| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Thiesson Kristensen | ||
| Date of birth | 17 January 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Galten, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Udinese | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2013 | Galten FS | ||
| 2013–2017 | AGF | ||
| 2017–2018 | Vejle | ||
| 2018–2021 | AGF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | AGF | 39 | (1) |
| 2023– | Udinese | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | Denmark U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2020 | Denmark U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022– | Denmark U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022– | Denmark U21 | 5 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:16, 24 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:55, 30 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Thomas Thiesson Kristensen (born 17 January 2002), also known as TK, is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Italian Serie A club Udinese.
Club career
Kristensen joined AGF at the age of 11 in 2013 from Galten FS, where he had been since he was five year old.[1] He later spent one season at Vejle Boldklub – in 2017–18 – before returning to AGF again.[1]
In September 2020, Kristensen signed a three-year deal with AGF, which also secured him a promotion to the first team squad from the summer 2021.[2][1] He made his official debut for AGF on 16 May 2021 in a Danish Superliga game against Nordsjælland.[3] Kristensen made a total of three appearances in the 2020–21 season. In June 2021, he was awarded the Martin Jørgensen Talent Award: an award named after AGF legend Martin Jørgensen.[4]
After five appearances and one goal in the first half of the 2021–22 season, Kristensen signed a new contract until December 2026 with AGF on 1 December 2021.[5]
On 1 September 2023, Kristensen signed a five-year contract with Udinese in Italy.[6]
Career statistics
- As of match played on December 2023[7]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AGF | 2020–21 | Danish Superliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 39 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 2 | ||
| Udinese | 2023–24 | Serie A | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Career totals | 47 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 2 | ||
- ↑ Appearance in the 2020–21 Danish Superliga European play-offs
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa Conference League
Personal life
Kristensen is the younger brother of Danish goalkeeper, Kasper Kristensen.
References
- 1 2 3 "Kontrakt til ung forsvarsspiller". AGF (in Danish). 21 April 2021. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021.
- ↑ Kudsk, Kasper (24 September 2020). "Ung AGFer rykker op i Superligatruppen til næste år". Århus Stiftstidende (in Danish). Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ↑ "AGF vs. Nordsjælland – 16 May 2021". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ↑ "TK hædret med Martins Jørgensens Talentpris". AGF (in Danish). 23 June 2021. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021.
- ↑ "TK forlænger med AGF". AGF (in Danish). 1 December 2021. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021.
- ↑ "Thomas Kristensen è bianconero" [Thomas Kristensen is black and white] (in Italian). Udinese. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ↑ Thomas Thiesson Kristensen at Soccerway
External links
- Thomas Thiesson Kristensen at Soccerway
- Thomas Thiesson Kristensen national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)