Ruben Kristiansen

Ruben Kristiansen
Kristiansen with Brann in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-02-20) 20 February 1988
Place of birth Nordreisa, Norway
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Tromsdalen
Number 21
Youth career
Nordreisa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006 Nordreisa
2007–2009 Skjervøy
2010–2011 Tromsdalen 43 (5)
2012 Tromsø 2 7 (0)
2012–2014 Tromsø 43 (1)
2014–2015 Vålerenga 42 (0)
2015–2024 Brann 228 (4)
2025 Tromsø 8 (0)
2026– Tromsdalen 4 (0)
International career‡
2012 Norway U23 1 (0)
2013–2014 Norway 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:03, 2 April 2014 (UTC)

Ruben Kristiansen (born 20 February 1988) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Norwegian Second Division side Tromsdalen. Kristiansen has played at the highest level in Norway for three clubs, Tromsø, Vålerenga and Brann.

Career

Early years

Kristiansen hails from Nordreisa Municipality.[2] He started his career at local club Nordreisa, before moving on to play for Skjervøy, and later Tromsdalen.[3]

Tromsø

In late 2011 Kristiansen signed a three-year contract with Eliteserien club Tromsø.[4]

Vålerenga

He signed for Vålerenga in March 2014.[5]

Brann

After two seasons at Vålerenga, Kristiansen joined fellow Eliteserien side Brann in 2015, helping them reach promotion at the end of the season.[6]

He subsequently signed several new contracts with the club, stretching all the way through the 2024 season.[7][8]

Return to Tromsø

In October 2024 Brann announced that Kristiansen would not be offered a contract extension after the season was finished. The following December, his former club Tromsø confirmed that they had signed Kristiansen on a one-year contract.[9][10]

After only eight appearances in the league, most of them off the bench, it was announced that Kristiansen would not renew his contract with the club, and that he would depart after only one season.[11]

Return to Tromsdalen

On 8 April 2026, after three months without a club, Kristiansen signed a one-year amateur contract with his former club Tromsdalen.[12]

International career

Kristiansen made one appearance for Norway's U23 team in 2012 against Estonia's U23 team, where they lost 2-0.[3]

He made his international senior debut for Norway against South Africa in a friendly game in January 2013.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of 14 May 2026[3][1]
Club Season Division League National Cup Europe Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tromsdalen 2010 1. divisjon 19230——222
2011 2. divisjon 24310——253
Total 43540——475
Tromsø 2 2012 2. divisjon 70———70
Tromsø 2012 Eliteserien 161606[a]0—281
2013 Eliteserien 2702013[a]0—420
Total 43180190—701
Vålerenga 2014 Eliteserien 26020——280
2015 Eliteserien 16010——170
Total 42030——450
Brann 2015 1. divisjon 12200——122
2016 Eliteserien 28000——280
2017 Eliteserien 281202[a]01[b]0331
2018 Eliteserien 13000——130
2019 Eliteserien 280002[a]0—300
2020 Eliteserien 210———210
2021 Eliteserien 26120——281
2022 1. divisjon 30020——320
2023 Eliteserien 130504[c]0—220
2024 Eliteserien 290106[c]0—360
Total 2284120140102554
Tromsø 2025 Eliteserien 8030——110
Tromsdalen 2026 Norwegian Second Division 1000—0010
Career Total 373103003301043710
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Appearance in Mesterfinalen
  3. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
Kristiansen in 2012.

International

As of match played 18 January 2014[14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Norway 201330
201410
Total40

Honours

Tromsø[1]
Brann[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Ruben Kristiansen at Soccerway
  2. ↑ Profile at Tromsø IL
  3. 1 2 3 Ruben Kristiansen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  4. ↑ Skeie, Torgeir (1 November 2011). "Ny back klar for Tromsø" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Vålerenga henter Ruben Kristiansen fra TIL" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  6. ↑ Bolstad, Jon; Kongsvik, Christine (10 August 2015). "Nok ein venstreback klar for Brann" (in Norwegian Nynorsk). Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  7. ↑ "Ruben har signert ny kontrakt" (in Norwegian). SK Brann. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  8. ↑ "Har forlenget kontrakten ut 2024" (in Norwegian). SK Brann. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  9. ↑ Biørnstad, Carl Henning (8 October 2024). "Bekrefter at profilen er ferdig – to andre spillere tar følge" (in Norwegian). Eurosport. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  10. ↑ de Wahl, Stian André (16 December 2024). "Ruben Kristiansen blir Tromsø-spiller" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  11. ↑ Degerstrøm, Otine (22 November 2025). "Takk for nå" (in Norwegian). Tromsø IL. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  12. ↑ Eidissen, Lars; Sivertsen, Øyvind Nordmo (8 April 2026). "Klar for TUIL: – Dette er for å gi noe tilbake" (in Norwegian). Nordlys. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  13. ↑ "South Africa vs. Norway 0 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  14. ↑ "Ruben Kristiansen: Internationals". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
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