Kristofer Karlsson

Kristofer Karlsson
Personal information
Born	(1992-10-26) 26 October 1992 Bondi, New South Wales, Australia
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	HIFK
Number	12
Senior clubs
Years	Team
1998–2004	Westermalm IF
2005–2008	HK Cliff
2009, 2012–2013	AIK Handboll
2010–2011	IF Swithiod
2014–2015	KÍF - Kollafjarðar Ítróttarfelag
2016–2018	Kungsängens SK
National team
Years	Team	Apps
2011–2013	Australia U21	8
2010	Southern Stars	4
2010–current	Australia	28

Kristofer Karlsson (born 26 October 1992 in Bondi, New South Wales) is an Australian team handball player.

Career

Kristofer lives in Stockholm, Sweden and plays for HIFK in Finlands highest league.

In 2010 he joined the Australian team Australian national team (under the name of "The Southern Stars") and participated in the IHF Super Globe. In 2011 Kristofer participated in the Intercontinental Trophy Cup where he was awarded "Best Goalkeeper". In 2013 Kristofer was picked to play the 23rd World Championship in Spain, the youngest goalkeeper and 2nd youngest player in the tournament.

He has since represented Australia at the 2014 Oceania Handball Championship, 2015 IHF Emerging Nations Championship, 2016 Rio Olympic Qualifiers and World Cup Qualifiers in Qatar and South Korea.

External links

• AHF-Junior Mens at the Wayback Machine (archived 3 October 2009)
• Profile on AHF Webpage at the Wayback Machine (archived 20 February 2017)
• National Senior Team World Championship at the Wayback Machine (archived 27 September 2013)
• Super Globe Tournament at the Wayback Machine (archived 19 May 2013)
• Handball Planet
• Scoresway profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 4 February 2016)