Alexander Isak
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Isak during an AIK training session in 2016
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 21 September 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Solna, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Borussia Dortmund | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2016 | AIK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | AIK | 24 | (10) |
| 2017– | Borussia Dortmund | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Sweden U17 | 19 | (6) |
| 2016– | Sweden U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2016– | Sweden U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017– | Sweden | 2 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 January 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 January 2017 |
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Alexander Isak (Swedish pronunciation: [alɛkˈsandɛr ˈiːsak]; born 21 September 1999) is a Swedish footballer who plays for Borussia Dortmund as a forward.
Isak was born and raised in Solna, in the , by parents from Eritrea. He started playing with the youth team of the local club, AIK, at age six.
Isak made his first team debut on 28 February 2016, coming on as a substitute in the 75th minute of the Swedish Cup away match against fourth tier side Tenhults IF. At the age of 16, Isak scored one goal in the 6–0 victory.
On 7 April 2016, head coach Andreas Alm included Isak in the starting lineup on match day 2 of the Allsvenskan; in an away fixture against Östersunds FK, alongside fellow young striker Carlos Strandberg. He secured the victory for his side, scoring the second goal in a 2–0 win, thus becoming the youngest scorer in AIK Allsvenskan history at the age of 16 years and 199 days.
On 25 April, he scored his first goal at AIK's home ground, Friends Arena, opening the score in a 2–1 victory against Elfsborg.
On 3 May 2016, he signed his first professional contract through the end of the 2018 season, having impressed in his first few games, and establishing himself as a first team regular. Between match days 8 and 9, head coach Alm was sacked, but Isak was confirmed in the lineup by the new manager, Rikard Norling.
On 21 September 2016, Isak's 17th birthday, he scored two critical goals in AIK's 3-0 derby win over archrivals Djurgården. He was later described by his teammate, Chinedu Obasi, as "Sweden's new Zlatan Ibrahimovic".
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