Kristoffer Haugen

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Kristoffer Haugen
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Haugen with Molde in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-02-21) 21 February 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Verdalen, Norway
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Molde
Number 28
Youth career
–2006 Voll
2007–2012 Viking
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2018 Viking 107 (5)
2018– Molde 124 (16)
International career
2011 Norway U17 8 (0)
2012 Norway U18 11 (0)
2013 Norway U19 4 (0)
2015 Norway U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 March 2015

Kristoffer Haugen (born 21 February 1994) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Eliteserien club Molde.

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Early life

Haugen hails from Verdalen. [1] He started his career in Voll IL, but joined the youth ranks of Viking in 2007. It was a successful youth team, which won the national boys-16 football cup in 2009. [2]

Club career

Viking

Haugen made his senior team debut in the 2012 La Manga Cup against FK Ekranas in February 2012, [3] scoring his first first-team goal in the first round of the 2013 Norwegian Football Cup. [4] He made his league debut when he started, and played 90 minutes, in the two last fixtures of the 2013 Tippeligaen.

Molde

On 10 January 2018, Haugen signed a three-year contract with Molde FK. [5] He made his debut for the club in the 5–0 home win against Sandefjord on 11 March 2018.

On 15 June 2020, Haugen signed a new contract with Molde, until the end of the 2022 season. [6]

International career

Haugen played a total of 25 games for Norway at international youth level. [7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 14 February 2024 [8] [9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Viking 2012 Tippeligaen 002020
2013 202141
2014 22140261
2015 30161362
2016 26030290
2017 Eliteserien 27320293
Total10751921267
Molde 2018 Eliteserien262008 [lower-alpha 1] 0342
2019 200007 [lower-alpha 1] 0270
2020 1518 [lower-alpha 2] 0231
2021 256106 [lower-alpha 3] 0326
2022 193516 [lower-alpha 4] 1305
2023 1945112 [lower-alpha 5] 1366
2024 00001 [lower-alpha 4] 010
Total1241611248218320
Career total2312130448230927
  1. 1 2 Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  2. Five appearances in the UEFA Champions League, and three appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  3. Four appearances in the UEFA Europa League, and two appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. 1 2 Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. Six appearances in the UEFA Champions League, and six appearances in the UEFA Europa League

Honours

Molde

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References

  1. Ånestad, Jo (21 July 2010). "Jærske talenter i Tyskland". Jærbladet (in Norwegian). p. 16.
  2. "Norgesmester fra Voll". Jærbladet (in Norwegian). 23 October 2009. p. 27.
  3. "Ble myndig". Rogalands Avis (in Norwegian). 22 February 2012. p. 17.
  4. "Haugen scoret sitt første mål". Rogalands Avis (in Norwegian). 18 April 2013. p. 18.
  5. "HAUGEN READY FOR MOLDE FK". moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  6. "KRISTOFFER HAUGEN UT 2022". moldefk.no/ (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  7. "Kristoffer Haugen national team profile". www.fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway . Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  8. Kristoffer Haugen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  9. Kristoffer Haugen at Soccerway