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Emil Henry Kristoffer Krafth is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Premier League club Newcastle United and the Sweden national team.


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Krafth began his career at lower-division side Lagans AIK. It was with Lagans AIK that he made his senior debut in 2010, aged just 16.


Krafth debuted for the club at 17 years old, starting the whole game, in a 2-1 win against GIF Sundsvall in the opening game of the season.


For his performance at one point, Krafth was named Tipselit Player of the Month for June.


At the end of the 2011 season, Krafth made thirty-five appearances in all competitions.


Krafth earned a move to Allsvenskan side Helsingborgs IF on 10 January 2012.


Krafth appeared as an unused substitute in Helsingborgs' first match of the 2012 season, in a 2-0 win over AIK in the Svenska Supercupen.


Krafth suffered an injury that kept him out for weeks and didn't make an appearance until on 28 July 2012 against IFK Norrköping, where he set up the club's only goal of the game, losing 2-1.


Krafth then made his UEFA Europa League debut, starting a match and played 65 minutes before being substituted, in a 3-1 loss against Levante on 22 November 2012.


Krafth went on to make fifteen appearances in all competitions when the season ended.


At the start of the 2013 season, Krafth made his first appearance of the season, starting the whole game, in a 1-1 draw against Assyriska in the Svenska Cupen.


Since the start of the 2013 season, Krafth quickly became a first team regular for the side, playing in the right-back position.


At the start of the 2014 season, Krafth helped Helsingborgs IF reach the finals of the Svenska Cupen.


At one point during the 2014 season, Krafth was given the club's vice captaincy.


At the start of the 2014 season, Krafth helped Helsingborgs IF reach the quarter-finals of the Svenska Cupen, as they were eliminated in the quarter-finals.


Krafth suffered a back injury while training that saw him miss one match.


Krafth continued to recover from a back injury that he sustained over the summer.


Krafth made two more appearances later in the 2015-16 season, including a start against Chievo in the last game of the season.


Krafth started in the first four league matches of the 2016-17 season in the right-back position before being sent-off for a straight red card in the 81st minute, losing 3-1 against Napoli on 17 September 2016.


Initially out in a follow-up match against Lazio, Krafth returned to the starting line-up and started the whole game, in a 2-0 loss.


At the start of the 2017-18 season, Krafth was sidelined for two weeks following a muscle injury during the club's pre-season tour.


Krafth made his first appearance of the season, starting the whole game, in a 3-0 loss against Napoli on 10 September 2017.


On 6 August 2018, Krafth joined Ligue 1 side Amiens SC on a season-long loan from Bologna.


Krafth made his Amiens SC debut, coming on as a late substitute, in a 2-1 loss against Montpellier on 18 August 2018.


Since making his debut, Krafth quickly established himself in the starting eleven, playing in the right-back position for the club.


Krafth signed a four-year deal with Premier League club Newcastle United on 8 August 2019 after the side reached a £5m deal with Amiens SC. Upon joining the club, he said: "It feels really good. It's been a busy couple of days, but finally I'm here. I'm very happy to sign for Newcastle and I can't wait to start training with the guys. When a Premier League team wants to sign you, of course you are happy. I know Newcastle is a big club, so I'm very happy to sign here and to be here right now. It's a good moment in my career to take a step forward. The plans Newcastle had for me, I felt like they was fitting me perfectly, so that was why I chose Newcastle."


Krafth then made five more starts for the next two months for the side.


Krafth suffered ankle injury against Everton on 21 January 2020 and was substituted in the 28th minute.


Once the season resumed behind closed doors, Krafth didn't make an appearance until on 1 July 2020 when he started the whole game, in a 4-1 win against Bournemouth.


At the end of the 2019-20 season, Krafth made twenty appearances in all competitions.


On 14 May 2021, Krafth scored his first Newcastle goal in a 3-4 home league defeat to champions Manchester City.


In May 2011, Krafth was called up to the Sweden U17 squad for the first time.


In August 2012, Krafth was called up to the Sweden U19 squad for the first time.


Krafth went on to make eight appearances and scoring once for the U19 side.


In May 2012, Krafth was called up to the Sweden U21 squad for the first time.


Krafth became the fifth youngest person ever to play in the Sweden U21 team, being 17 years and 309 days old when he played in Sweden U21s' match against Malta on 6 June 2012.


Krafth then kept three consecutive clean sheets between 5 June 2014 and 5 September 2014 against Iceland U21, Slovakia U21 and Greece U21, all of them were wins.


A year later on 3 June 2016 against Georgia U21, Krafth scored the U21 side's second goal of the game, in a 3-2 win, which turns out to be his last appearance for Sweden U21.


In May 2018, Krafth was named in Sweden's 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.


Krafth made his tournament debut, coming on as an 82nd-minute substitute, in a 1-0 win against Switzerland in the Round of 16.



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