Ruben Kristiansen
Norwegian footballer (born 1988) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ruben Kristiansen (born 20 February 1988) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays for Tromsø as a defender.
.jpg) Kristiansen in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 February 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Nordreisa, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tromsø | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Nordreisa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006 | Nordreisa | ||
| 2007–2009 | Skjervøy | ||
| 2010–2011 | Tromsdalen | 43 | (5) |
| 2012–2014 | Tromsø | 43 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Vålerenga | 42 | (0) |
| 2015–2024 | Brann | 228 | (4) |
| 2025– | Tromsø | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Norway U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Norway | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:03, 2 April 2014 (UTC) | |||
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
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
| 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 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in Mesterfinalen
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
- As of match played 18 January 2014[12]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 2013 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
Honours
- Tromsø[1]
- Norwegian Cup runner-up: 2012
- Brann[1]
- Norwegian First Division: 2022
- Norwegian Football Cup: 2022
- Mesterfinalen runner-up: 2017
References
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