Kristoffer Klaesson
Kristoffer-August Sundquist Klaesson (born 27 November 2000) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Leeds United.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kristoffer-August Sundquist Klaesson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 November 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Oslo, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Leeds United | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | Vålerenga | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | Vålerenga 2 | 40 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Vålerenga | 55 | (0) |
| 2021– | Leeds United | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Norway U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2016 | Norway U16 | 13 | (0) |
| 2017 | Norway U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | Norway U18 | 9 | (0) |
| 2019 | Norway U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2019– | Norway U21 | 17 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:23, 19 March 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 November 2022 | |||
Klaesson was Vålerenga's youth academy graduate and plays for Norway at youth level.
Club career edit
Vålerenga edit
Klaesson signed his first professional contract in June 2016.[4] He made his Eliteserien debut for Vålerenga on 30 June 2019 against Haugesund, following injury to first choice goalkeeper Adam Larsen Kwarasey. The game ended with a 4–1 win for Vålerenga. Klaesson also started the following game, a 6–0 win against Bodø/Glimt.
Leeds United edit
On 31 July 2021, Klaesson signed a four-year deal with Leeds United, with the club paying an undisclosed fee reported as £1.6 million.[5][6]
He made his Premier League debut on 18 March 2022 in a 2-3 victory away to Wolverhampton Wanderers, following injury to first choice goalkeeper Illan Meslier. During his time on the pitch, he did not concede any goals.
Career statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vålerenga | 2019 | Eliteserien | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | Eliteserien | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | Eliteserien | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Total | 55 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 0 | ||
| Leeds United | 2021–22 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 56 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 0 | ||
Honours edit
Norway U17
- Syrenka Cup: 2016[9]
References edit
- ^ "Kristoffer-August Sundquist Klaesson" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ "Kristoffer Klaesson: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Kristoffer-August Klaesson". altomfotball.no. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
- ^ "Vår unge keeper Kristoffer Klaesson har signert proffkontrakt med Vålerenga". Facebook.com. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ^ "Leeds United transfer news: Kristoffer Klaesson signed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
- ^ Anderson, David (23 July 2021). "Leeds United transfer round-up: Loan bid made for Chelsea midfielder, fee agreed for goalkeeper". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Kristoffer Klaesson at NFF". Fotball.no. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ^ Kristoffer Klaesson at Soccerway
- ^ "G16: Historisk finaleseier". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Association. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2020.