D. Kruse · career
David Kjær Kruse
Defensive · IFK Goteborg · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
A career still climbing — Kruse is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26Stepped up 2024/25
The record covers 5 seasons (2022/23–2025/26) across 3 clubs, including a move abroad — 98 appearances, 3 goals and 4 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2025/26 at IFK Goteborg — Season rating 41, 2 goals and 1 assist in 29 games. 2025/26 was the leap — Season rating up 34 points at IFK Goteborg. Form is on a climb — up 27 Season points across his last 3 full seasons.
Made the jump to a higher division in 2024/25 (Allsvenskan) and kept playing — 11 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | IFK Goteborg | 13 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | IFK Goteborg | 29 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 41 |
| 2024/25 | IFK Goteborg | 11 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 7 |
| 2023/24 | Valenciennes | 22 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 14 |
| 2023/24 | AC Horsens | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | AC Horsens | 31 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 32 |
| 2021/22 | AC Horsens | 28 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | AC Horsens | 5 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark U21 | 2025/26 | UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification | 3 | 0 |
Honours
1. Division×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allsvenskan | 13 | 1166 | 1 | 1 | 6.8 |
Schedule · 2025/26
29 played13 not in squad· 2581 min, 2g 1a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25 | Friendlies Clubs | A Lillestrom | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 30 | The Atlantic Cup | H Rosenborg | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 5 | The Atlantic Cup | H Brentford B | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 19 | Friendlies Clubs | A Utsikten | 4-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 22 | Friendlies Clubs | H Mariehamn | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 30 | Allsvenskan | A Hammarby FF | 0-4 | Played | 83 | 6.3 | ||
| Apr 5 | Allsvenskan | H Halmstad | 1-0 | Played | 80 | 7.3 | ||
| Apr 13 | Allsvenskan | A IFK Varnamo | 1-0 | Played | 78 | 7.3 | ||
| Apr 20 | Allsvenskan | H BK Hacken | 2-3 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Apr 24 | Allsvenskan | A IFK Norrkoping | 3-2 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 28 | Allsvenskan | H Gais | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.6 | |
| May 4 | Allsvenskan | A Mjallby AIF | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| May 12 | Allsvenskan | H Djurgardens IF | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| May 15 | Allsvenskan | H Osters IF | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| May 19 | Allsvenskan | A Degerfors IF | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| May 25 | Allsvenskan | H Malmo FF | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Jun 1 | Allsvenskan | A IF Brommapojkarna | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Jun 19 | Friendlies Clubs | H Osters IF | 3-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jun 29 | Allsvenskan | A AIK Stockholm | 0-3 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Jul 6 | Allsvenskan | H Sirius | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Jul 12 | Allsvenskan | H IF Elfsborg | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Jul 20 | Allsvenskan | A Sirius | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.9 | |
| Jul 28 | Allsvenskan | A IF Elfsborg | 3-4 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Aug 4 | Allsvenskan | H Degerfors IF | 3-0 | Played | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| Aug 11 | Allsvenskan | A Gais | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 17 | Allsvenskan | H AIK Stockholm | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Aug 20 | Svenska Cupen | A Qviding FIF | 4-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 24 | Allsvenskan | A Malmo FF | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Aug 30 | Allsvenskan | H IFK Varnamo | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 1 | 8.2 | |
| Sep 15 | Allsvenskan | A BK Hacken | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Sep 21 | Allsvenskan | H IF Brommapojkarna | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| Sep 29 | Allsvenskan | A Osters IF | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| Oct 5 | Allsvenskan | H Hammarby FF | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Oct 8 | Friendlies Clubs | H Lillestrom | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 20 | Allsvenskan | H Mjallby AIF | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Oct 26 | Allsvenskan | A Halmstad | 3-0 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Nov 2 | Allsvenskan | A Djurgardens IF | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Nov 9 | Allsvenskan | H IFK Norrkoping | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Feb 21 | Svenska Cupen | H Ostersunds FK | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 28 | Svenska Cupen | A Trelleborg | 4-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 8 | Svenska Cupen | H Degerfors IF | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 15 | Svenska Cupen | A Sirius | 0-1 | Not in squad | — |