Swedish footballer
Kristoffer Nordfeldt
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Full name
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Bo Kristoffer Nordfeldt
[1]
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Date of birth
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(
1989-06-23
)
23 June 1989
(age 34)
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Place of birth
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Stockholm
, Sweden
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Height
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1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
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Position(s)
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Goalkeeper
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Current team
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AIK
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Number
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15
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0000
?2005
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IF Brommapojkarna
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Years
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Team
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Apps
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(
Gls
)
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2006?2011
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IF Brommapojkarna
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103
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(0)
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2012?2015
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Heerenveen
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112
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(0)
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2015?2020
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Swansea City
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24
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(0)
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2020?2021
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Genclerbirli?i
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50
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(0)
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2021?
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AIK
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72
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(0)
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2006?2008
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Sweden U19
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4
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(0)
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2008?2010
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Sweden U21
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16
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(0)
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2011?
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Sweden
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18
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(0)
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:44, 12 October 2023 (UTC)
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Bo Kristoffer Nordfeldt
(born 23 June 1989) is a Swedish professional
footballer
who plays as a
goalkeeper
for
AIK
and the
Swedish national team
.
Club career
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IF Brommapojkarna
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Nordfeldt began his career in
IF Brommapojkarna
, famous for its academy. He was promoted to the first team for the season of 2006, when the team was playing in
Superettan
. Nordfeldt did not play any league matches that year or the following year when the team was playing for the first time in
Allsvenskan
.
[
citation needed
]
In 2008,
IF Brommapojkarna
were back in Superettan and both goalkeepers,
Mattias Asper
and
Kristoffer Bjorklund
, had left the club. Nordfeldt started his first year as a senior and when the season ended, the club had seen a promotion back to the Allsvenskan. He had started 29 out of 30 league matches, conceding 27 goals, and achieving 12 clean sheets.
[2]
Nordfeldt signed a new contract in the beginning of 2009, keeping him at the club until 2012.
[3]
As newcomers for the season of 2009, the club was seen as favourites for relegation, but finished a comfortable 12th.
[4]
He made 21 league appearances, conceding 31 goals and keeping six clean sheets.
[5]
On 2 August 2010, there were several scouts spotted at Grimsta to watch the match between
IF Brommapojkarna
and the league leaders
Helsingborgs IF
. The clubs thought to be interested in Nordfeldt were
Ajax
,
Borussia Monchengladbach
,
Hannover 96
,
Heerenveen
, and
Sampdoria
.
[6]
Heerenveen
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On 6 March 2012, Nordfeldt signed a three-and-a-half-year-deal at Dutch top flight club
SC Heerenveen
. He featured over 100 times for the Dutch side, helping them reach the Eredivisie play-offs for Europa League qualification in each of his three seasons at the club.
[
citation needed
]
Swansea City
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On 23 June 2015, Nordfeldt signed for
Premier League
side
Swansea City
on a three-year-deal for an undisclosed fee. He was signed to compete with
Łukasz Fabia?ski
for the starting position, following the departures of goalkeepers
Gerhard Tremmel
and
David Cornell
earlier in that transfer window.
[7]
Nordfeldt made his Swansea City debut on Tuesday 25 August in their
League Cup
match against
York City
where he played the full 90 minutes in a 3?0 win which resulted in his first clean sheet for the club.
[8]
Nordfeldt made his Premier League debut in the last match of the
season
against
Manchester City
.
[9]
International career
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Between 2008 and 2010, Nordfeldt played 16 matches for the Swedish U21-team. In the race for the 2011 U21 European Championships, Sweden played 8 matches in their qualification group and 2 in the play-offs, all with Nordfeldt in the starting lineup, with a goal difference of 17?10.
[10]
Nordfeldt made his debut for
Sweden
on 22 January 2011 in a friendly match against
South Africa Development team
.
[11]
In May 2018, he was named in
Sweden's 23 man squad
for the
2018 FIFA World Cup
in Russia.
[12]
Nordfeldt was included in Sweden's 26-man squad for
UEFA Euro 2020
.
[13]
Career statistics
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Club
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- As of match played 5 May 2019
[14]
^a
Appearances in the EFL Trophy.
International
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- As of match played on 12 October 2023.
[16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team
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Year
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Apps
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Goals
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Sweden
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2011
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1
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0
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2012
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0
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0
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2013
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1
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0
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2014
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2
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0
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2015
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1
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0
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2016
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1
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0
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2017
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1
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0
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2018
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3
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0
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2019
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1
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0
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2020
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1
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0
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2021
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3
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0
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2022
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1
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0
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2023
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2
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0
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Total
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18
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0
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References
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External links
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