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Ruben Kristiansen
Kristiansen with Brann in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-02-20) 20 February 1988 (age 38)
Place of birth Nordreisa, Norway
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Tromsdalen
Number 21
Youth career
Nordreisa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006 Nordreisa
2007–2009 Skjervøy
2010–2011 Tromsdalen 43 (5)
2012 Tromsø 2 7 (0)
2012–2014 Tromsø 43 (1)
2014–2015 Vålerenga 42 (0)
2015–2024 Brann 228 (4)
2025 Tromsø 8 (0)
2026– Tromsdalen 1 (0)
International career‡
2012 Norway U23 1 (0)
2013–2014 Norway 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 April 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:03, 2 April 2014 (UTC)

Ruben Kristiansen (born 20 February 1988) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Norwegian Second Division side Tromsdalen. Kristiansen has played at the highest level in Norway for three clubs, Tromsø, Vålerenga and Brann.

Career

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Early years

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Kristiansen hails from Nordreisa Municipality.[2] He started his career at local club Nordreisa, before moving on to play for Skjervøy, and later Tromsdalen.[3]

Tromsø

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In late 2011 Kristiansen signed a three-year contract with Eliteserien club Tromsø.[4]

Vålerenga

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He signed for Vålerenga in March 2014.[5]

Brann

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After two seasons at Vålerenga, Kristiansen joined fellow Eliteserien side Brann in 2015, helping them reach promotion at the end of the season.[6]

He subsequently signed several new contracts with the club, stretching all the way through the 2024 season.[7][8]

Return to Tromsø

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In October 2024 Brann announced that Kristiansen would not be offered a contract extension after the season was finished. The following December, his former club Tromsø confirmed that they had signed Kristiansen on a one-year contract.[9][10]

After only eight appearances in the league, most of them off the bench, it was announced that Kristiansen would not renew his contract with the club, and that he would depart after only one season.[11]

Return to Tromsdalen

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On 8 April 2026, after three months without a club, Kristiansen signed a one-year amateur contract with his former club Tromsdalen.[12]

International career

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Kristiansen made one appearance for Norway's U23 team in 2012 against Estonia's U23 team, where they lost 2-0.[3]

He made his international senior debut for Norway against South Africa in a friendly game in January 2013.[13]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 14 May 2026[3][1]
Club Season Division League National Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tromsdalen 2010 1. divisjon 19 2 3 0 — — 22 2
2011 2. divisjon 24 3 1 0 — — 25 3
Total 43 5 4 0 — — 47 5
Tromsø 2 2012 2. divisjon 7 0 — — — 7 0
Tromsø 2012 Eliteserien 16 1 6 0 6[a] 0 — 28 1
2013 Eliteserien 27 0 2 0 13[a] 0 — 42 0
Total 43 1 8 0 19 0 — 70 1
Vålerenga 2014 Eliteserien 26 0 2 0 — — 28 0
2015 Eliteserien 16 0 1 0 — — 17 0
Total 42 0 3 0 — — 45 0
Brann 2015 1. divisjon 12 2 0 0 — — 12 2
2016 Eliteserien 28 0 0 0 — — 28 0
2017 Eliteserien 28 1 2 0 2[a] 0 1[b] 0 33 1
2018 Eliteserien 13 0 0 0 — — 13 0
2019 Eliteserien 28 0 0 0 2[a] 0 — 30 0
2020 Eliteserien 21 0 — — — 21 0
2021 Eliteserien 26 1 2 0 — — 28 1
2022 1. divisjon 30 0 2 0 — — 32 0
2023 Eliteserien 13 0 5 0 4[c] 0 — 22 0
2024 Eliteserien 29 0 1 0 6[c] 0 — 36 0
Total 228 4 12 0 14 0 1 0 255 4
Tromsø 2025 Eliteserien 8 0 3 0 — — 11 0
Tromsdalen 2026 Norwegian Second Division 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 1 0
Career Total 373 10 30 0 33 0 1 0 437 10
  1. ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearance in Mesterfinalen
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
Kristiansen in 2012.

International

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As of match played 18 January 2014[14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Norway 2013 3 0
2014 1 0
Total 4 0

Honours

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Tromsø[1]
Brann[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Ruben Kristiansen at Soccerway
  2. ^ Profile at Tromsø IL
  3. ^ a b c Ruben Kristiansen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  4. ^ Skeie, Torgeir (1 November 2011). "Ny back klar for Tromsø" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Vålerenga henter Ruben Kristiansen fra TIL" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  6. ^ Bolstad, Jon; Kongsvik, Christine (10 August 2015). "Nok ein venstreback klar for Brann" (in Norwegian Nynorsk). Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  7. ^ "Ruben har signert ny kontrakt" (in Norwegian). SK Brann. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  8. ^ "Har forlenget kontrakten ut 2024" (in Norwegian). SK Brann. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  9. ^ Biørnstad, Carl Henning (8 October 2024). "Bekrefter at profilen er ferdig – to andre spillere tar følge" (in Norwegian). Eurosport. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  10. ^ de Wahl, Stian André (16 December 2024). "Ruben Kristiansen blir Tromsø-spiller" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  11. ^ Degerstrøm, Otine (22 November 2025). "Takk for nå" (in Norwegian). Tromsø IL. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  12. ^ Eidissen, Lars; Sivertsen, Øyvind Nordmo (8 April 2026). "Klar for TUIL: – Dette er for å gi noe tilbake" (in Norwegian). Nordlys. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  13. ^ "South Africa vs. Norway 0 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  14. ^ "Ruben Kristiansen: Internationals". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 27 January 2025.


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