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Kristoffer Askildsen

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Kristoffer Askildsen
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-01-09) 9 January 2001 (age 23)
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
0000–2013 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)
2022–2023Lecce (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

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.

Career

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Early career

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Askildsen 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

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Askildsen made his debut for the senior team against Ranheim in September 2018, and established himself as a starter in April 2019.[4]

Sampdoria

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Askildsen 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

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On 17 July 2022, Askildsen joined Lecce on a season-long loan.[10]

Midtjylland

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On July 1, 2024, Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland confirmed that Askildsen joined the club on a contract until June 2028.[11]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 3 November 2024[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

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As of match played 18 November 2020
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Norway 2020 1 0
Total 1 0

References

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  1. ^ "Kristoffer Askildsen". UC Sampdoria. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  2. ^ Fuglehaug, Wenche (27 September 2014). "Å gjøre de gode best". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). pp. 19–.
  3. ^ "«Leo»: - Å gjøre de gode best".
  4. ^ Kristoffer Askildsen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  5. ^ "Askildsen è blucerchiato: per il norvegese contratto fino al 2024". U.C. Sampdoria (in Italian). 28 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Thorsby scoret da Serie A var tilbake". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 22 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Sampdoria vs. AC Milan - Football Match Report - July 29, 2020". ESPN. 29 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Giovani esordienti: i primi gol di Gagliano e Askildsen in Serie A". Numero Diez (in Italian). 30 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Kristoffer Askildsen | Meet Sampdoria's Nordic Prodigy". 13 August 2020.
  10. ^ "FALCONE E ASKILDSEN IN GIALLOROSSO" (in Italian). Lecce. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  11. ^ FC MIDTJYLLAND HENTER KRISTOFFER ASKILDSEN, fcm.dk, 11 July 2024
  12. ^ Kristoffer Askildsen at Soccerway
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