Kristoffer Haugen

Kristoffer Haugen
Haugen with Viking in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-02-21) 21 February 1994
Place of birth Verdalen, Norway
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
Viking
Number 28
Youth career
–2006 Voll
2007–2012 Viking
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2018 Viking 107 (5)
2018–2025 Molde 153 (18)
2025– Viking 29 (2)
International career‡
2011 Norway U17 8 (0)
2012 Norway U18 11 (0)
2013 Norway U19 4 (0)
2015 Norway U21 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2015

Kristoffer Haugen (born 21 February 1994) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Eliteserien club Viking.

Early life

Haugen hails from Verdalen.[1] He started his career in Voll IL, but joined the youth ranks of Viking in 2007. It was a successful youth team, which won the national boys-16 football cup in 2009.[2]

Club career

Viking

Haugen made his senior team debut in the 2012 La Manga Cup against FK Ekranas in February 2012,[3] scoring his first first-team goal in the first round of the 2013 Norwegian Football Cup.[4] He made his league debut when he started, and played 90 minutes, in the two last fixtures of the 2013 Tippeligaen.

Molde

On 10 January 2018, Haugen signed a three-year contract with Molde FK.[5] He made his debut for the club in the 5–0 home win against Sandefjord on 11 March 2018.

On 15 June 2020, Haugen signed a new contract with Molde, until the end of the 2022 season.[6]

Viking

On 12 July 2025, Haugen rejoined Viking on a two-and-a-half-year contract.[7] He made 15 appearances and scored one goal as Viking won the 2025 Eliteserien.[8][9]

International career

Haugen played a total of 25 games for Norway at international youth level.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 August 2026[11][8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Viking 2012 Tippeligaen 0020—20
2013 2021—41
2014 22140—261
2015 30161—362
2016 26030—290
2017 Eliteserien 27320—293
Total 1075192—1267
Molde 2018 Eliteserien 262008[a]0342
2019 200007[a]0270
2020 151—8[b]0231
2021 256106[c]0326
2022 193516[d]1305
2023 1945112[e]1366
2024 182317[d]0283
2025 1103100141
Total 1531817454222424
Viking 2025 Eliteserien 151002[d]0171
2026 141001[f]0151
Total 2920030322
Career total 2892536657238233
  1. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, and three appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Europa League, and two appearances in UEFA Conference League
  4. 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  5. ↑ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, and six appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ↑ One appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Molde

Viking

References

  1. ↑ Ånestad, Jo (21 July 2010). "Jærske talenter i Tyskland". Jærbladet (in Norwegian). p. 16.
  2. ↑ "Norgesmester fra Voll". Jærbladet (in Norwegian). 23 October 2009. p. 27.
  3. ↑ "Ble myndig". Rogalands Avis (in Norwegian). 22 February 2012. p. 17.
  4. ↑ "Haugen scoret sitt første mål". Rogalands Avis (in Norwegian). 18 April 2013. p. 18.
  5. ↑ "HAUGEN READY FOR MOLDE FK". moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "KRISTOFFER HAUGEN UT 2022". moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  7. ↑ "Kristoffer Haugen er tilbake". vikingfotball.no (in Norwegian). Viking FK. 12 July 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  8. 1 2 Kristoffer Haugen at Soccerway
  9. 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.
  10. ↑ "Kristoffer Haugen national team profile". www.fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  11. ↑ Kristoffer Haugen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)