Kristoffer Askildsen | |
Birth Date: | 9 January 2001 |
Birth Place: | Oslo, Norway |
Height: | 1.90 m[1] |
Position: | Midfielder |
Currentclub: | Midtjylland |
Clubnumber: | 17 |
Youthyears1: | –2013 |
Youthclubs1: | Heming |
Youthyears2: | 2013–2018 |
Youthclubs2: | Stabæk |
Youthyears3: | 2020 |
Youthclubs3: | Sampdoria |
Years1: | 2018 |
Caps1: | 20 |
Goals1: | 1 |
Years2: | 2018–2020 |
Caps2: | 15 |
Goals2: | 1 |
Years3: | 2020–2024 |
Caps3: | 47 |
Goals3: | 1 |
Years4: | 2022–2023 |
Clubs4: | → Lecce (loan) |
Caps4: | 21 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2024– |
Caps5: | 0 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2018 |
Nationalteam1: | Norway U17 |
Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
Nationalyears2: | 2019 |
Nationalteam2: | Norway U18 |
Nationalcaps2: | 11 |
Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
Nationalyears3: | 2019 |
Nationalteam3: | Norway U19 |
Nationalcaps3: | 3 |
Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
Nationalyears4: | 2019–2021 |
Nationalteam4: | Norway U21 |
Nationalcaps4: | 9 |
Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
Nationalyears5: | 2020 |
Nationalteam5: | Norway |
Nationalcaps5: | 1 |
Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 3 March 2024 |
Nationalteam-Update: | 18 November 2020 |
Kristoffer Askildsen (born 9 January 2001) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland. He also represented the Norway national team.
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]
Askildsen made his debut for the senior team against Ranheim in September 2018, and established himself as a starter in April 2019.
Askildsen signed with Italian side Sampdoria on 28 January 2020 on a four-and-a-half-year contract.[4] On 21 June 2020, he made his debut with the club in an away 2–1 loss against Inter Milan.[5] He scored his first goal against Milan in a 4–1 loss.[6] [7] In doing so, Askildsen became the first player born after the Millennium to score for Sampdoria.[8]
On 17 July 2022, Askildsen joined Lecce on a season-long loan.[9]
On July 1, 2024, Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland confirmed that Askildsen joined the club on a contract until June 2028.[10]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Total | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Stabæk | 2018 | 2. divisjon | 20 | 1 | — | 20 | 1 | ||
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 | |||
2023–24 | Serie B | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
Total | 47 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 52 | 1 | |||
Lecce (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie A | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
Career total | 103 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 108 | 3 |