Kevin Martin Krygård

Kevin Martin Krygård

Personal information
Full name	Kevin Martin Krygård
Date of birth	(2000-05-17) 17 May 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Haugesund, Norway
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Lillestrøm
Number	55
Youth career
2012–2014	Djerv 1919
2015–2018	Haugesund
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2024	Haugesund	131	(3)
2024	Casa Pia	3	(0)
2024–	Lillestrøm	0	(0)
International career
2015	Norway U19	2	(0)
2016	Norway U16	6	(0)
2019	Norway U19	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 May 2024

Kevin Martin Krygård (born 17 May 2000) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eliteserien club Lillestrøm.

Club career

He played youth football in Djerv 1919,^[1] before joining Haugesund in 2015. He made his senior debut in 2019.

He first became a household name in Norwegian football after two goals, one at home and one away, in the 2019–20 Europa League qualifying round. Still a part-time footballer at the time, Krygård was originally scheduled to work as a cashier at the Shell gas station and kiosk in Sveio.^[2]

On 11 January 2024, he joined Primeira Liga side Casa Pia on a free transfer, signing a contract until June 2027 with the Portuguese club.^[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 11 November 2023^[4]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Haugesund	2018	Eliteserien	0	0	1	0	–		1	0
	2019		18	1	6	2	6	2	30	5
	2020		28	0	0	0	–		28	0
	2021		29	1	0	0	–		29	1
	2022		30	0	3	0	–		33	0
	2023		26	1	3	0	–		29	1
	Total		131	3	13	2	6	2	150	7
Casa Pia	2023–24	Primeira Liga	3	0	0	0	–		3	0
Lillestrøm	2024	Eliteserien	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
Career total			134	3	13	2	6	2	153	7

References

1. Kevin Martin Krygård at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
2. Friberg, Jens (1 August 2019). "Kevin Krygård byttet bort Shell-vakt for å bli Europa-helt igjen". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 August 2019.
3. Batista Reis, Rafael (11 January 2024). "Mercado: Krygard oficializado no Casa Pia". A Bola (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 11 January 2024.
4. "Kevin Martin Krygård". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 21 August 2019.