Kristoffer Paul Peterson (born 28 November 1994) is a Swedish professional

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who plays as a winger for Dutch club

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Club career

Liverpool

Peterson arrived at the Liverpool Academy from

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in January 2011. He made his debut for the Under 18s in the 2010–11 season, however he was to only play the one match for the Under 18s that season as he played more frequently for the Under 16s. During the 2011–12 season, operating mostly as a midfielder, Peterson figured for the Under 18s far more prominently, and produced some eye-catching performances from the centre of the park. He was one of the stand-out performers for the side, netting five goals in 22 games. His good form brought him to the attention of Reserve team coach Rodolfo Borrell, who used the young starlet as a second-half substitute in the Under 19s NextGen Series tie against

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. He also featured in the NextGen Series third place play-off tie against

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. Now operating further up the pitch, often in a wide forward role, in the 2012–13 season, Peterson continued as one of the U18's star players. He featured 23 times and scored nine goals and also made his step up to the U21s, for whom he featured 13 times- seven of which came in the NextGen Series. Peterson kicked on in the 2013–14 U21s season as he netted all three of Liverpool's goals in their four pre-season friendlies, with goals against

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and

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first teams.

Loan to Tranmere Rovers

On 28 November 2013, his 19th birthday, Peterson was loaned to

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side,

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. Two days later he made his debut against

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in a 2–1 win at

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and was awarded Man of the Match, with his manager

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predicting that "he's going to play at the top level."

Return to Liverpool

In January 2014 he signed an extension to his contract with Liverpool. and said he would use it to spur him on: "This is the biggest motivation boost in my career. This is the biggest I have ever experienced". He completed the U21s season at Liverpool with 6 goals and 15 appearances to his name. He went on to appear as a substitute in the Liverpool first team's post-season friendly win over

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at the

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, replacing

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in a 4–0 win, being handed the number 54 shirt on 14 May 2014. On 16 July 2014, Peterson came on as a second-half substitute in Liverpool's pre-season match away to Brøndby, and netted a tap-in in the 49th minute after good work from

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. He also scored again in Liverpool's next pre-season match, away at Preston, netting the winner in a 2–1 win. After the game, manager

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confirmed he would now take Peterson on Liverpool's pre-season tour of America, having initially failed to make the cut, along with most of the club's younger players.

Utrecht

On 27 August 2014, Peterson joined Dutch

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club

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on a four-year deal.

Heracles Almelo

In January 2017, Peterson joined league rivals

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on a 2.5-year contract with the option a further year. Peterson was voted Eredivisie player of the month for September 2018, after some impressive and eye catching performances for Heracles Almelo.

Swansea City

Peterson signed for

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club

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on 2 August 2019, reuniting with head coach Steve Cooper, who Peterson had worked with at

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's academy. He made his debut for the club as a substitute in a 2–1 win against

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one day later. He scored his first goal for Swansea in an

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tie against

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on 28 August 2019.

Fortuna Düsseldorf

On 5 October 2020, Peterson joined

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for an undisclosed fee, subject to international clearance. He signed a three-year contract.

Hapoel Be'er Sheva

On 21 June 2023 signed for 3 years in the

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club

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Fortuna Sittard

On 9 January 2024, Peterson returned to the Netherlands and signed a 2.5-year contract with

International career

On 3 October 2018, Peterson earned his first call-up to the Swedish senior national team for a

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game against

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and a

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against

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, following a string of strong performances for his club team Heracles. He made his international debut against Slovakia on 16 October 2018.

Career statistics

Honours

Individual * Eredivisie Player of the Month: September 2018

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Peterson, Kristoffer 1994 births Living people Swedish men's footballers Footballers from Gothenburg Liverpool F.C. players Tranmere Rovers F.C. players FC Utrecht players Roda JC Kerkrade players Heracles Almelo players Fortuna Düsseldorf players Fortuna Düsseldorf II players Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. players Fortuna Sittard players English Football League players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players 2. Bundesliga players Regionalliga players Israeli Premier League players Swedish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Swedish expatriate sportspeople in England Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Israel Sweden men's under-21 international footballers Sweden men's youth international footballers Sweden men's international footballers Men's association football wingers 21st-century Swedish sportsmen