Julian Kristoffersen (born 10 May 1997) is a Norwegian professional

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who plays as a forward for Italian club

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Club career

Born in

Horten Horten () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Jarlsberg. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Horten (town) ...

, Kristoffersen began his career in Norway with Ørn-Horten, before signing with Danish club

FC Copenhagen Football Club Copenhagen (, ), commonly known as F.C. København, F.C. Copenhagen, Copenhagen, or simply FCK, is a Danish professional football club based in Copenhagen. FCK was founded in 1992 as a superstructure on top of Kjøbenhavns Boldklu ...

in 2013. He signed a three-year contract with Swedish club

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in August 2017. He returned to Denmark in June 2018, signing a three-year contract with

Hobro Hobro () is an old market and railway town in Region Nordjylland on the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. It has a population of 12,360 (1 January 2025). The town is situated in a hilly terrain at the head of Mariager Fjord, close to the f ...

. On 8 March 2020, Hobro confirmed that they had sold Kristoffersen to South Korean club

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. On 2 February 2021, he signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Italian

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club

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. For 2021–22 season, Salernitana was promoted to

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and Kristoffersen made one appearance in the top tier, before he joined

Cosenza Cosenza (; Languages of Calabria#Northern Calabrian (Cosentian), Cosentian: ''Cusenza'', ) is a city located in Calabria, Italy. The city centre has a population of approximately 70,000, while the urban area counts more than 200,000 inhabitants. ...

on a season-long loan on 31 August 2021. On 19 January 2023, Kristoffersen was loaned to

Virtus Verona Virtus Verona, founded as Unione Sportiva Virtus Borgo Venezia in 1921, sometimes referred to as Virtus Vecomp Verona for sponsorship reasons, is an Italian association football club located in Borgo Venezia, a district of Verona, Veneto. It c ...

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for the rest of the season. On 29 August 2023, Kristoffersen signed a one-season contract with

club

Ancona Ancona (, also ; ) is a city and a seaport in the Marche region of central Italy, with a population of around 101,997 . Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona, homonymous province and of the region. The city is located northeast of Ro ...

. On 11 January 2024, he moved to another

club Pro Sesto. On 10 February 2025, Krisoffersen returned to Italy and signed with

until the end of the 2024–25 season.

International career

Kristoffersen has represented Norway at youth international levels, at under-16, under-17, under-18 and under-21 levels.

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1997 births Footballers from Horten Living people Norwegian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Norway men's youth international footballers Norway men's under-21 international footballers Danish Superliga players Allsvenskan players Serie B players K League 2 players Serie A players Serie C players FK Ørn Horten players F.C. Copenhagen players Djurgårdens IF Fotboll players Hobro IK players Jeonnam Dragons players US Salernitana 1919 players Cosenza Calcio players Virtus Verona players SSC Ancona ASD players Pro Sesto 1913 players FK Jedinstvo Ub players Calcio Lecco 1912 players Norwegian expatriate men's footballers Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Serbia 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen {{Norway-footy-forward-stub