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Victor Kristiansen
Danish footballer (born 2002)

Victor Bernth Flesner Kristiansen is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for EFL Championship club Leicester City and the Denmark national team.

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Club career

Copenhagen

A youth academy graduate of Copenhagen, Kristiansen made his senior team debut on 4 November 2020 in a 2–1 cup win against Avarta.23 He made his professional debut on 29 November 2020 in a 3–1 league win against SønderjyskE.4

On 20 December 2020, four days after turning 18, Kristiansen signed a contract extension with Copenhagen which would run until December 2023.5

Leicester City

On 20 January 2023, Kristiansen signed for Leicester City for a record-breaking fee of £17 million, making him the most expensive Danish Superliga player ever.6 On 28 January 2023, he made his debut for Leicester as a substitute in a 1–0 away win against Walsall in the FA Cup fourth round.7

Loan to Bologna

On 30 August 2023, Kristiansen was sent on a season-long loan to Serie A club Bologna.8 He made his debut for the club on 2 September, starting in a 2–1 league victory against Cagliari. He immediately proved decisive, providing an assist for Joshua Zirkzee's 1–1 equaliser in the 59th minute. Later, his cross hit an opposing defender's arm in the penalty area, but his teammate Riccardo Orsolini missed the attempt from 12 yards. However, Kristiansen's shot on target in the 89th minute resulted in a blunder by goalkeeper Boris Radunović, and Giovanni Fabbian scored from the rebound.9

Return to Leicester City

Bologna did not activate the buy option in Kristiansen's loan, so for the 2024–5 season, he returned to Leicester City.10 On 3 December, he assisted Patson Daka's goal in the 3–1 win over West Ham.11

International career

Kristiansen represented Denmark at various youth levels, up to and including Under 21. After being named in previous squads, Kristiansen finally made his debut for the senior Danish side when he came on as a second half substitute away to Slovenia in a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifier.12

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 May 20251314 Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup15League cup16EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Copenhagen2020–21Danish Superliga15010—00160
2021–22Danish Superliga21010—11170330
2022–23Danish Superliga14110—8180241
Total51130—190731
Leicester City2022–23Premier League1202000—140
2024–25Premier League3001000—310
Total4203000—450
Bologna (loan)2023–24Serie A32020——340
Career total125180001901521

International

As of match played 23 March 202519 Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Denmark202340
2024130
202510
Total180

Honours

Copenhagen

References

  1. Victor Kristiansen at Soccerway https://int.soccerway.com/players/-/603057/ ↩

  2. "FCK-debutant: Stort endelig at få spilletid". Retrieved 10 January 2021. https://bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/fck-debutant-stort-endelig-at-faa-spilletid ↩

  3. "TO GLADE DEBUTANTER: DET VAR STORT!". Retrieved 10 January 2021. https://www.fck.dk/nyhed/glade-debutanter-det-var-stort ↩

  4. "SønderjyskE vs. København – 29 November 2020". Retrieved 10 January 2021. https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2020/11/29/denmark/superliga/sonderjyske/fc-kobenhavn/3322186/ ↩

  5. "F.C. COPENHAGEN EXTEND VICTOR KRISTIANSEN CONTRACT". Retrieved 10 January 2021. https://www.fck.dk/en/news/fc-copenhagen-extend-victor-kristiansen-contract ↩

  6. "Leicester set to sign £17m defender Kristiansen". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 January 2023. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/64330700 ↩

  7. "Walsall vs. Leicester". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 January 2023. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64438525 ↩

  8. "Foxes defender Kristiansen makes Serie A switch". BBC Sport. 30 August 2023. Archived from the original on 2 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230902034938/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/66661703 ↩

  9. Sigaard, Anton (2 September 2023). "Dansker involveret i to mål i Serie A-debut". TV 2 Sport (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230902200704/https://sport.tv2.dk/fodbold/2023-09-02-dansker-involveret-i-to-maal-i-serie-a-debut ↩

  10. "Kristiansen to return to Leicester City but Bologna open to future deal – June 10 latest interesting news". football-italia.net. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2025. https://football-italia.net/kristiansen-leicester-bologna-future-deal/ ↩

  11. "Leicester 3–1 West Ham: Jamie Vardy helps Ruud Van Nistelrooy to first Foxes win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 January 2025. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cy7d7kkv0n2t ↩

  12. "Slovenia-Denmark – European Qualifiers 2024". Retrieved 19 June 2023. https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2036375--slovenia-vs-denmark/ ↩

  13. Victor Kristiansen at Soccerway https://int.soccerway.com/players/-/603057/ ↩

  14. "Victor Kristiansen". F.C. Copenhagen. Retrieved 10 January 2021. https://www.fck.dk/spiller/victor-kristiansen ↩

  15. Includes Danish Cup, FA Cup, Coppa Italia /wiki/Danish_Cup ↩

  16. Includes EFL Cup /wiki/EFL_Cup ↩

  17. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League /wiki/UEFA_Europa_Conference_League ↩

  18. Appearances in UEFA Champions League /wiki/UEFA_Champions_League ↩

  19. Victor Kristiansen at Soccerway https://int.soccerway.com/players/-/603057/ ↩

  20. "FC Copenhagen win 14th Danish league title". Daily Times. Pakistan. Retrieved 22 May 2022. https://dailytimes.com.pk/939970/fc-copenhagen-win-14th-danish-league-title/ ↩