Kristoffer_Askildsen
Kristoffer Askildsen
Norwegian footballer (born 2001)
Kristoffer Askildsen (born 9 January 2001) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie B club Sampdoria. He also represents the Norway national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2001-01-09) 9 January 2001 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Oslo, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sampdoria | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Heming | |||
| 0000–2018 | Stabæk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Stabæk | 15 | (1) |
| 2020– | Sampdoria | 40 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | → Lecce (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Norway U18 | 8 | (1) |
| 2019– | Norway U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019– | Norway U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2020– | Norway | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 July 2020 | |||
Early career
Askildsen began his career in Heming, joining Stabæk's academy in his late childhood.[2] He joined the club initially as a goalkeeper, but converted to midfield whilst playing under the guidance of Stabæk's youth coach Øyvind Leonhardsen.[3]
Stabæk
Askildsen made his debut for the senior team against Ranheim in September 2018, and established himself as a starter in April 2019.[4]
Sampdoria
Askildsen signed with Italian side Sampdoria on 28 January 2020 on a four-and-a-half year contract.[5] On 21 June 2020, he made his debut with the club in an away 2–1 loss against Inter Milan.[6] He scored his first goal against Milan in a 4–1 loss.[7][8] In doing so, Askildsen became the first player born after the Millennium to score for Sampdoria.[9]
Loan to Lecce
On 17 July 2022, Askildsen joined Lecce on a season-long loan.[10]
- As of match played 4 January 2023[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stabæk | 2018 | Eliteserien | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| Total | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
| Sampdoria | 2019–20 | Serie A | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2020–21 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Total | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
| Lecce (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie A | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Career total | 63 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 67 | 2 | ||
- "Kristoffer Askildsen". UC Sampdoria. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- Fuglehaug, Wenche (27 September 2014). "Å gjøre de gode best". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). pp. 19–.
- Kristoffer Askildsen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- "Askildsen è blucerchiato: per il norvegese contratto fino al 2024". U.C. Sampdoria (in Italian). 28 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- "Thorsby scoret da Serie A var tilbake". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 22 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- "Sampdoria vs. AC Milan - Football Match Report - July 29, 2020". ESPN. 29 July 2020.
- "Giovani esordienti: i primi gol di Gagliano e Askildsen in Serie A". Numero Diez (in Italian). 30 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- "Kristoffer Askildsen | Meet Sampdoria's Nordic Prodigy". 13 August 2020.
- "FALCONE E ASKILDSEN IN GIALLOROSSO" (in Italian). Lecce. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- Kristoffer Askildsen at Soccerway
- Kristoffer Askildsen at Soccerway
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