Kristoffer Haugen (born 21 February 1994) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Eliteserien club Molde.

Kristoffer Haugen
Haugen with Molde in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-02-21) 21 February 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Verdalen, Norway
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Molde
Number 28
Youth career
–2006 Voll
2007–2012 Viking
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2018 Viking 107 (5)
2018– Molde 142 (18)
International career
2011 Norway U17 8 (0)
2012 Norway U18 11 (0)
2013 Norway U19 4 (0)
2015 Norway U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 March 2015

Early life

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Haugen hails from Verdalen.[1] He started his career in Voll IL, but joined the youth ranks of Viking in 2007. It was a successful youth team, which won the national boys-16 football cup in 2009.[2]

Club career

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Viking

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Haugen made his senior team debut in the 2012 La Manga Cup against FK Ekranas in February 2012,[3] scoring his first first-team goal in the first round of the 2013 Norwegian Football Cup.[4] He made his league debut when he started, and played 90 minutes, in the two last fixtures of the 2013 Tippeligaen.

Molde

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On 10 January 2018, Haugen signed a three-year contract with Molde FK.[5] He made his debut for the club in the 5–0 home win against Sandefjord on 11 March 2018.

On 15 June 2020, Haugen signed a new contract with Molde, until the end of the 2022 season.[6]

International career

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Haugen played a total of 25 games for Norway at international youth level.[7]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 15 March 2024[8][9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Viking 2012 Tippeligaen 0 0 2 0 2 0
2013 2 0 2 1 4 1
2014 22 1 4 0 26 1
2015 30 1 6 1 36 2
2016 26 0 3 0 29 0
2017 Eliteserien 27 3 2 0 29 3
Total 107 5 19 2 126 7
Molde 2018 Eliteserien 26 2 0 0 8[a] 0 34 2
2019 20 0 0 0 7[a] 0 27 0
2020 15 1 8[b] 0 23 1
2021 25 6 1 0 6[c] 0 32 6
2022 19 3 5 1 6[d] 1 30 5
2023 19 4 5 1 12[e] 1 36 6
2024 0 0 0 0 4[d] 0 4 0
Total 124 16 11 2 51 2 186 20
Career total 231 21 30 4 51 2 312 27
  1. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, and three appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Europa League, and two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. ^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, and six appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

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Molde

References

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  1. ^ Ånestad, Jo (21 July 2010). "Jærske talenter i Tyskland". Jærbladet (in Norwegian). p. 16.
  2. ^ "Norgesmester fra Voll". Jærbladet (in Norwegian). 23 October 2009. p. 27.
  3. ^ "Ble myndig". Rogalands Avis (in Norwegian). 22 February 2012. p. 17.
  4. ^ "Haugen scoret sitt første mål". Rogalands Avis (in Norwegian). 18 April 2013. p. 18.
  5. ^ "HAUGEN READY FOR MOLDE FK". moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  6. ^ "KRISTOFFER HAUGEN UT 2022". moldefk.no/ (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Kristoffer Haugen national team profile". www.fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  8. ^ Kristoffer Haugen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  9. ^ Kristoffer Haugen at Soccerway