Kristoffer Peterson

Kristoffer Peterson

Peterson playing for Liverpool under-21s in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Kristoffer Paul Peterson [1]
Date of birth	(1994-11-28) 28 November 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth	Gothenburg, Sweden
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Fortuna Sittard
Number	8
Youth career
0000–2010	Sävedalens IF
2011–2014	Liverpool
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2014	Liverpool	0	(0)
2013–2014	→ Tranmere Rovers (loan)	6	(0)
2014–2017	Utrecht	30	(3)
2016	→ Roda JC (loan)	14	(1)
2016–2017	Jong FC Utrecht	9	(2)
2017–2019	Heracles Almelo	81	(23)
2019–2020	Swansea City	7	(0)
2020	→ FC Utrecht (loan)	6	(1)
2020–2023	Fortuna Düsseldorf	81	(12)
2023	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	5	(0)
2024–	Fortuna Sittard	1	(0)
International career‡
2009–2011	Sweden U17	6	(2)
2014–2015	Sweden U21	7	(1)
2018	Sweden	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2018

Kristoffer Paul Peterson (born 28 November 1994) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Dutch Eredivisie club Fortuna Sittard.

Club career

Liverpool

Peterson arrived at the Liverpool Academy from Sävedalens IF in January 2011. ^[2]

He made his debut for the Under 18s in the 2010–11 season, however he was to only play the one match for the Under 18s that season as he played more frequently for the Under 16s. During the 2011–12 season, operating mostly as a midfielder, Peterson figured for the Under 18s far more prominently, and produced some eye-catching performances from the centre of the park. He was one of the stand-out performers for the side, netting five goals in 22 games. His good form brought him to the attention of Reserve team coach Rodolfo Borrell, who used the young starlet as a second-half substitute in the Under 19s NextGen Series tie against Molde FK. He also featured in the NextGen Series third place play-off tie against Olympique de Marseille.

Now operating further up the pitch, often in a wide forward role, in the 2012–13 season, Peterson continued as one of the U18's star players. He featured 23 times and scored nine goals and also made his step up to the U21s, for whom he featured 13 times- seven of which came in the NextGen Series. Peterson kicked on in the 2013–14 U21s season as he netted all three of Liverpool's goals in their four pre-season friendlies, with goals against Glentoran F.C., Heart of Midlothian F.C. and Bologna F.C. 1909 first teams.

Loan to Tranmere Rovers

On 28 November 2013, his 19th birthday, Peterson was loaned to League One side, Tranmere Rovers. ^[3] Two days later he made his debut against Colchester United in a 2–1 win at Prenton Park ^[4] and was awarded Man of the Match, with his manager Ronnie Moore predicting that "he's going to play at the top level." ^[5]

Return to Liverpool

In January 2014 he signed an extension to his contract with Liverpool. ^[6] and said he would use it to spur him on: "This is the biggest motivation boost in my career. This is the biggest I have ever experienced".

He completed the U21s season at Liverpool with 6 goals and 15 appearances to his name. He went on to appear as a substitute in the Liverpool first team's post-season friendly win over Shamrock Rovers at the Aviva Stadium, replacing Iago Aspas in a 4–0 win, being handed the number 54 shirt on 14 May 2014. On 16 July 2014, Peterson came on as a second-half substitute in Liverpool's pre-season match away to Brøndby, and netted a tap-in in the 49th minute after good work from Jordon Ibe. ^[7] He also scored again in Liverpool's next pre-season match, away at Preston, netting the winner in a 2–1 win. After the game, manager Brendan Rodgers confirmed he would now take Peterson on Liverpool's pre-season tour of America, having initially failed to make the cut, along with the most of the club's younger players. ^[8]

Utrecht

On 27 August 2014, Peterson joined Dutch Eredivisie club FC Utrecht on a four-year deal. ^[9]

Heracles Almelo

In January 2017, Peterson joined league rivals Heracles Almelo on a 2.5-year contract with the option a further year. ^[10] Peterson was voted Eredivisie player of the month for September 2018, after some impressive and eye catching performances for Heracles Almelo.

Swansea City

Peterson signed for Championship club Swansea City on 2 August 2019, reuniting with head coach Steve Cooper, who Peterson had worked with at Liverpool's academy. ^[11] He made his debut for the club as a substitute in a 2–1 win against Hull City one day later. ^[12] He scored his first goal for Swansea in an EFL Cup tie against Cambridge United on 28 August 2019. ^[13]

Fortuna Düsseldorf

On 5 October 2020, Peterson joined Fortuna Düsseldorf for an undisclosed fee, subject to international clearance. ^[14] He signed a three-year contract. ^[15]

Hapoel Be'er Sheva

On 21 June 2023 signed for 3 years in the Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Be'er Sheva. ^[16]

Fortuna Sittard

On 9 January 2024, Peterson returned to the Netherlands and signed a 2.5-year contract with Fortuna Sittard. ^[17]

International career

On 3 October 2018, Peterson earned his first call-up to the Swedish senior national team for a UEFA Nations League game against Russia and a friendly game against Slovakia, following a string of strong performances for his club team Heracles. ^[18] He made his international debut against Slovakia on 16 October 2018. ^[19]

Career statistics

As of match played on 13 May 2023 ^[20]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Liverpool	2013–14	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Tranmere Rovers (loan)	2013–14	League One	6	0	1	0	0	0	—		7	0
Utrecht	2014–15	Eredivisie	20	2	1	0	—		—		21	2
	2015–16	Eredivisie	7	0	2	1	—		—		9	1
	2016–17	Eredivisie	3	1	1	0	—		—		4	1
	Total		30	3	4	1	0	0	0	0	34	4
Roda JC Kerkrade (loan)	2015–16	Eredivisie	14	1	1	0	—		—		15	1
Jong FC Utrecht	2016–17	Eerste Divisie	9	2	0	0	—		—		9	2
Heracles Almelo	2016–17	Eredivisie	15	4	0	0	—		—		15	4
	2017–18	Eredivisie	33	7	3	2	—		—		36	9
	2018–19	Eredivisie	33	12	2	0	—		—		35	12
	Total		81	23	5	2	0	0	0	0	86	25
Swansea City	2019–20	Championship	7	0	1	0	3	1	—		11	1
	2020–21	Championship	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
	Total		7	0	1	0	4	1	0	0	12	1
Utrecht (loan)	2019–20	Eredivisie	6	1	2	1	—		—		8	2
Fortuna Düsseldorf	2020–21	2. Bundesliga	26	7	1	0	—		—		27	7
	2021–22	2. Bundesliga	27	1	1	0	—		—		28	1
	2022–23	2. Bundesliga	27	4	3	2	—		—		30	6
	Total		80	12	5	2	0	0	0	0	85	14
Fortuna Düsseldorf II	2022–23	Regionalliga West	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Hapoel Be'er Sheva	2023–24	Israeli Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career totals			234	42	19	6	4	1	0	0	257	49

Honours

Individual

• Eredivisie Player of the Month: September 2018 ^[21]

References

1. "Barclays Premier League Squad Lists 2013/14 are revealed". Premier League. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
2. "Kristoffer Peterson – Liverpool FC". Liverpool FC. 18 December 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
3. "Tranmere Rovers: Edwards, Otsemobor & Peterson join on loan". BBC Sport. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
4. "Tranmere v Colchester". BBC Sport. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
5. "Ronnie: Win Was Deserved". 30 November 2013. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
6. "Transfer news: Kristoffer Peterson seeks loan switch after penning Liverpool extension". Sky Sports. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
7. "Brondby 2–1 Liverpool". The Guardian. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
8. "Rodgers on Rickie, Preston and tour - Liverpool FC". Archived from the original on 20 July 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
9. "Peterson van Liverpool naar FC Utrecht". FC Utrecht. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014.
10. Wekking, Peter (26 January 2017). "Penaltyschlemiel Peterson verruilt Utrecht voor Heracles". Voetbal International (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 October 2017.
11. "Swansea City: Kristoffer Peterson joins from Heracles". BBC Sport. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
12. "Swansea City 2–1 Hull City". BBC Sport. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
13. "Swansea 6–0 Cambridge". BBC. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
14. "Kristoffer Peterson joins Fortuna Dusseldorf". www.swanseacity.com. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
15. "Peterson unterschreibt bei Fortuna". kicker (in German). 5 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
16. Calfi, Itzik (21 June 2023). "עכשיו זה רשמי: פטרסון חתם בהפועל באר שבע" (in Hebrew). ONE. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
17. "KRISTOFFER PETERSON STRENGTHENS ATTACKING LINE IN SITTARD". Fortuna Sittard. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
18. "Fyra nya namn i oktober-truppen - Svensk fotboll".
19. "Sverige tappade efter debutantens misstag" (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 November 2018.
20. "Kristoffer Peterson » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
21. "Peterson wint prijs voor Speler van de Maand | Eredivisie". eredivisie.nl. 5 October 2018. Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2023.

External links

• Kristoffer Peterson at WorldFootball.net
• Kristoffer Peterson at Soccerbase