Kian Hansen

Kian H. Hansen (born 3 March 1989) is a retired Danish professional footballer who played as a centre-back and current assistant coach of FC Nordsjælland's U19s.

Kian Hansen

Hansen playing for FC Nantes in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Kian H. Hansen
Date of birth	(1989-03-03) 3 March 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth	Grindsted, Denmark
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	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	148	(5)
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

Club career

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

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

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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	2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
	Total		148	5	12	0	—		8	0	168	5
Career total			408	9	31	1	0	0	51	0	490	10

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
2. Ten appearances in UEFA Europa League and four appearances in UEFA Champions League
3. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Denmark	2014	1	0
	2015	1	0
Total		2	0

Honours

Esbjerg fB

• Danish Cup: 2012–13^[4]

FC Midtjylland

• Danish Cup: 2018–19