Born on 17 April 1998, Kristoffer Ajer hails from the scenic realms of Norway. He masters the art of defence in football and is currently working his magic as a central defender for Brentford, donning the number 20 jersey. A towering figure, Ajer stands at an imposing 6ft 5in (1.96m) and weighs 13st 3lb (84kg). His rotations on the global field have seen him also represent the Norway national team.
As per Transfermarkt, Ajer's current market value revolves around a healthy pocket of around £15m. His journey with Brentford, accentuated by a contract, has 3 years and four months left to run, with an expiry date set on 30 June 2028.
January 2014 saw Ajer join the ranks of Start in the OBOS-ligaen in Norway as a trainee. His hard work and potential saw him make 13 appearances in his debut season 2014 at Start, even scoring once. 2015 continued to be a progressive year as he made 28 first team appearances and scored eight balls into the net in league matches. Before he left Start in 2016, he got the chance to have 11 appearances in league matches.
In the summer of 2016, Ajer found himself stepping onto Scottish turf, joining Celtic for a fee of about £750k. He spent a good chunk of his career at Celtic, with consistent first team appearances throughout the seasons and a few memorable strikes into the net, notably during the 2019 - 2020 season where he scored three goals and the 2020 - 2021 season where he scored two.
A little sidestep in Ajer's career occurred in January 2017 where he was loaned off to Kilmarnock in the Premiership, Scotland. During his time there in the 2016 -2017 season, he got a fair bit of the limelight, making 16 first team appearances in league matches. By July 2017, Ajer found himself back in the warm embrace of Celtic upon completion of his loan.
Ajer's journey with Celtic saw him continue to leave his mark on the field with several appearances and goal successes. However, all journeys must take new paths and so, in July 2021, Ajer transferred from Celtic to Brentford for a fee of about £14m. His ongoing season at Brentford has seen him make a significant number of first team appearances with a few goals to his name in the 2021 - 2023 seasons and further appearances in the current 2024 - 2025 season.
In addition to his domestic accolades, Ajer has participated in the League Cup 2024 - 2025 for Brentford with one start, the Euro Qualifiers 2022 - 2024 for Norway with three starts and one substitute appearance, and the Nations League 2024 - 2025 for Norway with two starts.
