Kristoffer Ajer

NOR

• #3 • Center Back

Kristoffer Ajer

NOR

• #3 • Center Back

Club

Brentford

League

Premier League

Position (Secondary)

CB (LB)

Role

Controlled Centre Back

Birthdate (Age)

Apr 17, 1998 (28)

Preferred Foot

Right

Height

6'6"

Weight

203 lb

National Team

Norway

Ranking

115thout of 175

Overall Grade61.2122nd/175

Impact score5.586th/175

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Timeline

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Grades

Key Grades

This season

Overall

590th/827 DEF

64.3

Passing

489th/820 DEF

64.7

1 V 1 Defending

49th/729 DEF

75.2

Aerial Duel

297th/700 DEF

64.4

Positioning

339th/769 DEF

65.2

Blocking

203rd/742 DEF

70.7

Overall Grades by game

This season

Metrics

Key Metrics

Appearances

2040

Minutes

Clean sheets

Matches

Jun 16, 10:00pm UTCGroup I

Iraq

Norway

Boston Stadium • Peacock, FOX Network, Futbol de Primera Radio

Jun 23, 12:00am UTCGroup I

Norway

Senegal

New York New Jersey Stadium • Peacock, FOX Network, Futbol de Primera Radio

Jun 26, 7:00pm UTCGroup I

Norway

France

Boston Stadium

News

Jun 4, 2026

Representing Norway

Ajer is expected to be a starting defender for Norway at the 2026 World Cup.

Analysis: Ajer is heading to the World Cup with Norway and is set for a prominent role in the defense, likely as a starting center-back. He will be partnered up with Torbjorn Heggem, and they will have a tall task in the group stages, having to face Senegal and France. That said, the defensive record could be rough through the group stages, although with a powerful attack, they could score enough to advance. He will still need to be at his best if they want to qualify, recording four clean sheets in his 20 starts (27 appearances) with Brentford during the league season.

Feb 1, 2026

Starting Sunday

Ajer (ankle) is in the starting XI for Sunday's match against Aston Villa.

Analysis: Ajer isback with the club Sunday after avoiding a major injury, with the defender not only an option but in the starting XI. With seven starts over their past eight games, the defender should remain in a starting role moving forward.