| Kristoffer Forgaard Paulsen | |
| Fullname: | Kristoffer Forgaard Paulsen |
| Birth Date: | 2004 1, df=y |
| Height: | 1.92m |
| Currentclub: | Sogndal (on loan from Viking) |
| Clubnumber: | 5 |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Youthyears1: | 2009–2022 |
| Youthclubs1: | Viking |
| Years1: | 2020– |
| Clubs1: | Viking |
| Caps1: | 3 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs2: | Viking 2 |
| Caps2: | 23 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2023 |
| Clubs3: | → KA (loan) |
| Caps3: | 5 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2023 |
| Clubs4: | → Junkeren (loan) |
| Caps4: | 11 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2024– |
| Clubs5: | → Sogndal (loan) |
| Caps5: | 8 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Norway U15 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2020 |
| Nationalteam2: | Norway U16 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam3: | Norway U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 14 November 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 15:33, 14 November 2022 (UTC) |
Kristoffer Forgaard Paulsen (born 31 January 2004) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Sogndal on loan from Viking.
Forgaard Paulsen joined the academy of Viking at the age of 5. On 27 August 2020, he signed a three-year contract with the club.[1] [2] On 28 November 2020, at the age of 16, he made his Eliteserien debut in a 4–1 win against Start.[3] Forgaard Paulsen has featured for the Norwegian national under-15 and under-16 teams.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Viking | 2020 | Eliteserien | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |||
| KA (loan) | 2023 | Besta deild karla | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Junkeren (loan) | 2023 | 2. divisjon | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | ||
| Sogndal (loan) | 2024 | 1. divisjon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 22 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | |||