Name Kristoffer Ajer Playing position Role Footballer | Number 6 Height 1.96 m Years Team Date joined 2014 | |
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Full name Kristoffer Vassbakk Ajer Date of birth (1998-04-17) 17 April 1998 (age 17) Similar People Espen Hoff, Mons Ivar Mjelde, Hakon Opdal, Matthias Vilhjalmsson, Jesper Mathisen | ||
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Kristoffer Vassbakk Ajer (born 17 April 1998) is a Norwegian footballer who plays for Scottish Premiership club Celtic. Ajer has previously played for Lillestrøm and Start in the Tippeligaen.
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Career
Ajer was born in Norway and he started his career with Rælingen FK before joining Lillestrøm when he was 10 years old.
Ajer joined Start in 2014 as a result of his parents moving to Kristiansand. He made his debut for Start on 19 July 2014 in a 2–1 win against Bodø/Glimt.
At 16 years of age, Ajer captained Start in a 1–1 draw against Lillestrøm on 7 April 2015, becoming the youngest ever footballer to captain a team in the Tippeligaen.
In early January 2016, Ajer had a one-week trial with Scottish club Celtic. On 17 February 2016 Ajer signed a four-year contract with Celtic and joined the club in June 2016. He was loaned to Kilmarnock in January 2017.