Kristoffer Nordfeldt

Bo Kristoffer Nordfeldt (born 23 June 1989) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Turkish club Gençlerbirliği and the Swedish national team.

Kristoffer Nordfeldt
Nordfeldt with Sweden in 2015
Personal information
Full name Bo Kristoffer Nordfeldt[1]
Date of birth (1989-06-23) 23 June 1989
Place of birth Stockholm, Sweden
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Gençlerbirliği
Number 1
Youth career
2003–2005 Brommapojkarna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2011 Brommapojkarna 103 (0)
2012–2015 SC Heerenveen 112 (0)
2015–2020 Swansea City 24 (0)
2020– Gençlerbirliği 32 (0)
National team‡
2006–2008 Sweden U19 4 (0)
2008–2010 Sweden U21 16 (0)
2011– Sweden 12 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 November 2020

Club career

IF Brommapojkarna

Nordfeldt began his career in Brommapojkarna, famous for its academy. He was promoted to the first team for the season of 2006, when the team was playing in Superettan. Nordfeldt did not play any league matches that year or the following year when the team was playing for the first time in Allsvenskan.

In 2008, Brommapojkarna were back in Superettan and both goalkeepers, Mattias Asper and Kristoffer Björklund, had left the club. Nordfeldt started his first year as a senior and when the season ended, the club had seen a promotion back to the Allsvenskan. He had started 29 out of 30 league matches, conceding 27 goals, and achieving 12 clean sheets.[2] Nordfeldt signed a new contract in the beginning of 2009, keeping him at the club until 2012.[3] As newcomers for the season of 2009, the club was seen as favourites for relegation, but finished a comfortable 12th.[4] He made 21 league appearances, conceding 31 goals and keeping six clean sheets.[5]

On 2 August 2010, there were several scouts spotted at Grimsta to watch the match between Brommapojkarna and the league leaders Helsingborg. The clubs thought to be interested in Nordfeldt were Ajax, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Hannover, Heerenveen, and Sampdoria.[6]

Heerenveen

On 6 March 2012, Nordfeldt signed a three-and-a-half-year-deal at Dutch top flight club SC Heerenveen. He featured over 100 times for the Dutch side, helping them reach the Eredivisie play-offs for Europa League qualification in each of his three seasons at the club.

Swansea City

On 23 June 2015, Nordfeldt signed for Premier League side Swansea City on a three-year-deal for an undisclosed fee. He was signed to compete with Łukasz Fabiański for the starting position, following the departures of goalkeepers Gerhard Tremmel and David Cornell earlier in that transfer window.[7] Nordfeldt made his Swansea City debut on Tuesday 25 August in their League Cup match against York City where he played the full 90 minutes in a 3–0 win which resulted in his first clean sheet for the club.[8] Nordfeldt made his Premier League debut in the last match of the season against Manchester City.[9]

International career

Between 2008 and 2010, Nordfeldt played 16 matches for the Swedish U21-team. In the race for the 2011 U21 European Championships, Sweden played 8 matches in their qualification group and 2 in the play-offs, all with Nordfeldt in the starting lineup, with a goal difference of 17–10.[10]

Nordfeldt made his debut for Sweden on 22 January 2011 in a friendly match against South Africa Development team.[11]

In May 2018, he was named in Sweden's 23 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[12]

Honors

Sweden U21

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 5 May 2019[15]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brommapojkarna 2008 Superettan 29000——290
2009 Allsvenskan 21000——210
2010 Allsvenskan 25020——270
2011 Superettan 28000——280
Total 103020——1050
SC Heerenveen 2011–12 Eredivisie 6000—0060
2012–13 Eredivisie 33030—40400
2013–14 Eredivisie 35030—00380
2014–15 Eredivisie 38010—00390
Total 112070—401230
Swansea City 2015–16 Premier League 101020—40
2016–17 Premier League 100020—30
2017–18 Premier League 003030—60
2018–19 Championship 2202010—250
Total 2406080—380
Swansea City U23 2016–17[16] — ———1a010
2017–18 — ———0a010
Career total 239012030402580

^a Appearances in the EFL Trophy.

International
As of 27 June 2018[17]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Sweden
201110
201310
201420
201510
201610
201710
201810
Total80

References
  1. "Squads for 2016/17 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  2. "Statistik/ligor — svenskfotboll.se". svenskfotboll.se.
  3. "Silly Season 08/09 – Kristoffer Nordfeldt förlänger med BP – IF Brommapojkarna – Allsvenskan". svenskafans.com.
  4. "Tabell och resultat – Allsvenskan, herrar — svenskfotboll.se". svenskfotboll.se.
  5. "Allsvensk statistik — svenskfotboll.se". svenskfotboll.se.
  6. "Ajax på plats – jagar Kristoffer Nordfeldt". Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  7. "Swansea City sign Swedish goalkeeper Kristoffer Nordfeldt". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  8. "Swansea City 3–0 York City". 25 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  9. "Manchester City are all but assured of a place in next season's Champions League". BBC Sport. 15 May 2016.
  10. "Kristoffer Nordfeldt". Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  11. "Herr: 1–1 i Nelspruit — svenskfotboll.se". svenskfotboll.se. Archived from the original on 16 December 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  12. "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - 23-man & preliminary lists & when will they be announced? - Goal.com".
  13. https://www.uefa.com/under21/season=2009/matches/round=15087/match=2001197/index.html
  14. http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/19078.pdf
  15. "K. NORDFELDT". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  16. "Games played by Kristoffer Nordfeldt in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  17. "Kristoffer Nordfeldt". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
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