Kristofer Hæstad
Hæstad playing for Vålerenga in 2009
Personal information
Full name Kristofer Krüger Hæstad[1]
Date of birth (1983-12-09) 9 December 1983[2]
Place of birth Kristiansand, Norway
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Randesund
Vigør
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2007 Start 156 (20)
2007 → Wigan Athletic (loan) 2 (0)
2008–2014 Vålerenga 147 (9)
International career
2005–2014 Norway 27 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kristofer Krüger Hæstad (born 9 December 1983) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Early life

Hæstad was born in Kristiansand, Agder.[3]

Club career

Early career

Hæstad played for the youth teams of Randesund and Vigør.

Start

He was signed by Start in 2001, and debuted in the Norwegian Premier League in 2002, when the youthful Start squad only made 11 points and were relegated.

After two seasons in the First Division, Start were once again promoted in 2004, with Hæstad as one of the team's central players. Hæstad has continued in great form after the promotion, and was named player of the month by NRK in April 2005.

In July 2006, Hæstad launched a music single This Is For Real together with four other professional Norwegian footballers – Morten Gamst Pedersen, Freddy dos Santos, Raymond Kvisvik, and Øyvind Svenning. They call their band The Players.

On 29 December 2006, it was announced that Premier League club Wigan Athletic had secured Hæstad on six-month loan.[4] The Norwegian newspaper VG would later reveal that it not was a standard loan contract, but an intricate deal that could see Hæstad stay at Wigan until July 2010, if they pick up an option to buy him at the end of the current season.[5] Hæstad made his Premier League debut on 13 January 2007 against Chelsea,[6] but was released from his loan contract at Wigan Athletic by mutual consent on 1 April 2007.[7]

Hæstad made a scoring return for Start on his return to Norway after scoring the fourth goal in a 4–2 victory away to Aalesund.

Vålerenga

Hæstad (right) playing for Vålerenga in 2009

On 2 January 2008, Hæstad signed a four-year contract with Vålerenga. On 29 March 2008, Hæstad made his competitive debut for Vålerenga in the season's first game against Aalesund. After a poor first season plagued by injuries, and failing to score a goal, rumors said that he was heading away from the club, most likely back to his former club Start. However, he stayed at Vålerenga and had a great second season. He scored his first goal against Start in a 2–3 loss. He also scored two goals against Lyn which ended 4–4.

Hæstad announced his retirement from professional football on 1 July 2014.

International career

24 May 2005, Hæstad debuted for the national team in a private match against Costa Rica.

Career statistics

Club

Club Season League Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Start 2001 Adeccoligaen 810081
2002 Tippeligaen 25240292
2003 Adeccoligaen 25020270
2004 Adeccoligaen 30900309
2005 Tippeligaen 23341274
2006 Tippeligaen 22331254
2007 Tippeligaen 23220252
Wigan Athletic 2006–07 Premier League 201030
Vålerenga 2008 Tippeligaen 21050260
2009 Tippeligaen 28452336
2010 Tippeligaen 27300273
2011 Tippeligaen 24010250
2012 Tippeligaen 24110251
2013 Tippeligaen 23140271
2014 Tippeligaen 002020
Career Total 3052934433933

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
12 June 2007Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway Malta4–0WinUEFA Euro 2008 qualifying

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Kristofer Krüger Hæstad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Kristofer Haestad: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "Kristofer Hæstad: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  4. ↑ Source: BBC Sport
  5. ↑ Source: VG
  6. ↑ "Tactical Formation". Football-Lineups.com. Retrieved 20 January 2007.
  7. ↑ "Wigan release Norwegian Haestad". BBC Sport. 1 April 2007. Retrieved 1 April 2007.
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