Kristoffer Askildsen (born 9 January 2001) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Lecce, on loan from Sampdoria.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2001-01-09) 9 January 2001 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | Oslo, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Lecce (on loan from Sampdoria) | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Heming | |||
| 0000–2018 | Stabæk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Stabæk | 15 | (1) |
| 2020– | Sampdoria | 29 | (1) |
| 2022– | → Lecce (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 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 08:20, 30 June 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 July 2020 | |||
Askildsen began his career in Heming, joining Stabæk's academy in his late childhood.[1] He joined the club initially as a goalkeeper, but converted to midfield whilst playing under the guidance of Stabæk's youth coach Øyvind Leonhardsen.[2]
Askildsen made his debut for the senior team against Ranheim in September 2018, and established himself as a starter in April 2019.[3]
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]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Total | ||||
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| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 44 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 48 | 2 | ||
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