Kristoffer Lund

Kristoffer Lund
Personal information
Full name Kristoffer Lund Hansen
Date of birth (2002-05-14) May 14, 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Kerteminde, Denmark
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.84 m)
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 47 (2)
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 7 (0)
Medal record
Men's soccer
Representing  United States
CONCACAF Nations League
Winner 2024
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 2, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 15, 2024

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] Lund scored his first league goal in a 3–2 loss to Ternana Calcio on February 27, 2024.[6][7]

International career

Lund was born in Denmark to a Danish father and an American mother and holds dual citizenship.[8][9] He was a youth international for the Denmark national teams,[10] having represented the country from under-17 to under-21 level.[8][9]

In August 2023, Lund officially filed a one-time switch to play for the United States national team,[11] 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.[11][12]

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 December 2, 2024[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
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[a] 0 — 31 0
Total 59 0 10 0 6 0 — 75 0
Palermo 2023–24 Serie B 35 2 — — 1 0 36 2
2024–25 Serie B 12 0 2 0 — 0 0 14 0
Total 47 2 2 0 — 1 0 50 2
Career Total 107 2 13 0 6 0 1 0 127 2
  1. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played October 15, 2024[14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
United States 2023 3 0
2024 4 0
Total 7 0

Honors

BK Häcken

United States

References

  1. ^ Tvilum, Maja (May 15, 2017). "Kerteminde: Fodboldtalent skriver kontrakt med FC Midtjylland". fyens.dk.
  2. ^ Risom, Jens (February 12, 2021). "To glade debutanter efter pokalsejr i Odense" (in Danish). fcm.dk. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  3. ^ Poulsen, Kenni (April 21, 2021). "EfB henter back-talent i FCM – efb.dk".
  4. ^ "Officiellt: Kristoffer Lund klar för BK Häcken". fotbolltransfers.com.
  5. ^ "LUND È ROSANERO, MERCOLEDÌ 23 AGOSTO LA PRESENTAZIONE" (in Italian). Palermo FC. August 21, 2023. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  6. ^ "Palermo-Ternana: Corini and Segre in mixed zone". Palermo F.C. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  7. ^ "VIDEO: Kristoffer Lund from the rafters! USMNT fullback scores long-distance missile for Palermo in clash vs Ternana | Goal.com US". www.goal.com. February 27, 2024. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  8. ^ a b Glud, Rasmus (August 30, 2023). "Dansker skifter landshold: Klar for USA". Ekstrabladet (in Danish). Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  9. ^ a b Bak, Daniel (August 30, 2023). "Avis: Dansk U21-back skifter landshold – udtaget for USA". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  10. ^ Moran, Justin (May 1, 2022). "USMNT Weekly Youth Update: U-19 team restarts, U-15s in Italy". Stars and Stripes FC.
  11. ^ a b Tenorio, Paul (August 30, 2023). "Cremaschi joining USMNT for friendlies, Reyna out". The Athletic. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  12. ^ "BERHALTER SELECTS 24-PLAYER BIOSTEEL USMNT TRAINING CAMP ROSTER AHEAD OF SEPTEMBER MATCHES". US Soccer. August 30, 2023. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
  13. ^ Kristoffer Lund at Soccerway. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  14. ^ Kristoffer Lund at National-Football-Teams.com
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ Hadzic, Erik (May 18, 2023). "TV: BK Häcken mästare i svenska cupen – krossade Mjällby i finalen". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  17. ^ "Adams Reyna on target as United States complete three peat". CONCACAF. March 25, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024.