Kristoffer Haugen

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

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

Viking

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

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

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

Career statistics

Club

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. 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. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
5. Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, and six appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Molde

• Eliteserien: 2019, 2022
• Norwegian Cup: 2021–22, 2023

References

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