Kristoffer Tønnessen

Kristoffer Tønnessen
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-10-01) 1 October 1997[1]
Place of birth Grimstad Municipality, Norway[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Start
Number 19
Youth career
–2015 Jerv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Jerv 2 9 (3)
2013–2019 Jerv 120 (2)
2019–2022 Start 93 (7)
2023–2025 Lillestrøm 57 (5)
2026– Start 5 (0)
International career‡
2017 Norway U21 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 July 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 February 2026

Kristoffer Tønnessen (born 1 October 1997) is a Norwegian football defender who plays for Start.

Career

He made his league debut for Jerv in the 2013 3. divisjon, and took part in successive promotions to the 2016 1. divisjon. At the end of the season, Jerv was only minutes away from yet another promotion, but ultimately lost the decisive playoff match.[2]

In the summer of 2019, Tønnessen signed a four-year contract with Start.[3] His first game for the club came against Sogndal in a 1–0 win.[4] Before leaving the club Tønnessen made one hundred appearances for the club across all competitions.[2]

Ahead of the 2023 season he went to Lillestrøm on a three-year contract.[5] Only months after the move, Tønnessen featured in the 2022–23 Norwegian Football Cup final, where Lillestrøm lost to Brann.[6]

After the 2025 season, Start announced that Tønnessen had signed with them from the 2026 season. The move saw Tønnessen return to his former club three years after leaving at the end of 2022.[7]

International career

Tønnessen appeared twice for the Norway U21 in 2017.[2]

Career statistics

As of 22 August 2026[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jerv 2 2013 4. divisjon 10——10
2014 4. divisjon 21——21
2015 4. divisjon 62——62
Total 93——93
Jerv 2013 3. divisjon 12000—120
2014 2. divisjon 2000—20
2016 1. divisjon 291204[a]0351
2017 1. divisjon 29040—330
2018 1. divisjon 28100—281
2019 1. divisjon 20020—220
Total 120280401322
Start 2019 1. divisjon 40000040
2020 Eliteserien 291——291
2021 1. divisjon 302311[a]0343
2022 1. divisjon 304211[a]0335
Total 93752201009
Lillestrøm 2023 Eliteserien 20340—243
2024 Eliteserien 15040—190
2025 1. divisjon 22280—302
Total 575160—735
Start 2026 Eliteserien 50000050
Career total 284172926031919
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in 1. divisjon promotion play-offs

Honours

Lillestrøm

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kristoffer Tønnessen Profile". worldfootball. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Kristoffer Tønnessen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  3. ↑ "Tønnessen klar for Start" (in Norwegian). IK Start. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  4. ↑ "Kampdetaljer Start 1–0 Sogndal" (in Norwegian). NFF. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  5. ↑ Svesengen, Morten (23 December 2022). "Valgte LSK i konkurranse med flere klubber: – Det ser ikke akkurat kjedelig ut å spille foran fansen" (in Norwegian). Romerikes Blad. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  6. 1 2 Sæteren, Thomas Brekke (20 May 2023). "Brann er cupmester: - Vi er så stolte nå" (in Norwegian). NFF. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  7. ↑ Stousland, Vetle (8 December 2025). "Kristoffer Tønnessen returnerer til IK Start" (in Norwegian). IK Start. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  8. ↑ Husvik, Helene; Kvaale, Benjamin (6 December 2025). "Lillestrøm kronet drømmesesongen med seier i cupfinalen: –⁠ Beste følelsen noensinne" (in Norwegian). VG. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
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