Kristoffer Lund

Kristoffer Lund
Personal information
Full name Kristoffer Lund Hansen
Date of birth (2002-05-14) May 14, 2002
Place of birth Kerteminde, Denmark
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.84 m)
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Birmingham City
Number 25
Youth career
2011–2015 Kerteminde
2015–2020 Midtjylland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Midtjylland 1 (0)
2021 Esbjerg fB 0 (0)
2021–2023 BK Häcken 59 (0)
2023–2026 Palermo 68 (3)
2025–2026 → 1. FC Köln (loan) 33 (0)
2026– Birmingham City 0 (0)
International career‡
2018 Denmark U17 3 (0)
2019–2020 Denmark U18 4 (0)
2020 Denmark U19 1 (0)
2022 Denmark U20 2 (0)
2022 Denmark U21 2 (0)
2023–2024 United States 7 (0)
Medal record
Men's soccer
Representing  United States
CONCACAF Nations League
Winner2024
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of July 30, 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of October 15, 2024

Kristoffer Lund Hansen (born May 14, 2002) is a professional soccer player who plays as a left-back for EFL Championship club Birmingham City. Born in Denmark, he has represented the United States national team.

Club career

Early Career

Lund began playing soccer with the youth academy of Kerteminde, before joining Midtjylland's youth side at the age of 13. He signed his first professional contract with Midtjylland on May 14, 2017.[1] He made his professional debut with them in a 2–1 Danish Cup win over Odense Boldklub on February 11, 2021.[2] On April 21, he transferred to Esbjerg, signing a three-year contract.[3] On August 11, before making an appearance with Esbjerg, he transferred to the Swedish club Häcken until 2024.[4]

Palermo

On August 21, 2023, Palermo announced the signing of Lund on a four-year deal.[5] Lund scored his first league goal in a 3–2 loss to Ternana Calcio on February 27, 2024.[6][7]

1. FC Köln (loan)

On August 5, 2025, Lund moved on loan to 1. FC Köln in Germany for the 2025–26 season.[8]

Birmingham City

On 30 July 2026, Lund signed a 4 year contract at EFL Championship club Birmingham City for an undisclosed fee.[9]

International career

Lund was born in Denmark to a Danish father and an American mother and holds dual citizenship.[10][11] He was a youth international for the Denmark national teams,[12] having represented the country from under-17 to under-21 level.[10][11]

In August 2023, Lund officially filed a one-time switch to play for the United States national team,[13] and subsequently received his first call-up to the United States senior national team by head coach Gregg Berhalter, for two friendly matches against Uzbekistan and Oman.[13][14]

Lund made his debut for the United States on September 9, 2023, when he was subbed in during a friendly match against Uzbekistan at CityPark in St. Louis.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played May 16, 2026[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Midtjylland 2020–21 Danish Superliga 1010——20
Esbjerg fB 2020–21 Danish 1st Division 00———00
BK Häcken 2021 Allsvenskan 15010——160
2022 Allsvenskan 25030——280
2023 Allsvenskan 190606[b]0—310
Total 59010060—750
Palermo 2023–24 Serie B 352——2[c]0372
2024–25 Serie B 33120—00351
Total 68320—20723
1. FC Köln (loan) 2025–26 Bundesliga 33020——350
Career total 161315060201843
  1. ↑ Includes Danish Cup, Svenska Cupen, Coppa Italia, DFB-Pokal
  2. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Appearances in promotion play-offs

International

As of match played October 15, 2024[16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
United States 202330
202440
Total70

Honors

BK Häcken

United States

References

  1. ↑ Tvilum, Maja (May 15, 2017). "Kerteminde: Fodboldtalent skriver kontrakt med FC Midtjylland". fyens.dk.
  2. ↑ Risom, Jens (February 12, 2021). "To glade debutanter efter pokalsejr i Odense" (in Danish). fcm.dk. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  3. ↑ Poulsen, Kenni (April 21, 2021). "EfB henter back-talent i FCM – efb.dk".
  4. ↑ "Officiellt: Kristoffer Lund klar för BK Häcken". fotbolltransfers.com.
  5. ↑ "LUND È ROSANERO, MERCOLEDÌ 23 AGOSTO LA PRESENTAZIONE" (in Italian). Palermo FC. August 21, 2023. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Palermo-Ternana: Corini and Segre in mixed zone". Palermo F.C. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  7. ↑ "VIDEO: Kristoffer Lund from the rafters! USMNT fullback scores long-distance missile for Palermo in clash vs Ternana | Goal.com US". www.goal.com. February 27, 2024. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Linksverteidiger Kristoffer Lund wechselt zum FC" [Left-back Kristoffer Lund moves to FC] (in German). 1. FC Köln. August 5, 2025. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Blues complete signing of Kristoffer Lund". BCFC.com. Birmingham City FC. Retrieved July 30, 2026.
  10. 1 2 Glud, Rasmus (August 30, 2023). "Dansker skifter landshold: Klar for USA". Ekstrabladet (in Danish). Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  11. 1 2 Bak, Daniel (August 30, 2023). "Avis: Dansk U21-back skifter landshold – udtaget for USA". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  12. ↑ Moran, Justin (May 1, 2022). "USMNT Weekly Youth Update: U-19 team restarts, U-15s in Italy". Stars and Stripes FC.
  13. 1 2 Tenorio, Paul (August 30, 2023). "Cremaschi joining USMNT for friendlies, Reyna out". The Athletic. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  14. ↑ "BERHALTER SELECTS 24-PLAYER BIOSTEEL USMNT TRAINING CAMP ROSTER AHEAD OF SEPTEMBER MATCHES". US Soccer. August 30, 2023. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
  15. ↑ Kristoffer Lund at Soccerway. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  16. ↑ Kristoffer Lund at National-Football-Teams.com
  17. ↑ Lann, Rikard (October 30, 2022). "Häcken svenska mästare". SVT Sport (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Archived from the original on October 30, 2022. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  18. ↑ Hadzic, Erik (May 18, 2023). "TV: BK Häcken mästare i svenska cupen – krossade Mjällby i finalen". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  19. ↑ "Adams Reyna on target as United States complete three peat". CONCACAF. March 25, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
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