Kristófer Ingi Kristinsson (born 7 April 1999) is an Icelandic professional

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who plays as a forward for

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Club career

Stjarnan

A product of the

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youth academy, Kristófer grew to become an Icelandic youth international while playing for their youth teams. He attracted the interest of

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, trialling with the side in 2014. At the age of 16, he made his debut as a substitute for Stjarnan's first team during a 3–2 away loss to

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on 9 March 2016 in the

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Willem II

On 12 July 2016, Kristófer signed a three-year contract with Eredivisie club Willem II, making his league debut on 25 February 2018 during a 1–0 home win over

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, replacing

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in injury time. He scored his first goal for the club, as well as his first goal in professional football, on 15 September 2018 in a league match against

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, completing Willem II's late comeback by scoring the 2–2 equalizer.

Grenoble

Kristófer refused to extend his expiring contract with Willem II in 2019 and, despite interest from

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, opted to sign with French Ligue 2 club

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on 18 June 2019. He made his debut for the club on 8 November 2019, replacing Florian Raspentino in the 76th minute of a 0–0 draw against Le Mans. One year after joining Grenoble, he would move to PSV after all, when he was sent on a one-season loan to their reserve team Jong PSV competing in the second-tier

. With eight goals in 32 appearances, Kristófer became the top goalscorer for Jong PSV in the 2020–21 season.

SønderjyskE

On 25 July 2021, Kristófer signed a three-year contract with

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. He made his debut for the club the following day, coming off the bench for

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in the 77th minute in a 1–0 home win in the league. Kristófer had limited success at the club, scoring no goals in 20 league appearances, as SønderjyskE suffered relegation to the Danish 1st Division in the 2021–22 season. On 1 September 2022, the club confirmed that they had terminated Kristófer's contract after mutual agreement.

VVV-Venlo

On 5 September 2022, Kristófer joined

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on a one-year contract, with an option for an additional season. He made his debut for VVV against his former club Jong PSV on 16 September, replacing Nick Venema in the 63rd minute of a 1–1 home draw at

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kristinsson, Kristofer 1999 births People from Garðabær Living people Men's association football midfielders Kristófer Kristinsson Kristófer Kristinsson Kristófer Kristinsson Kristófer Kristinsson Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Ligue 2 players Danish Superliga players Danish 1st Division players Kristófer Kristinsson Willem II (football club) players Grenoble Foot 38 players Jong PSV players Sønderjyske Fodbold players VVV-Venlo players Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in France Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Footballers at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics