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Mathias Kjølø
Kjølø with Twente in 2023
Personal information
Full name Mathias Ullereng Kjølø
Date of birth (2001-06-27) 27 June 2001 (age 23)
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
0000–2016 Kjelsås
2017–2018 Vålerenga
2017–2018PSV (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

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Kjølø was born in Oslo and played youth football with Kjelsås until 2016, after which he left for Vålerenga.[2]

PSV

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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

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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

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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

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As of match played 10 August 2024[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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

References

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  1. ^ Fure, Eirik (28 July 2017). "Tidligere Stabæk-kaptein fikset toppklubb-avtale for sønnen" (in Norwegian). Eurosport. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Mathias Kjølø signs two-year extension". PSV. 16 October 2020.
  3. ^ Elfrink, Rik (13 January 2020). "Jong PSV houdt Jong Ajax met remise van koppositie af". Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch).
  4. ^ "PSV vs. Willem II - 8 November 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ Fotballforbund, Norges. "Norge - Estland - 12.10.2021 18.00". fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  7. ^ Mathias Kjølø at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 August 2024.