, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nordsjælland U19 (assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Grindsted | |||
| Esbjerg fB | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2014 | Esbjerg fB | 101 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Nantes | 29 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Esbjerg fB (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2015–2019 | Midtjylland | 117 | (4) |
| 2019–2025 | Nordsjælland | 152 | (5) |
| Total | 412 | (9) | |
| International career | |||
| 2008 | Denmark U-19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Denmark | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2025– | Nordsjælland U19 (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kian H. Hansen (born 3 March 1989) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back and current assistant coach of FC Nordsjælland's U19s.
Club career
[edit]Hansen has played for Esbjerg the most part of his career, having been promoted to the first team in 2008. Following injury problems for Esbjerg's then captain Nicolai Høgh during the 2012–13 season, Hansen established himself as a regular starter.
He made his Ligue 1 debut for Nantes on 9 August 2014 against RC Lens.
On 19 July 2019, FC Nordsjælland confirmed, that they had signed Hansen.[1] In July 2025, 36-year old Hansen announced his retirement from football. However, he continued at the club in a role as assistant coach for the U19 team.[2]
International career
[edit]Hansen's good form for Esbjerg in the spring of 2013 earned him a call up for the Danish National Team for a friendly against Georgia.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]| Club | Season | League | National cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Esbjerg | 2008–09 | Danish Superliga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Danish Superliga | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | Danish 1st Division | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | Danish Superliga | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | Danish Superliga | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8[a] | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| Total | 101 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | 118 | 0 | |||
| Nantes | 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | |
| Esbjerg (loan) | 2014–15 | Danish Superliga | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Midtjylland | 2015–16 | Danish Superliga | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 14[b] | 0 | 43 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | Danish Superliga | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 8[a] | 0 | 40 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | Danish Superliga | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 7[a] | 0 | 41 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | Danish Superliga | 27 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 6[c] | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Danish Superliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 117 | 4 | 9 | 1 | — | 35 | 0 | 161 | 5 | |||
| Nordsjælland | 2019–20 | Danish Superliga | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | Danish Superliga | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 8[d] | 0 | 40 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | Danish Superliga | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | Danish Superliga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 151 | 5 | 12 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | 171 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 411 | 9 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 493 | 10 | ||
- 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Ten appearances in UEFA Europa League and four appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
[edit]| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]FC Midtjylland
References
[edit]- ↑ KIAN HANSEN TIL FCN Archived 11 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine, fcn.dk, 19 July 2019
- ↑ Kian Hansen stopper sin aktive karriere til september - fortsætter som U19-assistenttræner, fcn.dk, 14 July 2025
- ↑ ""Bold.dk - Kian Hansen på A-landsholdet"". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ↑ "Danish Cup 2012/2013 - Final". football-lineups.com. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
External links
[edit]- Kian Hansen national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- Kian Hansen at Soccerway
- Kian Hansen[dead link] on FCN's website
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- 1989 births
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- FC Midtjylland players
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