Kristoffer Forgaard Paulsen

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Kristoffer Forgaard Paulsen
Personal information
Full name Kristoffer Forgaard Paulsen [1]
Date of birth (2004-01-31) 31 January 2004 (age 21) [2]
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) [3]
Position(s) Centre-back [3]
Team information
Current team
Sogndal
(on loan from Viking)
Number 5
Youth career
2009–2022 Viking
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020– Viking 3 (0)
2021–2022 Viking 2 23 (1)
2023KA (loan) 5 (0)
2023Junkeren (loan) 11 (1)
2024–Sogndal (loan) 8 (0)
International career
2019 Norway U15 1 (0)
2020 Norway U16 3 (0)
2022– Norway U18 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:33, 14 November 2022 (UTC)

Kristoffer Forgaard Paulsen (born 31 January 2004) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Sogndal on loan from Viking .

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Career

Forgaard Paulsen joined the academy of Viking at the age of 5. On 27 August 2020, he signed a three-year contract with the club. [4] [5] On 28 November 2020, at the age of 16, he made his Eliteserien debut in a 4–1 win against Start. [6] Forgaard Paulsen has featured for the Norwegian national under-15 and under-16 teams. [1]

Career statistics

As of 3 September 2024 [1] [2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Viking 2020 Eliteserien 100010
2021 101020
2022 00200020
2024 102131
Total30510081
KA (loan) 2023 Besta deild karla 50100060
Junkeren (loan) 2023 2. divisjon 11100111
Sogndal (loan) 2024 1. divisjon 300030
Career total2216100282

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kristoffer Forgaard Paulsen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  2. 1 2 Kristoffer Forgaard Paulsen at Soccerway
  3. 1 2 Kristoffer Forgaard Paulsen at WorldFootball.net
  4. Brandsnes, Håkon Østmoe (27 August 2020). "16-åring skrev under på Viking-kontrakt". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  5. Svendsen, Dag Atle (28 August 2020). "Ny Viking-gutt med proffkontrakt" (in Norwegian). Viking FK. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  6. Haugland, Mats (28 November 2020). "Viking serverte festfotball for Bjarne Berntsen". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 May 2021.