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: 2026/27Trending upBreakout: 2025/26Stepped up 2024/25
The record covers 6 seasons (2022/23–2026/27) across 3 clubs, including a move abroad — 115 appearances, 5 goals and 5 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2026/27 at IFK Goteborg — Season rating 43, 2 goals and 1 assist in 17 games. 2025/26 was the leap — Season rating up 34 points at IFK Goteborg. Form is on a climb — up 36 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 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 43 |
| 2025/26 | IFK Goteborg | 29 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 41 |
| 2024/25 | IFK Goteborg | 11 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 7 |
| 2023/24 | AC Horsens | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | Valenciennes | 22 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 14 |
| 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 · 2026/27
17 played1 not in squad· 1481 min, 2g 1a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6 | Allsvenskan | A IF Elfsborg | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 11 | Allsvenskan | H BK Hacken | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Apr 18 | Allsvenskan | A Halmstad | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| Apr 23 | Allsvenskan | A Kalmar FF | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Apr 26 | Allsvenskan | H Gais | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 1 | 1 | 7.9 |
| May 4 | Allsvenskan | A Djurgardens IF | 0-6 | Played | 86 | 6.7 | ||
| May 9 | Allsvenskan | H Hammarby FF | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| May 19 | Allsvenskan | A Orgryte IS | 3-2 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| May 25 | Allsvenskan | H Mjallby AIF | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| May 31 | Allsvenskan | A Vasteras SK FK | 5-4 | Played | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| Jul 5 | Allsvenskan | H AIK Stockholm | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Jul 12 | Allsvenskan | A Malmo FF | 0-4 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Jul 17 | Allsvenskan | H IF Brommapojkarna | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 7.6 | ||
| Jul 26 | Allsvenskan | A Sirius | 1-4 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Aug 2 | Allsvenskan | H Degerfors IF | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 9 | Allsvenskan | H Kalmar FF | 3-2 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.6 | |
| Aug 16 | Allsvenskan | A Degerfors IF | 0-3 | Played | 45 | 6.6 | ||
| Aug 23 | Allsvenskan | H IF Elfsborg | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 |