Mathias Kjølø
 Kjølø with Twente in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mathias Ullereng Kjølø | ||
| Date of birth | 27 June 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Oslo, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Twente | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Kjelsås | ||
| 2017–2018 | Vålerenga | ||
| 2017–2018 | → PSV (loan) | ||
| 2018–2020 | PSV | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Jong PSV | 75 | (5) |
| 2020–2022 | PSV | 1 | (0) |
| 2022– | Twente | 57 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Norway U16 | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Norway U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2019 | Norway U18 | 10 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Norway U21 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:43, 11 August 2024 (UTC) | |||
Mathias Ullereng Kjølø (born 27 June 2001) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club Twente.
He is a son of Mike Kjølø, mainly known for his career with AIK.[1]
Club career
Kjølø was born in Oslo and played youth football with Kjelsås until 2016, after which he left for Vålerenga.[2]
PSV
After six months with Vålerenga, he was sent on loan to Dutch Eredivisie club PSV Eindhoven, who then signed him to a permanent deal in 2018. He made his professional football debut for the reserve team Jong PSV in the second-tier Eerste Divisie on 13 January 2020 in a 0–0 draw at home against Jong Ajax.[3] On 16 October 2020, he signed a two-year extension to his contract, keeping him at PSV until the summer of 2023.[2]
He made his first-team debut for PSV on 8 November 2020 in a 3–0 domestic league win over Willem II, coming on as a substitute for Ibrahim Sangaré in the 88th minute.[4]
Twente
On 8 June 2022, PSV announced that Kjølø had signed a long-term contract to join FC Twente ahead of the 2022–23 season.[5]
International career
Kjølø played for various Norwegian national youth teams between 2017 and 2019. On 12 October 2021, he made his debut for the Norway national under-21 team in a 3–0 win over Estonia as a 78th-minute substitute for Johan Hove.[6]
Career statistics
- As of match played 10 August 2024[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong PSV | 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 30 | 4 | — | — | — | 30 | 4 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 37 | 1 | — | — | — | 37 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 75 | 5 | — | — | — | 75 | 5 | |||||
| PSV | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Twente | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | — | 38 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 57 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 71 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 133 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 147 | 6 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League/UEFA Conference League
- ^ Appearances in Eredivisie play-offs
References
- ^ Fure, Eirik (28 July 2017). "Tidligere Stabæk-kaptein fikset toppklubb-avtale for sønnen" (in Norwegian). Eurosport. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Mathias Kjølø signs two-year extension". PSV. 16 October 2020.
- ^ Elfrink, Rik (13 January 2020). "Jong PSV houdt Jong Ajax met remise van koppositie af". Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch).
- ^ "PSV vs. Willem II - 8 November 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ "Mathias Kjølø moves from PSV to FC Twente". PSV (in Dutch). 8 June 2022. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- ^ Fotballforbund, Norges. "Norge - Estland - 12.10.2021 18.00". fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ Mathias Kjølø at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 August 2024.