Kristoffer Ajer
Norway
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Age
28
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About Kristoffer Ajer
Kristoffer Ajer is a confirmed defender in Norway's 26-man squad for the 2026 World Cup, named in Ståle Solbakken's final 26. The Brentford defender is 28 at kick-off and brings 51 senior caps and 2 international goals into the squad, heading to his first World Cup.
Norway were drawn in Group I alongside France, Senegal and Iraq. They open against Iraq at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough on 16 June, then face Senegal at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford on 22 June and France at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough on 26 June. Norway came through by winning UEFA Group I, qualifying on 16 November 2025, with Ajer among the defenders Solbakken selected in his 26.
Norway were drawn in Group I alongside France, Senegal and Iraq. They open against Iraq at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough on 16 June, then face Senegal at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford on 22 June and France at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough on 26 June. Norway came through by winning UEFA Group I, qualifying on 16 November 2025, with Ajer among the defenders Solbakken selected in his 26.
World Cup 2026 Stats
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Playing Style
Ajer is a defender for Brentford, and for Norway he has 51 senior caps and 2 goals. A defender works to stop the opposition's attackers and protect his own goal, and that is the job Ajer does for Norway at the back.
At 28, Ajer is named in Norway's 26 for the 2026 World Cup, listed among the defenders. He goes to the finals as a defender in that squad.
At 28, Ajer is named in Norway's 26 for the 2026 World Cup, listed among the defenders. He goes to the finals as a defender in that squad.
World Cup History
The 2026 World Cup will be Kristoffer Ajer's first. Named in Norway's final 26, the defender reaches a senior World Cup for the first time, with no previous senior World Cup appearances. His international career so far runs to 51 caps for Norway.
He goes to the finals with 2 international goals to his name, a defender in a Norway side that qualified by winning UEFA Group I, sealing their place on 16 November 2025.
He goes to the finals with 2 international goals to his name, a defender in a Norway side that qualified by winning UEFA Group I, sealing their place on 16 November 2025.
National Team
Norway
Tier 3
£17m
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Goal Rush Impact
Ajer's job for Norway is at the back, a Brentford defender with 51 senior caps and 2 goals to his name. Norway register as a £17m name in Tier 3, a price set within the game's £200m card budget, with Group I the group they have been handed.
Ajer goes to the finals among Ståle Solbakken's defenders, a Brentford man at the back of Norway's 26, with Group I football against Iraq to come.
Ajer goes to the finals among Ståle Solbakken's defenders, a Brentford man at the back of Norway's 26, with Group I football against Iraq to come.
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Ajer at the 2026 World Cup
Ajer is a confirmed defender in Ståle Solbakken's 26-man Norway squad for the 2026 World Cup, a Brentford defender with 51 caps. At 28 he brings 51 caps to a Norway defence opening their Group I campaign in June.
Picking Norway in Goal Rush
Norway bring Ajer, a defender from Brentford, among Solbakken's picks. Norway register as a Tier 3 pick at £17m. Their Group I campaign opens against Iraq.
Kristoffer Ajer World Cup 2026 FAQs
In Match Bingo's Goal Rush, Norway rank as a Tier 3 team worth £17m. Ajer, the Brentford defender, was picked for Norway, one of Norway's names for the Group I stage.
Ajer is a defender for Norway, with 51 caps and 2 goals. He plays his club football for Brentford and is part of Ståle Solbakken's national-team squad for the 2026 World Cup, named in the final 26.
No. The 2026 World Cup will be Ajer's first. He has no previous senior World Cup appearances, reaching the tournament for the first time after his place in Norway's 26-man squad was confirmed.
Ajer plays his club football for Brentford. He is named among Norway's defenders in Ståle Solbakken's final 26, with the team starting their Group I campaign against Iraq in mid-June.
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