Victor Kristiansen

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Victor Kristiansen
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Kristiansen with Leicester City in 2024
Personal information
Full name Victor Bernth Flesner Kristiansen [1]
Date of birth (2002-12-16) 16 December 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Copenhagen, Denmark
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Leicester City
Number 16
Youth career
Copenhagen
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2023 Copenhagen 51 (1)
2023– Leicester City 22 (0)
2023–2024Bologna (loan) 32 (0)
International career
2018 Denmark U16 4 (0)
2018–2019 Denmark U17 7 (0)
2019–2020 Denmark U18 5 (0)
2021–2023 Denmark U21 9 (0)
2023– Denmark 16 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:10, 10 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:00, 15 November 2024 (UTC)

Victor Bernth Flesner Kristiansen (born 16 December 2002) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Premier League club Leicester City and the Denmark national team. [2]

Contents

Club career

Copenhagen

A youth academy graduate of Copenhagen, Kristiansen made his senior team debut on 4 November 2020 in a 2–1 cup win against Avarta. [3] [4] He made his professional debut on 29 November 2020 in a 3–1 league win against SønderjyskE. [5]

On 20 December 2020, four days after turning 18, Kristiansen signed a contract extension with Copenhagen which would run until December 2023. [6]

Leicester City

On 20 January 2023, Kristiansen signed for Leicester City for a record-breaking fee of £17 million, making him the most expensive Danish Superliga player ever. [7] On 28 January 2023, he made his debut for Leicester as a substitute in a 1-0 away win against Walsall in the FA Cup fourth round. [8]

Loan to Bologna

On 30 August 2023, Kristiansen was sent on a season-long loan to Serie A club Bologna. [9] He made his debut for the club on 2 September, starting in a 2–1 league victory against Cagliari. He immediately proved decisive, providing an assist for Joshua Zirkzee's 1–1 equaliser in the 59th minute. Later, his cross hit an opposing defender's arm in the penalty area, but his teammate Riccardo Orsolini missed the attempt from 12 yards. However, Kristiansen's shot on target in the 89th minute resulted in a blunder by goalkeeper Boris Radunović, and Giovanni Fabbian scored from the rebound. [10]

International career

Kristiansen represented Denmark at various youth levels, up to and including Under 21. After being named in previous squads, Kristiansen finally made his debut for the senior Danish side when he came on as a second half substitute away to Slovenia in a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifier. [11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 10 November 2024 [2] [12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [a] League Cup [b] ContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Copenhagen 2020–21 Danish Superliga 1501000160
2021–22 Danish Superliga2101011 [c] 0330
2022–23 Danish Superliga141108 [d] 0241
Total51130190731
Leicester City 2022–23 Premier League 1202000140
2024–25 Premier League1000000100
Total2202000240
Bologna (loan) 2023–24 Serie A 32020340
Career total105170001901311

International

As of match played 15 November 2024 [2]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Denmark 202340
2024120
Total160

Honours

Copenhagen

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