Mads Hedenstad Christiansen

Mads Hedenstad Christiansen

Personal information
Date of birth	(2000-10-21) 21 October 2000 (age 24)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Lillestrøm
Number	12
Youth career
–2013	Fet
2014–2019	Lillestrøm
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–	Lillestrøm	129	(1)
International career^‡
2017	Norway U17	8	(0)
2018	Norway U18	6	(0)
2019	Norway U19	2	(0)
2021-2023	Norway U21	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 February 2024

Mads Hedenstad Christiansen (born 21 October 2000) is a Norwegian football goalkeeper who plays for Lillestrøm.

Career

He started his youth career in Fet IL, switching to Lillestrøm SK in 2014. After the odd bench appearance for the senior team in 2017 and 2018, he was benched for 16 games in 2019 and made his debut in 2020. Becoming their mostly used goalkeeper, he began the 2021 season on the bench but started his first Eliteserien match in May against Odd.^[1][2]

Career statistics

As of 24 November 2024^[1][2]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lillestrøm	2020	1. divisjon	23	0	—		—		23	0
	2021	Eliteserien	24	0	2	0	—		26	0
	2022		30	1	2	0	4[a]	0	36	1
	2023		30	0	5	0	—		35	0
	2024		22	0	3	0	—		25	0
	Total		129	1	12	0	4	0	145	1
Career total			129	1	12	0	4	0	145	1

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Lillestrøm

• Norwegian Cup runner-up: 2022-23^[2]

Individual

• Eliteserien Breakthrough of the Year: 2021^[3]

References

1. Mads Hedenstad Christiansen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
2. Mads Hedenstad Christiansen at Soccerway
3. "Prisvinnere fotballfesten 2021" (in Norwegian). 15 December 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2024.