Thomas Thiesson Kristensen (born 17 January 2002), also known as TK, is a Danish professional

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who plays as a

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for Italian club

Udinese Udinese Calcio (; "Udinese Football") is a professional football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. The team currently competes in the Serie A, the first tier of Italian football. It was founded on 30 November 1896 as a sport ...

. Thomas is the brother of Kasper Kristensen.

Club career

Kristensen joined AGF at the age of 11 in 2013 from Galten FS, where he had been since he was five year old. He later spent one season at

Vejle Boldklub Vejle Boldklub is a Danish professional football club based in Vejle in Jutland. Formed in 1891, the club is one of the most successful clubs in Danish football history, having won the Danish championship five times and the Danish cup title six ...

– in 2017–18 – before returning to AGF again. In September 2020, Kristensen signed a three-year deal with AGF, which also secured him a promotion to the first team squad from the summer 2021. He made his official debut for AGF on 16 May 2021 in a

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game against

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. Kristensen made a total of three appearances in the 2020–21 season. In June 2021, he was awarded the ''Martin Jørgensen Talent Award'': an award named after AGF legend

Martin Jørgensen Lars Martin Jørgensen (; born 6 October 1975) is a Danish former professional footballer who currently works as a scout for AGF. Starting his career as a full-back, he eventually spent most of it in midfield. In his 20-year playing career, ...

. After five appearances and one goal in the first half of the 2021–22 season, Kristensen signed a new contract until December 2026 with AGF on 1 December 2021. On 1 September 2023, Kristensen signed a five-year contract with

in Italy.

Career statistics

Personal life

Kristensen is the younger brother of Danish goalkeeper, Kasper Kristensen.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Thiesson Kristensen, Thomas 2002 births Living people Danish men's footballers Danish expatriate men's footballers Men's association football defenders Denmark men's youth international footballers Denmark men's under-21 international footballers Danish Superliga players Aarhus Gymnastikforening players Vejle Boldklub players Udinese Calcio players Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Danish expatriate sportspeople in Italy 21st-century Danish sportsmen