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 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.

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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

Club

As of match played 3 November 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 100108 [lower-alpha 1] 0190
Career total113360801273
  1. ↑ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 18 November 2020
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Norway 202010
Total10

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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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