Axel Kryger
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 October 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Sandnes, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Center-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kristiansund | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Sandnes Ulf | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Lura | ||
| 2015–2019 | Sandnes Ulf | 90 | (7) |
| 2020–2022 | Sogndal | 66 | (1) |
| 2022–2025 | Bryne | 75 | (6) |
| 2025– | Kristiansund | 4 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2015 | Norway U18 | 7 | (0) |
| 2016 | Norway U19 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 December 2025 | |||
Axel Kryger (born 21 October 1997) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a central defender for Kristiansund. He also played over 200 games in the Norwegian First Division.
Career
[edit | edit source]He hails from Trones in central Sandnes.[2] After playing for Sandnes Ulf up to U16 level, he started his senior career in lowly Lura in 2014 before returning to Sandnes Ulf and their senior team in 2015. He was also capped as a Norway youth international. Kryger subsequently played 100 games for Sandnes Ulf in league and cup competitions.[3]
After the 2019 season, Kryger left Sandnes for the first time as he signed for Sogndal.[4] He was described as a workhorse.[5] [6]
In the summer of 2022, Kryger moved back to Rogaland and Bryne.[7] Then-pundit Vegard Hansen stated that Bryne was a "winner" of the transfer window, crediting their 7 points in 3 recent matches with the arrival of Kryger, Jørgen Hatlehol and Jens Husebø.[8] Kryger stated that he had "no feelings for Sandnes Ulf" anymore.[9]
On 2 November 2024, Kryger scored a decisive goal as Bryne beat Egersund 2–1 and won promotion to the Eliteserien, for the first time since 2003.[10][11] He also renewed his contract, which was about to expire.[12] Kryger would make his Eliteserien debut in 2025 as team captain.[13]
On 21 April, Kryger both recorded his first Eliteserien victory and his first goal, as Haugesund was beat 3–1. Kryger was declared man of the match locally, and as such he received a live lamb.[14] Some regarded it as a fun media jippo; however the Norwegian Society for Protection of Animals claimed it to violate animal welfare laws. Bryne countered that the lamb was only symbolic.[15]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Kryger settled in Sandnes.[16] By 2025, he had two children.[17]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]- As of 12 September 2025[3]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sandnes Ulf | 2015 | 1. divisjon | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 1. divisjon | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 1. divisjon | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 26 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 1. divisjon | 28 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 31 | 6 | ||
| 2019 | 1. divisjon | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | ||
| Total | 90 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 9 | ||
| Sogndal | 2020 | 1. divisjon | 27 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1. divisjon | 25 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1[a] | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1. divisjon | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 17 | 2 | ||
| Total | 66 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 75 | 3 | ||
| Bryne | 2022 | 1. divisjon | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1. divisjon | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1. divisjon | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 3 | ||
| 2025 | Eliteserien | 17 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 21 | 3 | ||
| Total | 75 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 84 | 6 | ||
| Kristiansund | 2025 | Eliteserien | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 232 | 14 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 260 | 19 | ||
- ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in Eliteserien play-offs
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