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Bjorn Kristensen
Personal information
Date of birth	5 April 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Marsaxlokk, Malta
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Hibernians
Number	11
Youth career
2008–2009	Hessel Gods Football School
2009–2010	Silkeborg IF
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010–	Hibernians
International career‡
2012–	Malta
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 October 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 December 2023

Bjorn Kristensen (also spelt Bjørn Kristensen;^[2] born 5 April 1993) is a Maltese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hibernians and the Malta national team.

Early and personal life

Born in Marsaxlokk,^[1] Kristensen has a Danish father and Maltese mother.^[2] His parents met in Malta and started a family there.^[2]

Club career

He played youth football in Denmark with Hessel Gods Football School and Silkeborg IF.^[2] Upon his return to Malta, he began playing with Hibernians during the 2010–11 season.^[1]^[3] In February 2012, he went on trial with English club Everton,^[4] and also trialled with German club Werder Bremen.^[2]

International career

He made his senior international debut for Malta on 29 February 2012.^[5] He had previously played for the Malta under-21 team.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Bjorn Kristensen". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Mød Maltas dansker: Silkeborg, Everton og Paola" (in Danish). Tipsbladet. 15 October 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
^ Bjorn Kristensen at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
^ "Hibs starlet Kristensen in Everton trial". Times of Malta. 17 February 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
^ "Mifsud double as Malta beats Liechtenstein". Times of Malta. 29 February 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
^ Bjorn Kristensen – UEFA competition record (archive)