Kristoffer Lund

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Kristoffer Lund
Personal information
Full name Kristoffer Lund Hansen
Date of birth (2002-05-14) May 14, 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Kerteminde, Denmark
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.84 m)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Palermo
Number 3
Youth career
2011–2015 Kerteminde
2015–2020 Midtjylland
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2021 Midtjylland 1 (0)
2021 Esbjerg 0 (0)
2021–2023 Häcken 59 (0)
2023– Palermo 35 (2)
International career‡
2018 Denmark U17 3 (0)
2019–2020 Denmark U18 4 (0)
2020 Denmark U19 1 (0)
2022 Denmark U20 2 (0)
2022 Denmark U21 2 (0)
2023– United States 3 (0)
Medal record
Men's soccer
Representing Flag of the United States.svg  United States
CONCACAF Nations League
Winner 2024
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 19, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 17, 2023

Kristoffer Lund Hansen (born May 14, 2002) is a professional soccer player who plays as a left-back for Serie B club Palermo. Born in Denmark, he represents the United States at international level.

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Club career

Lund began playing soccer with the youth academy of Kerteminde, before joining Midtjylland's youth side at the age of 13. He signed his first professional contract with Midtjylland on May 14, 2017. [1] He made his professional debut with them in a 2–1 Danish Cup win over Odense Boldklub on February 11, 2021. [2] On April 21, he transferred to Esbjerg, signing a three-year contract. [3] On August 11, before making an appearance with Esbjerg, he transferred to the Swedish club Häcken until 2024. [4]

On August 21, 2023, Palermo announced the signing of Lund on a four-year deal. [5] Lund scored his first league goal in a 3–2 loss to Ternana Calcio on February 27, 2024. [6] [7]

International career

Lund was born in Denmark to a Danish father and an American mother and holds dual citizenship. [8] [9] He was a youth international for the Denmark national teams, [10] having represented the country from under-17 to under-21 level. [8] [9]

In August 2023, Lund officially filed a one-time switch to play for the United States national team, [11] and subsequently received his first call-up to the United States senior national team by head coach Gregg Berhalter, for two friendly matches against Uzbekistan and Oman. [11] [12]

Lund made his debut for the United States on September 9, 2023, when he was subbed in during a friendly match against Uzbekistan at CityPark in St. Louis.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played May 19, 2024 [13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Midtjylland 2020–21 Danish Superliga 1010——20
Esbjerg fB 2020–21 Danish 1st Division 00———00
BK Häcken 2021 Allsvenskan 15010——160
2022 Allsvenskan25030——280
2023 Allsvenskan190606 [lower-alpha 1] 0—310
Total59010060—750
Palermo 2023–24 Serie B 352——10362
Career Total95211060101132
  1. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played October 17, 2023 [14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
United States 202330
Total30

Honors

BK Häcken

United States

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References

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  2. ↑ Risom, Jens (February 12, 2021). "To glade debutanter efter pokalsejr i Odense" (in Danish). fcm.dk. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  3. ↑ Poulsen, Kenni (April 21, 2021). "EfB henter back-talent i FCM – efb.dk".
  4. ↑ "Officiellt: Kristoffer Lund klar för BK Häcken". fotbolltransfers.com.
  5. ↑ "LUND È ROSANERO, MERCOLEDÌ 23 AGOSTO LA PRESENTAZIONE" (in Italian). Palermo FC. August 21, 2023. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Palermo-Ternana: Corini and Segre in mixed zone". Palermo F.C. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  7. ↑ "VIDEO: Kristoffer Lund from the rafters! USMNT fullback scores long-distance missile for Palermo in clash vs Ternana | Goal.com US". www.goal.com. February 27, 2024. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  8. 1 2 Glud, Rasmus (August 30, 2023). "Dansker skifter landshold: Klar for USA". Ekstrabladet (in Danish). Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  9. 1 2 Bak, Daniel (August 30, 2023). "Avis: Dansk U21-back skifter landshold – udtaget for USA". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  10. ↑ Moran, Justin (May 1, 2022). "USMNT Weekly Youth Update: U-19 team restarts, U-15s in Italy". Stars and Stripes FC.
  11. 1 2 Tenorio, Paul (August 30, 2023). "Cremaschi joining USMNT for friendlies, Reyna out" . The Athletic . Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  12. ↑ "BERHALTER SELECTS 24-PLAYER BIOSTEEL USMNT TRAINING CAMP ROSTER AHEAD OF SEPTEMBER MATCHES". US Soccer . August 30, 2023. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
  13. ↑ Kristoffer Lund at Soccerway. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  14. ↑ Kristoffer Lund at National-Football-Teams.com
  15. ↑ Lann, Rikard (October 30, 2022). "Häcken svenska mästare". SVT Sport (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Archived from the original on October 30, 2022. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
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