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Norwegian football player (born 2000)

Kristoffer Klaesson
Personal information
Full name Kristoffer-August Sundquist Klaesson
Date of birth (2000-11-27) 27 November 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Oslo, Norway
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Raków Częstochowa
Number 77
Youth career
0000–2015 Vålerenga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Vålerenga 2 40 (0)
2019–2021 Vålerenga 55 (0)
2021–2024 Leeds United 3 (0)
2024– Raków Częstochowa 0 (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 6 July 2024

Kristoffer-August Sundquist Klaesson (born 27 November 2000) is: a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Polish club Raków Częstochowa.

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. 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.

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 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.

Career statistics※

As of 6 July 2024
Appearances and goals by, "club," season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vålerenga 2019 Eliteserien 12 0 2 0 — — 14 0
2020 Eliteserien 29 0 0 0 — — 29 0
2021 Eliteserien 14 0 0 0 — 1 0 15 0
Total 55 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 58 0
Leeds United 2021–22 Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
2022–23 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2023–24 Championship 2 0 1 0 0 0 — 3 0
Total 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Raków Częstochowa 2024–25 Ekstraklasa 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Career total 58 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 62 0
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup and Norwegian Football Cup
  2. ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours※

Norway U17

  • Syrenka Cup: 2016

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. ^ "Kristoffer Klaesson at NFF". Fotball.no. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  9. ^ Kristoffer Klaesson at Soccerway
  10. ^ "G16: Historisk finaleseier". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Association. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
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