Their 2026 World Cup
Match by match
K. Ajer played 4 matches for Norway, starting every one.
| Round | Match | His game |
|---|---|---|
| Group I | vs Senegal 3-2 | Started, played the full match |
| Round of 32 | vs Ivory Coast 2-1 | Started, played the full match |
| Round of 16 | vs Brazil 2-1 | Started, played the full match |
| Quarter-finals | vs England 1-2 | Started, played the full match · 🟨 |
Biography
Kristoffer Vassbakk Köpp Ajer (born 17 April 1998) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays either as centre-back or right-back for Premier League club Brentford and the Norway national team. Ajer has previously played for Start in the Tippeligaen and Celtic in the Scottish Premiership, where he also had a loan spell with Kilmarnock.
Early and personal life Kristoffer Vassbakk Ajer was born in Rælingen, Akershus County in Norway on 17 April 1998. In his younger years he participated in athletics, handball and ice hockey before ending up playing football. As a youth player he originally started his footballing career at Rælingen FK before joining Lillestrøm SK when he was eleven years old. He was eventually picked up by IK Start in 2014, which marked the start of his professional footballing career as a result of his parents moving to the city of Kristiansand on the Southern coast of Norway.
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Tournament data from API-Football. See more rankings on the World Cup data hub.
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