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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018 Stabæk II 20 (1)
2018–2020 Stabæk 15 (1)
2020–2024 Sampdoria 47 (1)
2022–2023 → Lecce (loan) 21 (0)
2024– Midtjylland 7 (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 29 September 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.

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Career

Early career

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

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

Sampdoria

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

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

Midtjylland

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

Career statistics

As of match played 29 September 2024 [12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stabæk 2018 2. divisjon 201——201
Stabæk 2018 Eliteserien 1000—10
2019 14100—141
Total15100—151
Sampdoria 2019–20 Serie A 4100—41
2020–21 6010—70
2021–22 19030—220
2023–24 Serie B 18010—190
Total47150—521
Lecce (loan) 2022–23 Serie A19000—190
Midtjylland 2024–25 Danish Superliga 70106 [lower-alpha 1] 0140
Career total110360601223
  1. ↑ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League

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References

  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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