Ruben Kristiansen (born 20 February 1988) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays for Tromsø as a defender.

Career

Early years

Kristiansen hails from Nordreisa Municipality.[2] He started his career at local club Nordreisa, before moving on to play for Skjervøy, Tromsdalen.[3]

Tromsø

In late 2011 Kristiansen signed a three-year contract with Eliteserien club Tromsø.[4]

Vålerenga

He signed for Vålerenga in March 2014.[5]

Brann

After two seasons at Vålerenga, Kristiansen joined fellow Eliteserien side Brann in 2015, helping them reach promotion at the end of the season.[6]

He subsequently signed several new contracts with the club, stretching all the way through the 2024 season.[7][8]

Return to Tromsø

In October 2024 Brann announced that Kristiansen would not be offered a contract extention after the season was finished. The following December, his formed club Tromsø confirmed that they had signed Kristiansen on a one-year contract.[9][10]

International career

Kristiansen made one appearance for Norway's U23 team in 2012 against Estonia's U23 team, where they lost 2-0.[3]

He made his international senior debut for Norway against South Africa in a friendly game in January 2013.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of 16 December 2024[3][1]
Club Season Division League National Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tromsdalen 2010 1. divisjon 19 2 3 0 — — 22 2
2011 2. divisjon 24 3 1 0 — — 25 3
Total 43 5 4 0 — — 47 5
Tromsø 2012 Eliteserien 16 1 6 0 6[a] 0 — 28 1
2013 27 0 2 0 13[a] 0 — 42 0
Total 43 1 8 0 19 0 — 70 1
Vålerenga 2014 Eliteserien 26 0 2 0 — — 28 0
2015 16 0 1 0 — — 17 0
Total 42 0 3 0 — — 45 0
Brann 2015 1. divisjon 12 2 0 0 — — 12 2
2016 Eliteserien 28 0 0 0 — — 28 0
2017 28 1 2 0 2[a] 0 1[b] 0 33 1
2018 13 0 0 0 — — 13 0
2019 28 0 0 0 2[a] 0 — 30 0
2020 21 0 — — — 21 0
2021 26 1 2 0 — — 28 1
2022 1. divisjon 30 0 2 0 — — 32 0
2023 Eliteserien 13 0 5 0 4[c] 0 — 22 0
2024 29 0 1 0 6[c] 0 — 36 0
Total 228 4 12 0 14 0 1 0 255 4
Tromsø 2025 Eliteserien 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Career Total 357 10 27 0 33 0 1 0 418 10
  1. ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearance in Mesterfinalen
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
Kristiansen in 2012.

International

As of match played 18 January 2014[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Norway 2013 3 0
2014 1 0
Total 4 0

Honours

Tromsø[1]
Brann[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Ruben Kristiansen at Soccerway
  2. ^ Profile at Tromsø IL
  3. ^ a b c Ruben Kristiansen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  4. ^ Skeie, Torgeir (1 November 2011). "Ny back klar for Tromsø" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Vålerenga henter Ruben Kristiansen fra TIL" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  6. ^ Bolstad, Jon; Kongsvik, Christine (10 August 2015). "Nok ein venstreback klar for Brann" (in Norwegian Nynorsk). Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  7. ^ "Ruben har signert ny kontrakt" (in Norwegian). SK Brann. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  8. ^ "Har forlenget kontrakten ut 2024" (in Norwegian). SK Brann. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  9. ^ Biørnstad, Carl Henning (8 October 2024). "Bekrefter at profilen er ferdig – to andre spillere tar følge" (in Norwegian). Eurosport. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  10. ^ de Wahl, Stian André (16 December 2024). "Ruben Kristiansen blir Tromsø-spiller" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  11. ^ "South Africa vs. Norway 0 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  12. ^ "Ruben Kristiansen: Internationals". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 27 January 2025.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruben_Kristiansen
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