Kristoffer Klaesson

Kristoffer Klaesson
Personal information
Full name	Kristoffer-August Sundquist Klaesson[1]
Date of birth	27 November 2000
Place of birth	Oslo, Norway
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Leeds United
Number	13
Youth career
0000–2015	Vålerenga
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015–2019	Vålerenga 2
2018–2021	Vålerenga
2021–	Leeds United
National team‡
2015	Norway U15
2016	Norway U16
2017	Norway U17
2018	Norway U18
2019	Norway U19
2019–	Norway U21
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:23, 19 March 2022 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:01, 21 November 2021 (UTC)

Kristoffer-August Sundquist Klaesson (born 27 November 2000) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for English club Leeds United.[2]

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.[3] 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.[4][5]

He made his Premier League debut on 18 March 2022 in a 2-3 victory away to Wolverhampton Wanderers, following injury to first choice goalkeeper Illan Meslier. During his time on the pitch, he did not concede any goals.

Career statistics

As of 19 March 2022[6][7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
Club	Season	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
Career total			56	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	59	0

Honors

Norway U17

Syrenka Cup: 2016[8]

References

"Kristoffer-August Sundquist Klaesson" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
"Kristoffer-August Klaesson". altomfotball.no. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
"Vår unge keeper Kristoffer Klaesson har signert proffkontrakt med Vålerenga". Facebook.com. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
"Leeds United transfer news: Kristoffer Klaesson signed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
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.
"Kristoffer Klaesson at NFF". Fotball.no. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
Kristoffer Klaesson at Soccerway
"G16: Historisk finaleseier". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Association. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2020.

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[1] "Kristoffer-August Sundquist Klaesson" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 12 September 2021.

[2] "Kristoffer-August Klaesson". altomfotball.no. Retrieved 2019-07-24.

[3] "Vår unge keeper Kristoffer Klaesson har signert proffkontrakt med Vålerenga". Facebook.com. Retrieved 24 July 2019.

[4] "Leeds United transfer news: Kristoffer Klaesson signed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2021-07-31.

[5] 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.

[6] "Kristoffer Klaesson at NFF". Fotball.no. Retrieved 24 July 2019.

[7] Kristoffer Klaesson at Soccerway

[8] "G16: Historisk finaleseier". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Association. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2020.