OrcaScore
20

Defender

Kristoffer Ajer

  • Brentford
  • Norway
  • 28 yrs
  • 196 cm
  • Preferred foot: Right
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Appearances
15
1,279 min
Goals
2
G+A per 90: 0.14
Assists
0
Average rating
7.03
Age28
Date of birth17 Apr 1998
Height196 cm
Weight84 kg
Preferred footRight
Market value€27M
Contract until30 Jun 2030

Season performance · 2026

Appearances / Starts9 / 9
Minutes810
Rating7.02
Goals / Assists1 / 0
Shots (on target)4 (2)
Passes · accuracy346 · 83%
Key passes4
Tackles / Interceptions11 / 15
Duels won44 / 70
Successful dribbles0
Yellow cards / Red cards2 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.32 / 0.28
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion25%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls8
Accurate crosses0
Touches479
Possession lost68
Dispossessed3
Aerial duels won28
Ground duels won16
Clearances64
Ball recoveries28
Fouls won6
Fouls committed5
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets3
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)95.60
Top speed (km/h)35.08
Appearances / Starts4 / 4
Minutes360
Rating6.93
Goals / Assists1 / 0
Shots (on target)3 (1)
Passes · accuracy190 · 92%
Key passes1
Tackles / Interceptions1 / 6
Duels won16 / 23
Successful dribbles2
Yellow cards / Red cards1 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.20 / 0.10
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion33%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box1
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls1
Accurate crosses0
Touches239
Possession lost18
Dispossessed0
Aerial duels won10
Ground duels won6
Clearances21
Ball recoveries10
Fouls won3
Fouls committed3
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets0
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)37.72
Top speed (km/h)36.22
Appearances / Starts2 / 1
Minutes109
Rating7.25
Goals / Assists0 / 0
Shots (on target)0 (0)
Passes · accuracy121 · 96%
Key passes0
Tackles / Interceptions1 / 3
Duels won2 / 2
Successful dribbles0
Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.00 / 0.00
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion0%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls3
Accurate crosses0
Touches138
Possession lost5
Dispossessed0
Aerial duels won1
Ground duels won1
Clearances8
Ball recoveries6
Fouls won0
Fouls committed0
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets0
Saves from inside the box0

Attributes

Position: D

line: D average
Attacking35
Technical42
Tactical64
Defending73
Creativity35

Characteristics

Weaknesses

13

National team

  • Norway61 caps · 3 goals · debut Mar 2018

Recent matches

DateMatchScoreMinrating
14 Nov 2026 Norway – Wales – – –
8 Nov 2026 Brighton & Hove Albion – Brentford – – –
31 Oct 2026 Brentford – Nottingham Forest 2–0 90' 7.3
28 Oct 2026 Sunderland – Brentford 3–2 19' 6.7
25 Oct 2026 Hull City – Brentford 1–1 90' 6.2
17 Oct 2026 Brentford – Liverpool FC 1–2 90' 7.6
10 Oct 2026 Aston Villa – Brentford 2–2 90' 7.9
4 Oct 2026 Portugal – Norway 2–1 90' 7.8
1 Oct 2026 Wales – Norway 2–1 90' 6.5
27 Sep 2026 Norway – Portugal 1–2 90' 6.9
24 Sep 2026 Norway – Denmark 3–2 90' 6.5
18 Sep 2026 Brentford – Chelsea 3–0 90' 7.2
15 Sep 2026 Reading – Brentford 1–2 90' 7.8
12 Sep 2026 Bournemouth – Brentford 2–2 90' 6.1
5 Sep 2026 Brentford – Sunderland 1–1 90' 6.6

Career and transfers

4 clubs · 5 moves · total fees 16.3M €
  1. Transfer 15.7M €
  2. Loan return
  3. Loan
  4. Transfer 600k €
  5. Lillestrøm Yth. To: IK Start
    Transfer Undisclosed

Form, last 12 months

Updated: 31 Oct 2026
Matches (12 months)49
Average rating6.74
Last match rating7.131 Oct 2026
Matches missed01 injury record
5 6 7 8 9 6.74 Nov 2025 May 2026 Oct 2026 7.1

Last 10 matches

7.1 6.7 6.2 7.6 7.9 7.8 6.5 6.9 6.5 7.2

Statistics by season

Season Competition Team Apps (starts) Minutes Goals Assists Rating
2026 Premier League Brentford 9 (9) 810 1 0 7.02
2026 UEFA Nations League Norway 4 (4) 360 1 0 6.93
2026 EFL Cup Brentford 2 (1) 109 0 0 7.25

Stored season statistics; refreshed after each match played and weekly.

Player profile

Premier League 2026 · percentile among defenders (70 players)

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50 Tackles 24 Interceptions 70 Clearances 91 Aerials won 96 Duels won 56 Pass accuracy 24 Progressive carries 79 Rating 54

5 matches · 450 min

Kristoffer Ajer: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric Value Percentile
Tackles / 90 min 0.80
24
Interceptions / 90 min 1.40
70
Clearances / 90 min 7.40
91
Aerials won / 90 min 4.00
96
Duels won 57.8%
56
Pass accuracy 81.6%
24
Progressive carries / 90 min 1.40
79
Rating 6.84
54

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