ON 17 March 2008, head coach Morten Wieghorst gave Hansen his league debut, after almost five years as backup. He started the game in goal against F.C. Midtjylland, which they lost 1–0. His first clean sheet came a week later in a 1–0 win over Brøndby. Hansen went on to concede 26 goals in his first 15 appearances in the last half of the 2007–08 season, since his debut, giving FCN one of the worst defence records in the league, the team finished 9th in the league.