Kristoffer Ajer
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kristoffer Vassbakk Ajer[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 April 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Norway | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Central midfielder[3] | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Celtic | ||
| Number | 35 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2009 | Rælingen | ||
| 2010–2014 | Lillestrøm | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Start | 54 | (9) |
| 2016– | Celtic | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Norway U16 | 12 | (1) |
| 2015– | Norway U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2015– | Norway U18 | 4 | (1) |
| 2016– | Norway U19 | 2 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 July 2016. | |||
Kristoffer Vassbakk Ajer (born 17 April 1998) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Celtic in the Scottish Premiership, having previously played for Lillestrøm and Start in the Tippeligaen.
Career
Ajer was born in Norway[4] and he started his career with Rælingen FK before joining Lillestrøm when he was 10 years old.[5]
Ajer joined Start in 2014 as a result of his parents moving to Kristiansand.[5] He made his debut for Start on 19 July 2014 in a 2–1 win against Bodø/Glimt.[6]
At 16 years of age, Ajer captained Start in a 1–1 draw against Lillestrøm on 7 April 2015, becoming the youngest ever footballer to captain a team in the Tippeligaen.[7]
In early January 2016, Ajer had a one-week trial with Scottish club Celtic.[8] On 17 February 2016 Ajer signed a four-year contract with Celtic and joined the club in June 2016.[9]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Start | 2014 | Tippeligaen | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 13 | 1 | ||
| 2015 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 4 | - | 2 | 0 | 34 | 12 | |||
| 2016 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 14 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 54 | 9 | 5 | 5 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 61 | 14 | ||
| Celtic | 2016-17 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 54 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 14 | ||
References
- ↑ "Spillerprofiler - Start".
- 1 2 "Kristoffer Ajer". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
- ↑ "New Celtic signing reveals his favoured position".
- ↑ "Kristoffer Ajer". Celtic F.C. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- 1 2 "Drømmen oppfylles i feil drakt". Romerikets Blad. 26 October 2014.
- ↑ Johnsen, Sture (19 July 2014). "Start-Bodø/Glimt: 2-1 (0-0)". IK Start. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ↑ Nash, Matthew (7 June 2015). "Tottenham and Liverpool chasing Norwegian wonderkid Kristoffer Ajer". HITC Sport. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ↑ McGarry, John (13 January 2016). "Celtic keen on bringing Kristoffer Ajer to Parkhead in the summer after he impressed on trial... and the youngster is open to move". Mail Online. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ↑ "Kristoffer Ajer signs four-year deal with Celtic". www.celticfc.net. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- ↑ "K. Ajer". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
