Alexander Isak

AIK

Isak made his first-team debut for AIK on 28 February 2016, appearing as a substitute in the 75th minute of the Swedish Cup away match against fourth-tier side Tenhults. At age 16, Isak scored a goal in the 6–0 victory. On 7 April, AIK head coach Andreas Alm included Isak in the starting line-up of the Allsvenskan away fixture against Östersunds, alongside fellow young striker Carlos Strandberg, and scored the second goal in a 2–0 win, thus becoming the youngest scorer for AIK in Allsvenskan history at the age of 16 years and 199 days. On 25 April, Isak scored his first goal at AIK's home ground, Friends Arena, opening the score in a 2–1 victory against Elfsborg. On 3 May, Isak 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 matchdays 8 and 9, head coach Alm was sacked, but Isak was confirmed in the line-up by new manager Rikard Norling.

On 21 September, Isak's 17th birthday, he scored two critical goals in AIK's 3–0 derby win over arch-rivals Djurgårdens. He was later described by teammate Chinedu Obasi as "Sweden's new Zlatan Ibrahimović".

Borussia Dortmund

On 23 January 2017, Isak signed for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund on a long-term contract, lasting until the summer of 2022. The transfer fee was undisclosed, but reports suggested that it was set at €9 million, which would be the highest transfer fee ever paid for an…

Isak played for youth Swedish national teams in the U-16 to U-21 categories. He was called up to the Sweden national team for the friendly matches against Ivory Coast on 8 January 2017 and Slovakia on 12 January. He made his debut against the Ivory Coast, coming on for Per Frick in the 62nd minute of a 1–2 loss. He started the second game against Slovakia, scoring the first goal in a 6–0 win in the 19th minute, becoming the youngest goalscorer ever in the history of the Sweden national team. On 23 March 2019, Isak made his first competitive appearance for Sweden, when he replaced Robin Quaison in the 88th minute in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying game against Romania, which Sweden won 2–1. Isak scored his first competitive goal for Sweden on 7 June, when Sweden beat Malta in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying game at Friends Arena in Stockholm, Sweden. Isak scored the last goal in a 3–0 win. Isak was called up for a major tournament for the first time when he was included in Sweden's 26-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020. On 11 May 2026, Isak was named in the Sweden squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup by head coach Graham Potter. He scored his first World Cup goal to make it 2–0 in their opener against Tunisia and assisted two others in an eventual 5–1 rout. After the game, he was named player of the match.

Club

As of match played 4 September 2026

International

As of match played 30 June 2026

As of match played 30 June 2026 Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first.

Alexander Isak was born on 21 September 1999 in Stockholm, the capital and most populous city of Sweden. He is of Eritrean descent from the Tigrinya ethnic group. He was raised in Solna, in central Stockholm County, by his parents. The youngest of six siblings, he started playing for the youth team of one of the largest clubs in the Allsvenskan, AIK. Isak has supported AIK since he was six years old.