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| 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 | Viking | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| 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) |
| 2024–2025 | Midtjylland | 12 | (0) |
| 2025– | Viking | 4 | (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 30 April 2025 ‡ 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 Eliteserien club Viking FK. He also represented the Norway national team.
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]
Askildsen made his debut for the senior team against Ranheim in September 2018, and established himself as a starter in April 2019. [4]
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]
On 17 July 2022, Askildsen joined Lecce on a season-long loan. [10]
On July 1, 2024, Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland confirmed that Askildsen joined the club on a contract until June 2028. [11]
At the end of March 2025, Askildsen returned to Norway, signing with Eliteserien club Viking FK for four-years. [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 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 [a] | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Career total | 115 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 129 | 3 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
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