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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leon Sansah Dechor Hien[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 July 2001[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Stockholm, Sweden[1] | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Tromsø (on loan from Djurgårdens IF) | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Djursholm | ||
| 2019 | Hammarby IF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Hammarby IF | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | → IK Frej (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Hammarby TFF | 12 | (1) |
| 2023 | Odd 2 | 8 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Odd | 22 | (1) |
| 2025 | Degerfors IF | 26 | (2) |
| 2026– | Djurgårdens IF | 5 | (0) |
| 2026 | → Tromsø 2 (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Tromsø (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 August 2026 | |||
Leon Sansah Dechor Hien (born 31 July 2001) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Tromsø, on loan from Djurgårdens IF.[2]
Career
[edit]He has previously represented Odd.[3] He originally played as a forward.
On 5 August 2026, Hien was loaned out to Norwegian side Tromsø on a short term loan until the end of the year, with an option to buy.[4][5]
Personal life
[edit]His brother Isak Hien is also a professional footballer, who plays for Italian side Atalanta and the Swedish national team.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| IK Frej (loan) | 2020 | Ettan | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 2 | |
| Hammarby TFF | 2021 | Ettan | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | Ettan | 9 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 1 | |||
| Total | 12 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
| Odd 2 | 2023 | Norwegian Third Division | 8 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||
| Odd | 2023 | Eliteserien | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | |
| 2024 | Eliteserien | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | |||
| Degerfors IF | 2025 | Allsvenskan | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 29 | 2 | |
| Djurgårdens IF | 2026 | Allsvenskan | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| Tromsø 2 (loan) | 2026 | Norwegian Third Division | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Tromsø (loan) | 2026 | Eliteserien | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2[b] | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Career total | 87 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 94 | 9 | ||
- ↑ Includes Svenska Cupen, Norwegian Cup
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Leon Hien Profile". Worldfootball. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
- ↑ "Leon Hien klar för Degerfors". degerforsif (in Swedish). 10 January 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ↑ "Leon Hiens succédebut - hjälte på en minut". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ↑ "Leon Hien lånas ut till Tromsö IL" (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF. 5 August 2026. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
- ↑ Eilertsen, Tobias Stein; Fjell, Vegard (5 August 2026). "Bekrefter: Leon (25) klar for TIL – er på plass i Romania" (in Norwegian). iTromsø. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
- ↑ Holmberg, Henric (19 January 2025). "Leon Hien: "Min chans att göra mig ett namn i Sverige"" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
- ↑ "Leon Hien Klubblag" (in Swedish). Svenska Fotbollförbundet. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
- ↑ "Leon Sansah Dechor Hien Statistikk" (in Norwegian). Norges Fotballforbund. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
- ↑ "Leon Hien Stats". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
External links
[edit]- Leon Hien at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- Leon Hien at Soccerway
- Profile at Tromsø IL
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