Thomas Thiesson Kristensen
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas Thiesson Kristensen | ||
Date of birth | 17 January 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Galten, Denmark | ||
Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Udinese | ||
Number | 31 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2013 | Galten FS | ||
2013–2017 | AGF | ||
2017–2018 | Vejle | ||
2018–2021 | AGF | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2023 | AGF | 39 | (1) |
2023– | Udinese | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2020 | Denmark U18 | 1 | (0) |
2020 | Denmark U19 | 2 | (0) |
2022– | Denmark U20 | 1 | (0) |
2022– | Denmark U21 | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 August 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:02, 25 September 2023 (UTC) |
Thomas Thiesson Kristensen (born 17 January 2002), also known as TK, is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Italian Serie A club Udinese.
Club career
Kristensen joined AGF at the age of 11 in 2013 from Galten FS, where he had been since he was five year old.[1] He later spent one season at Vejle Boldklub – in 2017–18 – before returning to AGF again.[1]
In September 2020, Kristensen signed a three-year deal with AGF, which also secured him a promotion to the first team squad from the summer 2021.[2][1] He made his official debut for AGF on 16 May 2021 in a Danish Superliga game against Nordsjælland.[3] Kristensen made a total of three appearances in the 2020–21 season. In June 2021, he was awarded the Martin Jørgensen Talent Award: an award named after AGF legend Martin Jørgensen.[4]
After five appearances and one goal in the first half of the 2021–22 season, Kristensen signed a new contract until December 2026 with AGF on 1 December 2021.[5]
On 1 September 2023, Kristensen signed a five-year contract with Udinese in Italy.[6]
Personal life
Kristensen is the younger brother of Danish goalkeeper, Kasper Kristensen.
References
- ^ a b c "Kontrakt til ung forsvarsspiller". AGF (in Danish). 21 April 2021. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021.
- ^ Kudsk, Kasper (24 September 2020). "Ung AGFer rykker op i Superligatruppen til næste år". Århus Stiftstidende (in Danish). Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "AGF vs. Nordsjælland – 16 May 2021". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "TK hædret med Martins Jørgensens Talentpris". AGF (in Danish). 23 June 2021. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021.
- ^ "TK forlænger med AGF". AGF (in Danish). 1 December 2021. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021.
- ^ "Thomas Kristensen è bianconero" [Thomas Kristensen is black and white] (in Italian). Udinese. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
External links
- Thomas Thiesson Kristensen at Soccerway
- Thomas Thiesson Kristensen national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Danish men's footballers
- Danish expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Denmark men's youth international footballers
- Denmark men's under-21 international footballers
- Danish Superliga players
- Aarhus Gymnastikforening players
- Vejle Boldklub players
- Udinese Calcio players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in Italy