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Full name | Kristoffer Lund Hansen | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (2002-05-14)May 14, 2002 (age 22) | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Kerteminde, Denmark | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.84 m) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Palermo | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2011–2015 | Kerteminde | ||||||||||||||||
2015–2020 | Midtjylland | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | Midtjylland | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2021 | Esbjerg | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2021–2023 | Häcken | 59 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | Palermo | 60 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2018 | Denmark U17 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Denmark U18 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2020 | Denmark U19 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2022 | Denmark U20 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2022 | Denmark U21 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | United States | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 14, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 15, 2024 |
Kristoffer Lund Hansen (born May 14, 2002) is a professionalsoccer player who plays as aleft-back forSerie B clubPalermo. Born in Denmark, he represents theUnited States national team.
Lund began playing soccer with the youth academy of Kerteminde, before joiningMidtjylland's youth side at the age of 13. He signed his first professional contract with Midtjylland on May 14, 2017.[1] He made his professional debut with them in a 2–1Danish Cup win overOdense Boldklub on February 11, 2021.[2] On April 21, he transferred toEsbjerg, signing a three-year contract.[3] On August 11, before making an appearance with Esbjerg, he transferred to the Swedish clubHäcken until 2024.[4]
On August 21, 2023,Palermo announced the signing of Lund on a four-year deal.[5] Lund scored his first league goal in a 3–2 loss toTernana Calcio on February 27, 2024.[6][7]
Lund was born inDenmark to a Danish father and anAmerican mother and holds dual citizenship.[8][9] He was a youth international for the Denmark national teams,[10] having represented the country fromunder-17 tounder-21 level.[8][9]
In August 2023, Lund officially filed a one-time switch to play for the United States national team,[11] and subsequently received his first call-up to theUnited States senior national team by head coachGregg Berhalter, for twofriendly matches againstUzbekistan andOman.[11][12]
Lund made his debut for the United States on September 9, 2023, when he was subbed in during a friendly match againstUzbekistan atCityPark inSt. Louis.
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Midtjylland | 2020–21 | Danish Superliga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
Esbjerg fB | 2020–21 | Danish 1st Division | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
BK Häcken | 2021 | Allsvenskan | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
2022 | Allsvenskan | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | |||
2023 | Allsvenskan | 19 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | ||
Total | 59 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 75 | 0 | |||
Palermo | 2023–24 | Serie B | 35 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||
2024–25 | Serie B | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
Total | 60 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 63 | 3 | |||
Career Total | 120 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 140 | 3 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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United States | 2023 | 3 | 0 |
2024 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 7 | 0 |
BK Häcken
United States