Mathias Kjølø

Mathias Kjølø
	Kjølø with Twente in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Mathias Ullereng Kjølø
Date of birth	27 June 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Oslo, Norway
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Twente
Number	4
Youth career
0000–2016	Kjelsås
2017–2018	Vålerenga
2017–2018	→ PSV (loan)
2018–2020	PSV
Senior career*
Years	Team
2020–2022	Jong PSV
2020–2022	PSV
2022–	Twente
International career
2017	Norway U16
2017–2018	Norway U17
2019	Norway U18
2021–2022	Norway U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 January 2025

Mathias Ullereng Kjølø (born 27 June 2001) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club Twente.

He is a son of Mike Kjølø, mainly known for his career with AIK.^[1]

Club career

Kjølø was born in Oslo and played youth football with Kjelsås until 2016, after which he left for Vålerenga.^[2]

PSV

After six months with Vålerenga, he was sent on loan to Dutch Eredivisie club PSV Eindhoven, who then signed him to a permanent deal in 2018. He made his professional football debut for the reserve team Jong PSV in the second-tier Eerste Divisie on 13 January 2020 in a 0–0 draw at home against Jong Ajax.^[3] On 16 October 2020, he signed a two-year extension to his contract, keeping him at PSV until the summer of 2023.^[2]

He made his first-team debut for PSV on 8 November 2020 in a 3–0 domestic league win over Willem II, coming on as a substitute for Ibrahim Sangaré in the 88th minute.^[4]

Twente

On 8 June 2022, PSV announced that Kjølø had signed a long-term contract to join FC Twente ahead of the 2022–23 season.^[5]

International career

Kjølø played for various Norwegian national youth teams between 2017 and 2019. On 12 October 2021, he made his debut for the Norway national under-21 team in a 3–0 win over Estonia as a 78th-minute substitute for Johan Hove.^[6]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 January 2025^[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Jong PSV	2019–20	Eerste Divisie	8	0	—		—		—		8	0
	2020–21	Eerste Divisie	30	4	—		—		—		30	4
	2021–22	Eerste Divisie	37	1	—		—		—		37	1
	Total		75	5	—		—		—		75	5
PSV	2020–21	Eredivisie	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Twente	2022–23	Eredivisie	25	0	1	0	2^[a]	0	3^[b]	0	31	0
	2023–24	Eredivisie	31	1	1	0	6^[a]	0	—		38	1
	2024–25	Eredivisie	9	0	2	0	7^[c]	0	—		18	0
	Total		65	1	4	0	15	0	3	0	87	1
Career total			141	6	4	0	15	0	3	0	163	6

^ ^a ^b Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League/UEFA Conference League
^ Appearances in Eredivisie play-offs
^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

^ Fure, Eirik (28 July 2017). "Tidligere Stabæk-kaptein fikset toppklubb-avtale for sønnen" (in Norwegian). Eurosport. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Mathias Kjølø signs two-year extension". PSV. 16 October 2020.
^ Elfrink, Rik (13 January 2020). "Jong PSV houdt Jong Ajax met remise van koppositie af". Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch).
^ "PSV vs. Willem II - 8 November 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
^ "Mathias Kjølø moves from PSV to FC Twente". PSV (in Dutch). 8 June 2022. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
^ Fotballforbund, Norges. "Norge - Estland - 12.10.2021 18.00". fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 October 2021.
^ Mathias Kjølø at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 August 2024.

[UECL-8] Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League/UEFA Conference League

[EP-9] Appearances in Eredivisie play-offs

[10] Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League

[1] Fure, Eirik (28 July 2017). "Tidligere Stabæk-kaptein fikset toppklubb-avtale for sønnen" (in Norwegian). Eurosport. Retrieved 17 June 2020.

[psv1-2] "Mathias Kjølø signs two-year extension". PSV. 16 October 2020.

[3] Elfrink, Rik (13 January 2020). "Jong PSV houdt Jong Ajax met remise van koppositie af". Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch).

[4] "PSV vs. Willem II - 8 November 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 October 2021.

[5] "Mathias Kjølø moves from PSV to FC Twente". PSV (in Dutch). 8 June 2022. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.

[6] Fotballforbund, Norges. "Norge - Estland - 12.10.2021 18.00". fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 October 2021.

[SW-7] Mathias Kjølø at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 August 2024.

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