Kristoffer Klaesson

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Kristoffer Klaesson
Personal information
Full name Kristoffer-August Sundquist Klaesson[1]
Date of birth (2000-11-27) 27 November 2000 (age 21)
Place of birth Oslo, Norway
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Leeds United
Number 13
Youth career
0000–2015 Vålerenga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Vålerenga 2 40 (0)
2018–2021 Vålerenga 55 (0)
2021– Leeds United 0 (0)
National team‡
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 10 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:01, 12 September 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:01, 21 November 2021 (UTC)

Kristoffer-August Sundquist Klaesson (born 27 November 2000) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for English club Leeds United.[2]

Klaesson was Vålerenga's youth academy graduate and plays for Norway at youth level.

Club career[]

Vålerenga[]

Klaesson signed his first professional contract in June 2016.[3] 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[]

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.[4][5]

Career statistics[]

As of 31 July 2021[6][7]
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
Vålerenga 2019 Eliteserien 12 0 2 0 — — 14 0
2020 Eliteserien 29 0 0 0 — — 29 0
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Career total 55 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 58 0

Honors[]

Norway U17

  • Syrenka Cup: 2016[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Kristoffer-August Sundquist Klaesson" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Kristoffer-August Klaesson". altomfotball.no. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
  3. ^ "Vår unge keeper Kristoffer Klaesson har signert proffkontrakt med Vålerenga". Facebook.com. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Leeds United transfer news: Kristoffer Klaesson signed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Kristoffer Klaesson at NFF". Fotball.no. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  7. ^ Kristoffer Klaesson at Soccerway
  8. ^ "G16: Historisk finaleseier". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Association. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
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