Personal information | |||
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Full name | Elias Jelert Kristensen[1] | ||
Date of birth | 12 June 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Virum, Denmark | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Copenhagen | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2014 | Virum-Sorgenfri Boldklub | ||
2014–2021 | Copenhagen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Copenhagen | 66 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2021–2022 | Denmark U19 | 6 | (0) |
2023– | Denmark U21 | 4 | (0) |
2023– | Denmark | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2024 |
Elias Jelert Kristensen (born 12 June 2003) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Danish Superliga club Copenhagen and the Denmark national team.
Jelert began playing football at the youth academy of Virum-Sorgenfri Boldklub in 2008, and moved to Copenhagen's academy in 2014.[3] He signed his first professional contract with the club on 11 August 2021.[4] He made his professional debut for Copenhagen in a 1–1 Danish Superliga draw against SønderjyskE on 17 October 2021.[5]
On 24 May 2022, Jelert signed a four-year contract extension, keeping him at Copenhagen until 2026.[6]
Jelert scored his first professional goal for the club on 12 March 2023, closing the score in the 95th minute of a 4–1 league victory against Horsens.[7]
Jelert is a youth international for Denmark, and has gained six caps for the Denmark national under-19 team.[1]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Copenhagen | 2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 15 | 0 |
2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 26 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 37 | 1 | |
2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13[b] | 0 | 45 | 0 | |
Career total | 66 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 97 | 1 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Denmark | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
2024 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 2 | 0 |
Copenhagen