Aleksander Hammer Kjelsen

Aleksander Hammer Kjelsen

Personal information
Full name	Aleksander Hammer Kjelsen[1]
Date of birth	(2006-01-03) 3 January 2006 (age 18)[2]
Place of birth	Bærum, Norway
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender[2]
Team information
Current team	Vålerenga
Number	3
Youth career
0000–2020	Bærums Verk Hauger
2021	Vålerenga
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–	Vålerenga	18	(0)
2021–	Vålerenga 2	61	(2)
International career^‡
2021	Norway U15	7	(1)
2022	Norway U16	13	(0)
2023	Norway U17	4	(0)
2023	Norway U18	17	(3)
2024–	Norway U19	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 November 2023

Aleksander Hammer Kjelsen (born 3 January 2006) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as defender for the Norwegian club Vålerenga.

Kjelsen spent his youth career at Bærums Verk Hauger.

On his 15th birthday, he signed a three-year contract with the Oslo based club Vålerenga.^[3] He got his first team debut in a cup match on 19 May 2022, being substituted on in the 82nd minute in a 5–1 win against Kolbu/KK.^[4] His league debut was on 16 May 2023, playing the last three minutes in a 3–0 win against HamKam.^[5]

References

1. "Aleksander Hammer Kjelsen" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
2. "Aleksander Hammer Kjelsen". Vålerenga Fotball. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
3. "Vålerenga sikret seg stortalent!". Vålerenga (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 16 February 2024.
4. "- En drøm jeg har hatt i mange år". Vålerenga (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 16 February 2024.
5. Fotballforbund, Norges. "Vålerenga - HamKam - 16.05.2023 18.00". fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian). Retrieved 16 February 2024.

External links

• Aleksander Hammer Kjelsen at NFF
• Aleksander Hammer Kjelsen at vif-fotball.no
• Aleksander Hammer Kjelsen at Norwegian International Football Statistics