Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kristoffer Lund Hansen | ||
Date of birth | May 14, 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Kerteminde, Denmark | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Palermo | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2015 | Kerteminde | ||
2015–2020 | Midtjylland | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2021 | Midtjylland | 1 | (0) |
2021 | Esbjerg | 0 | (0) |
2021–2023 | Häcken | 59 | (0) |
2023– | Palermo | 19 | (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– | United States | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 13, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 17, 2023 |
Kristoffer Lund Hansen (born May 14, 2002) is a professional soccer player who plays as a left-back for Serie B club Palermo. Born in Denmark, he represents the United States national team.
Club 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]
On August 21, 2023, Palermo announced the signing of Lund on a four-year deal.[5]
International career
Lund was born in Denmark to a Danish father and an American mother and holds dual citizenship.[6][7] He was a youth international for the Denmark national teams,[8] having represented the country from under-17 to under-21 level.[6][7]
In August 2023, Lund officially filed a one-time switch to play for the United States national team,[9] 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.[9][10]
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 January 13, 2024[11]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Midtjylland | 2020–21 | Danish Superliga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
Esbjerg fB | 2020–21 | Danish 1st Division | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
BK Häcken | 2021 | Allsvenskan | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
2022 | Allsvenskan | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | |||
2023 | Allsvenskan | 19 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | ||
Total | 59 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 75 | 0 | |||
Palermo | 2023–24 | Serie B | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
Career Total | 79 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 0 |
- ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played October 17, 2023[12]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 2023 | 3 | 0 |
Total | 3 | 0 |
Honors
BK Häcken
References
- ↑ Tvilum, Maja (May 15, 2017). "Kerteminde: Fodboldtalent skriver kontrakt med FC Midtjylland". fyens.dk.
- ↑ Risom, Jens (February 12, 2021). "To glade debutanter efter pokalsejr i Odense" (in Danish). fcm.dk. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
- ↑ Poulsen, Kenni (April 21, 2021). "EfB henter back-talent i FCM - efb.dk".
- ↑ "Officiellt: Kristoffer Lund klar för BK Häcken". fotbolltransfers.com.
- ↑ "LUND È ROSANERO, MERCOLEDÌ 23 AGOSTO LA PRESENTAZIONE" (in Italian). Palermo FC. August 21, 2023. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
- 1 2 Glud, Rasmus (August 30, 2023). "Dansker skifter landshold: Klar for USA". Ekstrabladet (in Danish). Retrieved September 4, 2023.
- 1 2 Bak, Daniel (August 30, 2023). "Avis: Dansk U21-back skifter landshold - udtaget for USA". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved September 4, 2023.
- ↑ Moran, Justin (May 1, 2022). "USMNT Weekly Youth Update: U-19 team restarts, U-15s in Italy". Stars and Stripes FC.
- 1 2 Tenorio, Paul (August 30, 2023). "Cremaschi joining USMNT for friendlies, Reyna out". The Athletic. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
- ↑ "BERHALTER SELECTS 24-PLAYER BIOSTEEL USMNT TRAINING CAMP ROSTER AHEAD OF SEPTEMBER MATCHES". US Soccer. August 30, 2023. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ↑ Kristoffer Lund at Soccerway. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
- ↑ Kristoffer Lund at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Hadzic, Erik (May 18, 2023). "TV: BK Häcken mästare i svenska cupen - krossade Mjällby i finalen". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved September 4, 2023.
External links
- Kristoffer Lund at Soccerway
- Kristoffer Lund national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)