Kristoffer_Klaesson
Kristoffer Klaesson
Norwegian football player (born 2000)
Kristoffer-August Sundquist Klaesson (born 27 November 2000) is a Norwegian professional 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 | (2000-11-27) 27 November 2000 (age 23) | ||
| 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 | |||
| 0000–2015 | 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) |
| 2019–2023 | Norway U21 | 17 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2024 ‡ 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.
Vålerenga
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
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 3–2 victory away to Wolverhampton Wanderers, following an injury to first choice goalkeeper Illan Meslier. During his time on the pitch, he did not concede any goals.
Klaesson made his first start for the club on 1 January 2024 at home against Birmingham City. He played the full 90 minutes, keeping a clean sheet in the 3–0 win.
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | 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[lower-alpha 2] | 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 | |
| 2022–23 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 57 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 0 | ||
- Includes Norwegian Football Cup
- Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
Norway U17
- Syrenka Cup: 2016[9]
- "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 24 July 2019.
- "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 31 July 2021.
- 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.
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