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 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) [2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Leeds United
Number 13
Youth career
0000–2015 Vålerenga
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2019 Vålerenga 2 40 (0)
2019–2021 Vålerenga 55 (0)
2021– Leeds United 2 (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 1 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 November 2022

Kristoffer-August Sundquist Klaesson (born 27 November 2000) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Leeds United. [3]

Contents

Klaesson was Vålerenga's youth academy graduate and plays 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 41 win for Vålerenga. Klaesson also started the following game, a 60 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.

Career statistics

As of 1 January 2024 [7] [8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] League cupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vålerenga 2019 Eliteserien 12020140
2020 Eliteserien29000290
2021 Eliteserien140001 [lower-alpha 2] 0150
Total550200010580
Leeds United 2021–22 Premier League 10000010
2022–23 Premier League00000000
2023–24 Championship 10000010
Total2000000020
Career total570200010600

Honours

Norway U17

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References

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  2. "Kristoffer Klaesson: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
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