| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Thiesson Kristensen | ||
| Date of birth | 17 January 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Galten, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Udinese | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2013 | Galten FS | ||
| 2013–2017 | AGF | ||
| 2017–2018 | Vejle | ||
| 2018–2021 | AGF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | AGF | 39 | (1) |
| 2023– | Udinese | 14 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | Denmark U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2020 | Denmark U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | Denmark U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022– | Denmark U21 | 7 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:21, 8 February 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:21, 8 February 2024 (UTC) | |||
Thomas Thiesson Kristensen (born 17 January 2002), also known as TK, is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Italian Serie A club Udinese. Thomas is the brother of Kasper Kristensen.
Kristensen joined AGF at the age of 11 in 2013 from Galten FS, where he had been since he was five year old.[1] He later spent one season at Vejle Boldklub – in 2017–18 – before returning to AGF again.[1]
In September 2020, Kristensen signed a three-year deal with AGF, which also secured him a promotion to the first team squad from the summer 2021.[2][1] He made his official debut for AGF on 16 May 2021 in a Danish Superliga game against Nordsjælland.[3] Kristensen made a total of three appearances in the 2020–21 season. In June 2021, he was awarded the Martin Jørgensen Talent Award: an award named after AGF legend Martin Jørgensen.[4]
After five appearances and one goal in the first half of the 2021–22 season, Kristensen signed a new contract until December 2026 with AGF on 1 December 2021.[5]
On 1 September 2023, Kristensen signed a five-year contract with Udinese in Italy.[6]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AGF | 2020–21 | Danish Superliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 39 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 2 | ||
| Udinese | 2023–24 | Serie A | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Career totals | 47 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 2 | ||
Kristensen is the younger brother of Danish goalkeeper, Kasper Kristensen.