Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kristoffer-August Sundquist Klaesson [1] | ||
Date of birth | 27 November 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Oslo, Norway | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
–2015 | Vålerenga | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2019 | Vålerenga 2 | 40 | (0) |
2019–2021 | Vålerenga | 55 | (0) |
2021–2024 | Leeds United | 3 | (0) |
2024 | Raków Częstochowa | 0 | (0) |
2024 | Raków Częstochowa II | 1 | (0) |
International career | |||
2015 | Norway U15 | 2 | (0) |
2016 | Norway U16 | 13 | (0) |
2017 | Norway U17 | 2 | (0) |
2018 | Norway U18 | 9 | (0) |
2019 | Norway U19 | 7 | (0) |
2019–2023 | Norway U21 | 17 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 August 2024 |
Kristoffer-August Sundquist Klaesson (born 27 November 2000) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. [3]
Klaesson was Vålerenga's youth academy graduate and played for Norway at youth level.
Klaesson signed his first professional contract in June 2016. [4] He made his Eliteserien debut for Vålerenga on 30 June 2019 against Haugesund, following injury to first choice goalkeeper Adam Larsen Kwarasey. The game ended with a 4–1 win for Vålerenga. Klaesson also started the following game, a 6–0 win against Bodø/Glimt.
On 31 July 2021, Klaesson signed a four-year deal with Leeds United, with the club paying an undisclosed fee reported as £1.6 million. [5] [6]
He made his Premier League debut on 18 March 2022 in a 3–2 victory away to Wolverhampton Wanderers, following an injury to first choice goalkeeper Illan Meslier. During his time on the pitch, he did not concede any goals.
Klaesson made his first start for the club on 1 January 2024 at home against Birmingham City. He played the full 90 minutes, keeping a clean sheet in the 3–0 win.
On 7 July 2024, Klaesson moved on a free transfer to Polish Ekstraklasa club Raków Częstochowa on a three-year contract. [7] Having arrived at the club out of shape, [8] he left Raków by mutual consent on 26 August that year without making a single first-team appearance. [9]
Club | Season | League | National cup [lower-alpha 1] | League cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Vålerenga | 2019 | Eliteserien | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
2020 | Eliteserien | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||
2021 | Eliteserien | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
Total | 55 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 0 | ||
Leeds United | 2021–22 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2022–23 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2023–24 | Championship | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
Total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Raków Częstochowa | 2024–25 | Ekstraklasa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Raków Częstochowa II | 2024–25 [12] | IV liga Silesia | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Career total | 59 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 0 |
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