Kristoffer Klaesson

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Kristoffer Klaesson
Personal information
Full name Kristoffer-August Sundquist Klaesson [1]
Date of birth (2000-11-27) 27 November 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Oslo, Norway
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) [2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
0000–2015 Vålerenga
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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]

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Klaesson was Vålerenga's youth academy graduate and played for Norway at youth level.

Club career

Vålerenga

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.

Leeds United

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.

Raków Częstochowa

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]

Career statistics

As of 31 August 2024 [10] [11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] League cupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vålerenga 2019 Eliteserien 12020——140
2020 Eliteserien29000——290
2021 Eliteserien14000—1 [lower-alpha 2] 0150
Total550200010580
Leeds United 2021–22 Premier League 100000—10
2022–23 Premier League000000—00
2023–24 Championship 201000—30
Total3010000040
Raków Częstochowa 2024–25 Ekstraklasa 0000——00
Raków Częstochowa II 2024–25 [12] IV liga Silesia 10———10
Career total590300010630

Honours

Norway U17

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References

  1. ↑ "Kristoffer-August Sundquist Klaesson" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "Kristoffer Klaesson nowym zawodnikiem Rakowa!" (in Polish). Raków Częstochowa. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "Kristoffer-August Klaesson". altomfotball.no. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  4. ↑ "Vår unge keeper Kristoffer Klaesson har signert proffkontrakt med Vålerenga". Facebook.com. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  5. ↑ "Leeds United transfer news: Kristoffer Klaesson signed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  6. ↑ Anderson, David (23 July 2021). "Leeds United transfer round-up: Loan bid made for Chelsea midfielder, fee agreed for goalkeeper". Daily Mirror . Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  7. ↑ Ptak, Jakub (7 July 2024). "Z Anglii do Rakowa. Kolejny bramkarz w Częstochowie". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  8. ↑ Figlewicz, Antoni (28 July 2024). "Puszysty bramkarz Rakowa. Klaesson przyjechał do Częstochowy z brzuszkiem". weszlo.com (in Polish). Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  9. ↑ "Bramkarz odszedł z Rakowa. Spędził w klubie niecałe dwa miesiące". pilkanozna.pl (in Polish). 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  10. ↑ "Kristoffer Klaesson at NFF". Fotball.no. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  11. ↑ Kristoffer Klaesson at Soccerway
  12. ↑ "Zawodnik: Kristoffer Klaesson". laczynaspilka.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  13. ↑ "G16: Historisk finaleseier". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Association. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2020.


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