Kristoffer Askildsen (born 9 January 2001) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland. He also represented the Norway national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 January 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Oslo, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Midtjylland | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Heming | ||
| 2013–2018 | Stabæk | ||
| 2020 | Sampdoria | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Stabæk II | 20 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | Stabæk | 15 | (1) |
| 2020–2024 | Sampdoria | 47 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | → Lecce (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2024– | Midtjylland | 10 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Norway U17 | 8 | (1) |
| 2019 | Norway U18 | 11 | (1) |
| 2019 | Norway U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Norway U21 | 9 | (0) |
| 2020 | Norway | 1 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2020 | |||
Career
editEarly career
editAskildsen began his career in Heming, joining Stabæk's academy in his late childhood.[2] He joined the club initially as a goalkeeper, but converted to midfield whilst playing under the guidance of Stabæk's youth coach Øyvind Leonhardsen.[3]
Stabæk
editAskildsen made his debut for the senior team against Ranheim in September 2018, and established himself as a starter in April 2019.[4]
Sampdoria
editAskildsen signed with Italian side Sampdoria on 28 January 2020 on a four-and-a-half-year contract.[5] On 21 June 2020, he made his debut with the club in an away 2–1 loss against Inter Milan.[6] He scored his first goal against Milan in a 4–1 loss.[7][8] In doing so, Askildsen became the first player born after the Millennium to score for Sampdoria.[9]
Loan to Lecce
editOn 17 July 2022, Askildsen joined Lecce on a season-long loan.[10]
Midtjylland
editOn July 1, 2024, Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland confirmed that Askildsen joined the club on a contract until June 2028.[11]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 3 November 2024[12]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stabæk | 2018 | 2. divisjon | 20 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||
| Stabæk | 2018 | Eliteserien | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| Total | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| Sampdoria | 2019–20 | Serie A | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | |
| 2020–21 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Serie B | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| Total | 47 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 52 | 1 | |||
| Lecce (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie A | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |
| Midtjylland | 2024–25 | Danish Superliga | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8[a] | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Career total | 113 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 127 | 3 | ||
- ^ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
edit- As of match played 18 November 2020
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ "Kristoffer Askildsen". UC Sampdoria. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ Fuglehaug, Wenche (27 September 2014). "Å gjøre de gode best". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). pp. 19–.
- ^ "«Leo»: - Å gjøre de gode best".
- ^ Kristoffer Askildsen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ "Askildsen è blucerchiato: per il norvegese contratto fino al 2024". U.C. Sampdoria (in Italian). 28 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ "Thorsby scoret da Serie A var tilbake". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 22 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ "Sampdoria vs. AC Milan - Football Match Report - July 29, 2020". ESPN. 29 July 2020.
- ^ "Giovani esordienti: i primi gol di Gagliano e Askildsen in Serie A". Numero Diez (in Italian). 30 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "Kristoffer Askildsen | Meet Sampdoria's Nordic Prodigy". 13 August 2020.
- ^ "FALCONE E ASKILDSEN IN GIALLOROSSO" (in Italian). Lecce. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ FC MIDTJYLLAND HENTER KRISTOFFER ASKILDSEN, fcm.dk, 11 July 2024
- ^ Kristoffer Askildsen at Soccerway
External links
edit- Kristoffer Askildsen at Soccerway
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