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Bjorn Kristensen (footballer, born 1993)

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Bjorn Kristensen
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-04-05) 5 April 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Marsaxlokk, Malta
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Hibernians
Number 11
Youth career
2008–2009 Hessel Gods Football School
2009–2010 Silkeborg IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010– Hibernians 331 (28)
International career
2012– Malta 41 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 December 2023

Bjorn Kristensen (also spelt Bjørn Kristensen;[2] born 5 April 1993) is a Maltese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hibernians and the Malta national team.

Early and personal life

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Born in Marsaxlokk,[1] Kristensen has a Danish father and Maltese mother.[2] His parents met in Malta and started a family there.[2]

Club career

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He played youth football in Denmark with Hessel Gods Football School and Silkeborg IF.[2] Upon his return to Malta, he began playing with Hibernians during the 2010–11 season.[1][3] In February 2012, he went on trial with English club Everton,[4] and also trialled with German club Werder Bremen.[2]

International career

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He made his senior international debut for Malta on 29 February 2012.[5] He had previously played for the Malta under-21 team.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Bjorn Kristensen". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Mød Maltas dansker: Silkeborg, Everton og Paola" (in Danish). Tipsbladet. 15 October 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  3. ^ Bjorn Kristensen at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Hibs starlet Kristensen in Everton trial". Times of Malta. 17 February 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  5. ^ "Mifsud double as Malta beats Liechtenstein". Times of Malta. 29 February 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  6. ^ Bjorn KristensenUEFA competition record (archive)