| Kristoffer Askildsen | |
| Birth Date: | 9 January 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Oslo, Norway |
| Height: | 1.90 m[1] |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Midtjylland |
| Clubnumber: | 17 |
| Youthyears1: | –2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | Heming |
| Youthyears2: | 2013–2018 |
| Youthclubs2: | Stabæk |
| Youthyears3: | 2020 |
| Youthclubs3: | Sampdoria |
| Years1: | 2018 |
| Caps1: | 20 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2018–2020 |
| Caps2: | 15 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2020–2024 |
| Caps3: | 47 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs4: | → Lecce (loan) |
| Caps4: | 21 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2024– |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | Norway U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | Norway U18 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam3: | Norway U19 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2019–2021 |
| Nationalteam4: | Norway U21 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2020 |
| Nationalteam5: | Norway |
| Nationalcaps5: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 3 March 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 18 November 2020 |
Kristoffer Askildsen (born 9 January 2001) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland. He also represented the Norway national team.
Askildsen began his career in Heming, joining Stabæk's academy in his late childhood.[2] He joined the club initially as a goalkeeper, but converted to midfield whilst playing under the guidance of Stabæk's youth coach Øyvind Leonhardsen.[3]
Askildsen made his debut for the senior team against Ranheim in September 2018, and established himself as a starter in April 2019.
Askildsen signed with Italian side Sampdoria on 28 January 2020 on a four-and-a-half-year contract.[4] On 21 June 2020, he made his debut with the club in an away 2–1 loss against Inter Milan.[5] He scored his first goal against Milan in a 4–1 loss.[6] [7] In doing so, Askildsen became the first player born after the Millennium to score for Sampdoria.[8]
On 17 July 2022, Askildsen joined Lecce on a season-long loan.[9]
On July 1, 2024, Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland confirmed that Askildsen joined the club on a contract until June 2028.[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Stabæk | 2018 | 2. divisjon | 20 | 1 | — | 20 | 1 | ||
| Stabæk | 2018 | Eliteserien | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |||
| Total | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |||
| Sampdoria | 2019–20 | Serie A | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2020–21 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Serie B | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Total | 47 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 52 | 1 | |||
| Lecce (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie A | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Career total | 103 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 108 | 3 | |||