Nicolas Kristof
Austrian footballer (born 1999)
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Nicolas Kristof (born 20 December 1999) is a professional footballer who plays for Bundesliga club SV Elversberg as a goalkeeper. Born in Germany, he was a youth international for Austria.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicolas Kristof | ||
| Date of birth | 20 December 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Heidelberg, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SV Elversberg | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Badenia St. Ilgen | |||
| –2011 | SV Sandhausen | ||
| 2011–2015 | TSG Hoffenheim | ||
| 2015–2018 | SV Sandhausen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | SV Sandhausen II | 33 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Astoria Walldorf | 62 | (0) |
| 2021– | SV Elversberg | 153 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2015 | Austria U16 | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 September 2026 | |||
Youth career
Kristof was born in Heidelberg in Germany in 1999. He began his youth career at FC Badenia St.Ilgen, a club based in Leimen, before moving to SV Sandhausen and eventually TSG Hoffenheim in 2011. He would move back to Sandhausen in 2015 and remained in their youth set-up for 3 more years.
Club career
SV Sandhausen
Kristof had played for SV Sandhausen at youth level for several years in two different spells, and his senior career began for the side's reserve team in the Verbandsliga Nordbaden in 2018. His first appearance was in a 6–1 victory over SV 98 Schwetzingen.[2] Kristof would make 33 appearances in the league that season.
Astoria Walldorf
The following season, Kristof moved to Regionalliga Südwest side FC Astoria Walldorf. Kristof would make his first of 23 appearances that season in the league in a 4–1 away victory against FC Rot-Weiß Koblenz.[3] The following season he would make 43 appearances in all competitions, with Astoria reaching the final of the Baden Cup that season,[4] losing 2–1 to SV Waldhof Mannheim.[5]
SV Elversberg
Kristof would sign for SV Elversberg, playing 16 games in all competitions his first season there as the club finished first and were promoted to the 3. Liga.[6] The following season, Kristof would sign a 3-year deal that kept him at the club until 2025,[7] and he would become a regular in the side, keeping 11 clean sheets in 36 league games as the team secured back to back promotions, winning the 2022–23 3. Liga at the first attempt.[8] Kristof would make 34 appearances in all competitions the following season, Elversberg's first ever in the second tier, as they finished 11th.[9] The following season, Kristof would make 36 appearances in all competitions as Elversberg secured their highest ever league finish of 3rd in the 2. Bundesliga, eventually losing the promotion/relegation play-offs to 1. FC Heidenheim.[10]
International career
Born in Germany, Kristof is of Austrian descent through grandparents from Carinthia. He was called up to the senior Austria national team for a set of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in November 2025, but did not make an appearance yet.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 5 September 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| SV Sanhausen II | 2018–19 | Verbandsliga Baden | 33 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 0 | |||
| FC Astoria Walldorf | 2019–20 | Regionalliga Südwest | 23 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Regionalliga Südwest | 39 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | — | — | 43 | 0 | |||
| Total | 62 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 66 | 0 | ||||
| SV Elversberg | 2021–22 | Regionalliga Südwest | 14 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 3. Liga | 36 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | — | — | 38 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | 2. Bundesliga | 34 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | — | 2[d] | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | 2. Bundesliga | 34 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | — | — | 36 | 0 | |||
| 2026–27 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 153 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 165 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 248 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 264 | 0 | ||
- Appearances in Saarland Cup
- Appearances in Bundesliga Promotion/relegation play-offs
Honours
SV Elversberg
- 3. Liga: 2022–23
- Saarland Cup: 2021–22, 2022–23