Kristoffer Askildsen

Kristoffer Askildsen
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-01-09) 9 January 2001
Place of birth Oslo, Norway
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Viking
Number 7
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 43 (8)
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 19 August 2026
‡ 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. He also represented the Norway national team.

Career

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]

Midtjylland

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

Viking

At the end of March 2025, Askildsen returned to Norway, signing with Eliteserien club Viking for four years.[12] He made 27 appearances and scored three goals as Viking won the 2025 Eliteserien.[13][14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 August 2026[13][4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stabæk 2 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 120108[a]0210
Viking 2025 Eliteserien 273604[b]0373
2026 165201[c]0195
Total 43 8 8 0 5 0 56 8
Career total 158 11 14 0 13 0 185 11
  1. ↑ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  3. ↑ One appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 18 November 2020
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Norway 202010
Total10

Honours

Viking

References

  1. ↑ "Kristoffer Askildsen". UC Sampdoria. Archived from the original on 30 September 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  2. ↑ Fuglehaug, Wenche (27 September 2014). "Å gjøre de gode best". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). pp. 19–.
  3. ↑ "«Leo»: - Å gjøre de gode best". Archived from the original on 5 October 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  4. 1 2 Kristoffer Askildsen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  5. ↑ "Askildsen è blucerchiato: per il norvegese contratto fino al 2024". U.C. Sampdoria (in Italian). 28 January 2020. Archived from the original on 9 March 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  6. ↑ "Thorsby scoret da Serie A var tilbake". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 22 June 2020. Archived from the original on 25 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  7. ↑ "Sampdoria vs. AC Milan - Football Match Report - July 29, 2020". ESPN. 29 July 2020. Archived from the original on 30 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  8. ↑ "Giovani esordienti: i primi gol di Gagliano e Askildsen in Serie A". Numero Diez (in Italian). 30 July 2020. Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  9. ↑ "Kristoffer Askildsen | Meet Sampdoria's Nordic Prodigy". 13 August 2020. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  10. ↑ "FALCONE E ASKILDSEN IN GIALLOROSSO" (in Italian). Lecce. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  11. ↑ FC MIDTJYLLAND HENTER KRISTOFFER ASKILDSEN Archived 19 April 2026 at the Wayback Machine, fcm.dk, 11 July 2024
  12. ↑ Askildsen klar for Viking Archived 6 March 2026 at the Wayback Machine, vikingfotball.no, 26 March 2025
  13. 1 2 Kristoffer Askildsen at Soccerway
  14. 1 2 Barka, Even Hye Tytlandsvik (30 November 2025). "Banestorming og enorme scener da Viking vant Eliteserien" [Pitch invasion and huge scenes as Viking win the Eliteserien]. NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Archived from the original on 1 December 2025. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
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