Kristoffer Askildsen

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Kristoffer Askildsen
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-01-09) 9 January 2001 (age 25)
Place of birth Oslo, Norway
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Viking
Number 19
Youth career
–2013 Heming
2013–2018 Stabæk
2020 Sampdoria
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Stabæk II 20 (1)
2018–2020 Stabæk 15 (1)
2020–2024 Sampdoria 47 (1)
2022–2023 → Lecce (loan) 21 (0)
2024–2025 Midtjylland 12 (0)
2025– Viking 27 (3)
International career‡
2018 Norway U17 8 (1)
2019 Norway U18 11 (1)
2019 Norway U19 3 (1)
2019–2021 Norway U21 9 (0)
2020 Norway 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 December 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2020

Kristoffer Askildsen (born 9 January 2001) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eliteserien club Viking FK. He also represented the Norway national team.

Career

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Early career

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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

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Askildsen made his debut for the senior team against Ranheim in September 2018, and established himself as a starter in April 2019.[4]

Sampdoria

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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

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On 17 July 2022, Askildsen joined Lecce on a season-long loan.[10]

Midtjylland

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On July 1, 2024, Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland confirmed that Askildsen joined the club on a contract until June 2028.[11]

Viking

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At the end of March 2025, Askildsen returned to Norway, signing with Eliteserien club Viking FK for four-years.[12]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 25 November 2024[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals 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
Midtjylland 2024–25 Danish Superliga 12 0 1 0 8[a] 0 21 0
Career total 115 3 6 0 8 0 129 3
  1. ^ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

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As of match played 18 November 2020
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Norway 2020 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

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Viking

References

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  4. ^ Kristoffer Askildsen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
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  11. ^ FC MIDTJYLLAND HENTER KRISTOFFER ASKILDSEN, fcm.dk, 11 July 2024
  12. ^ Askildsen klar for Viking, vikingfotball.no, 26 March 2025
  13. ^ Kristoffer Askildsen at SoccerwayLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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