Kristoffer Tønnessen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 October 1997[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Grimstad, Norway[1] | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Start | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | Jerv | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Jerv 2 | 9 | (3) |
| 2013–2019 | Jerv | 120 | (2) |
| 2019–2022 | Start | 93 | (7) |
| 2023–2025 | Lillestrøm | 57 | (5) |
| 2026– | Start | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Norway U21 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 February 2026 | |||
Kristoffer Tønnessen (born 1 October 1997) is a Norwegian football defender who plays for Start.
Career
He made his league debut for Jerv in the 2013 3. divisjon, and took part in successive promotions to the 2016 1. divisjon. At the end of the season, Jerv was only minutes away from yet another promotion, but ultimately lost the decisive playoff match.[2]
In the summer of 2019, Tønnessen signed a four-year contract with Start.[3] His first game for the club came against Sogndal in a 1–0 win.[4] Before leaving the club Tønnessen made one hundred appearances for the club across all competitions.[2]
Ahead of the 2023 season he went to Lillestrøm on a three-year contract.[5] Only months after the move, Tønnessen featured in the 2022–23 Norwegian Football Cup final, where Lillestrøm lost to Brann.[6]
After the 2025 season, Start announced that Tønnessen had signed with them from the 2026 season. The move saw Tønnessen return to his former club three years after leaving at the end of 2022.[7]
International career
Tønnessen appeared twice for the Norway U21 in 2017.[2]
Career statistics
- As of 3 February 2026[2]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jerv 2 | 2013 | 4. divisjon | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | 4. divisjon | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | |||
| 2015 | 4. divisjon | 6 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 2 | |||
| Total | 9 | 3 | — | — | 9 | 3 | ||||
| Jerv | 2013 | 3. divisjon | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 2. divisjon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 1. divisjon | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 35 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1. divisjon | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 1. divisjon | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2019 | 1. divisjon | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | ||
| Total | 120 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 132 | 2 | ||
| Start | 2019 | 1. divisjon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 | Eliteserien | 29 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 1 | |||
| 2021 | 1. divisjon | 30 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1[a] | 0 | 34 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 1. divisjon | 30 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1[a] | 0 | 33 | 5 | |
| Total | 93 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100 | 9 | ||
| Lillestrøm | 2023 | Eliteserien | 20 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 24 | 3 | |
| 2024 | Eliteserien | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2025 | 1. divisjon | 22 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | 30 | 2 | ||
| Total | 57 | 5 | 16 | 0 | — | 73 | 5 | |||
| Start | 2026 | Eliteserien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 279 | 17 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 314 | 19 | ||
Honours
Lillestrøm
- Norwegian Cup: 2025;[8] runner-up: 2022[6]
References
- ^ a b c "Kristoffer Tønnessen Profile". worldfootball. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ^ a b c d Kristoffer Tønnessen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ "Tønnessen klar for Start" (in Norwegian). IK Start. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ^ "Kampdetaljer Start 1–0 Sogndal" (in Norwegian). NFF. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ^ Svesengen, Morten (23 December 2022). "Valgte LSK i konkurranse med flere klubber: – Det ser ikke akkurat kjedelig ut å spille foran fansen" (in Norwegian). Romerikes Blad. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ^ a b Sæteren, Thomas Brekke (20 May 2023). "Brann er cupmester: - Vi er så stolte nå" (in Norwegian). NFF. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ^ Stousland, Vetle (8 December 2025). "Kristoffer Tønnessen returnerer til IK Start" (in Norwegian). IK Start. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ^ Husvik, Helene; Kvaale, Benjamin (6 December 2025). "Lillestrøm kronet drømmesesongen med seier i cupfinalen: – Beste følelsen noensinne" (in Norwegian). VG. Retrieved 3 February 2026.