Kristoffer Peterson

Kristoffer Paul Peterson (born 28 November 1994) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Fortuna Dusseldorf.

Club Career

Youth career

Peterson arrived at the Liverpool Academy from Savedalens IF in January 2011.

He made his debut for the Under 18s in the 2010–11 season, however he was to only play the one match for the Under 18s that season as he played more frequently for the Under 16s. During the 2011–12 season, operating mostly as a midfielder, Peterson figured for the Under 18s far more prominently, and produced some eye-catching performances from the centre of the park. He was one of the stand-out performers for the side, netting five goals in 22 games. His good form brought him to the attention of Reserve team coach Rodolfo Borrell, who used the young starlet as a second-half substitute in the Under 19s NextGen Series tie against Molde FK. He also featured in the NextGen Series third place play-off tie against Olympique de Marseille.

Now operating further up the pitch, often in a wide forward role, in the 2012–13 season, Peterson continued as one of the U18's star players. He featured 23 times and scored nine goals and also made his step up to the U21s, for whom he featured 13 times- seven of which came in the NextGen Series. Peterson kicked on in the 2013–14 U21s season as he netted all three of Liverpool's goals in their four pre-season friendlies, with goals against Glentoran F.C., Heart of Midlothian F.C. and Bologna F.C. 1909 first teams.

Tranmere Rovers loan

On 28 November 2013, his 19th birthday, Peterson was loaned to League One side, Tranmere Rovers. Two days later he made his debut against Colchester United in a 2–1 win at Prenton Park and was awarded Man of the Match, with his manager Ronnie Moore predicting that "he's going to play at the top level."

Return to Liverpool from loan

In January 2014 he signed an extension to his contract with Liverpool. and said h

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