Kristoffer Forgaard Paulsen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kristoffer Forgaard Paulsen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 January 2004[2] | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back[3] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sogndal (on loan from Viking) | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2022 | Viking | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Viking | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Viking 2 | 23 | (1) |
| 2023 | → KA (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Junkeren (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2024– | → Sogndal (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Norway U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2020 | Norway U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022– | Norway U18 | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:33, 14 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
Kristoffer Forgaard Paulsen (born 31 January 2004) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Sogndal on loan from Viking .
Career
Forgaard Paulsen joined the academy of Viking at the age of 5. On 27 August 2020, he signed a three-year contract with the club.[4][5] On 28 November 2020, at the age of 16, he made his Eliteserien debut in a 4–1 win against Start.[6] Forgaard Paulsen has featured for the Norwegian national under-15 and under-16 teams.[1]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Viking | 2020 | Eliteserien | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | |||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
| KA (loan) | 2023 | Besta deild karla | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Junkeren (loan) | 2023 | 2. divisjon | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | |
| Sogndal (loan) | 2024 | 1. divisjon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Career total | 22 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||
References
- ^ a b c Kristoffer Forgaard Paulsen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ a b Kristoffer Forgaard Paulsen at Soccerway
- ^ a b Kristoffer Forgaard Paulsen at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Brandsnes, Håkon Østmoe (27 August 2020). "16-åring skrev under på Viking-kontrakt". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ Svendsen, Dag Atle (28 August 2020). "Ny Viking-gutt med proffkontrakt" (in Norwegian). Viking FK. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ Haugland, Mats (28 November 2020). "Viking serverte festfotball for Bjarne Berntsen". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 May 2021.