Kristoffer Peterson

Kristoffer Paul Peterson (born 28 November 1994) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Israeli club Hapoel Be'er Sheva.

Kristoffer Peterson
Peterson playing for Liverpool under-21s in 2012
Personal information
Full name Kristoffer Paul Peterson[1]
Date of birth (1994-11-28) 28 November 1994
Place of birth Gothenburg, Sweden
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Number 23
Youth career
0000–2010 Sävedalens IF
2011–2014 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Liverpool 0 (0)
2013–2014 → Tranmere Rovers (loan) 6 (0)
2014–2017 Utrecht 30 (3)
2016 → Roda JC (loan) 14 (1)
2016–2017 Jong FC Utrecht 9 (2)
2017–2019 Heracles Almelo 81 (23)
2019–2020 Swansea City 7 (0)
2020 → FC Utrecht (loan) 6 (1)
2020–2023 Fortuna Düsseldorf 81 (12)
2023– Hapoel Be'er Sheva 0 (0)
International career‡
2009–2011 Sweden U17 6 (2)
2014–2015 Sweden U21 7 (1)
2018 Sweden 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:29, 14 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2018

Club career

Liverpool

Peterson arrived at the Liverpool Academy from Sävedalens IF in January 2011.[2]

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 Molde FK. He also featured in the NextGen Series third place play-off tie against Olympique de Marseille.

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 Glentoran F.C., Heart of Midlothian F.C. and Bologna F.C. 1909 first teams.

Loan to Tranmere Rovers

On 28 November 2013, his 19th birthday, Peterson was loaned to League One side, Tranmere Rovers.[3] Two days later he made his debut against Colchester United in a 2–1 win at Prenton Park[4] and was awarded Man of the Match, with his manager Ronnie Moore predicting that "he's going to play at the top level."[5]

Return to Liverpool

In January 2014 he signed an extension to his contract with Liverpool.[6] 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 Shamrock Rovers at the Aviva Stadium, replacing Iago Aspas 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 Jordon Ibe.[7] 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 Brendan Rodgers confirmed he would now take Peterson on Liverpool's pre-season tour of America, having initially failed to make the cut, along with the most of the club's younger players.[8]

Utrecht

On 27 August 2014, Peterson joined Dutch Eredivisie club FC Utrecht on a four-year deal.[9]

Heracles Almelo

In January 2017, Peterson joined league rivals Heracles Almelo on a 2.5-year contract with the option a further year.[10] 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 Championship club Swansea City on 2 August 2019, reuniting with head coach Steve Cooper, who Peterson had worked with at Liverpool's academy.[11] He made his debut for the club as a substitute in a 2–1 win against Hull City one day later.[12] He scored his first goal for Swansea in an EFL Cup tie against Cambridge United on 28 August 2019.[13]

Fortuna Düsseldorf

On 5 October 2020, Peterson joined Fortuna Düsseldorf for an undisclosed fee, subject to international clearance.[14] He signed a three-year contract.[15]

Hapoel Be'er Sheva

On 21 June 2023 signed for 3 years in the Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Be'er Sheva.[16]

International career

On 3 October 2018, Peterson earned his first call-up to the Swedish senior national team for the UEFA Nations League game against Russia and the friendly game against Slovakia, following a string of strong performances for his club team Heracles.[17] He made his international debut against Slovakia on 16 October 2018.[18]

Career statistics
As of match played on 13 May 2023[19]
Club statistics
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liverpool 2013–14 Premier League 000000—00
Tranmere Rovers (loan) 2013–14 League One 601000—70
Utrecht 2014–15 Eredivisie 20210——212
2015–16 Eredivisie 7021——91
2016–17 Eredivisie 3110——41
Total 303410000344
Roda JC Kerkrade (loan) 2015–16 Eredivisie 14110——151
Jong FC Utrecht 2016–17 Eerste Divisie 9200——92
Heracles Almelo 2016–17 Eredivisie 15400——154
2017–18 Eredivisie 33732——369
2018–19 Eredivisie 331220——3512
Total 81235200008625
Swansea City 2019–20 Championship 701031—111
2020–21 Championship 000010—10
Total 70104100121
Utrecht (loan) 2019–20 Eredivisie 6121——82
Fortuna Düsseldorf 2020–21 2. Bundesliga 26710——277
2021–22 2. Bundesliga 27110——281
2022–23 2. Bundesliga 27432——306
Total 80125200008514
Fortuna Düsseldorf II 2022–23 Regionalliga West 10———10
Hapoel Be'er Sheva 2023–24 Israeli Premier League 000000—00
Total 0000000000
Career totals 23442196410025749

    Honours

    Individual

    References
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    2. "Kristoffer Peterson – Liverpool FC". Liverpool FC. 18 December 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
    3. "Tranmere Rovers: Edwards, Otsemobor & Peterson join on loan". BBC Sport. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
    4. "Tranmere v Colchester". BBC Sport. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
    5. "Ronnie: Win Was Deserved". 30 November 2013. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
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    7. "Brondby 2–1 Liverpool". The Guardian. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
    8. "Rodgers on Rickie, Preston and tour - Liverpool FC". Archived from the original on 20 July 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
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    12. "Swansea City 2–1 Hull City". BBC Sport. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
    13. "Swansea 6–0 Cambridge". BBC. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
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    16. Calfi, Itzik (21 June 2023). "עכשיו זה רשמי: פטרסון חתם בהפועל באר שבע" (in Hebrew). ONE. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
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    18. "Sverige tappade efter debutantens misstag" (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 November 2018.
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    20. "Peterson wint prijs voor Speler van de Maand | Eredivisie". eredivisie.nl. 5 October 2018. Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
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