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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 May 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Ikast, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nordsjælland | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2011 | Midtjylland | ||
| 2011–2015 | Silkeborg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Silkeborg | 38 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | → Fjölnir (loan) | 21 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Waasland-Beveren | 5 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Lillestrøm | 35 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | Hobro | 16 | (3) |
| 2021–2023 | Silkeborg | 92 | (6) |
| 2024–2025 | Chicago Fire | 14 | (0) |
| 2025– | Nordsjælland | 42 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 August 2026 | |||
Tobias Salquist (born 18 May 1995) is a Danish footballer who plays as a centre-back for FC Nordsjælland.
Club career
[edit]Silkeborg IF
[edit]Salquist joined Silkeborg IF from FC Midtjylland at the age of 16 as an U17-player.
Salquist had his Superliga debut on 25 April 2015, in a 0–1 defeat against FC Nordsjælland, where he replaced an injured Thorbjørn Holst Rasmussen in the 25th minute.[2]
On 19 May 2015, Salquist signed a new three-year contract with Silkeborg.[3]
On 30 May 2018, Silkeborg confirmed, that Salquist would leave the club in the summer, where his contract expired.[4] At this time, there were rumors linking him together with a transfer to the Belgian club Waasland-Beveren. One day later, Salquist confirmed, that he was joining a Belgian club, without revealing which club.[5]
Loan to Fjölnir
[edit]On 2 March 2016, Salquist was loaned out to Icelandic club Fjölnir.[6]
Waasland-Beveren
[edit]On 11 June 2018, Waasland-Beveren confirmed that they had signed Salquist on a three-year contract.[7]
Lillestrøm SK
[edit]On 7 January 2019, Lillestrøm SK confirmed that they had signed Salquist on a three-year contract.[8] His former Silkeborg teammate Daniel A. Pedersen accidentally confirmed the transfer a few hours before the club itself released the news.[9] On 7 September 2020 the club confirmed, that Salquist had agreed to terminate his contract so he could return to Denmark and be closer to his girlfriend, who was pregnant.[10]
Hobro IK
[edit]After returning to Denmark, Salquist went on a trial at Esbjerg fB, but ended up joining Hobro IK on 9 September 2020, signing a deal for the rest of the year.[11]
Return to Silkeborg
[edit]On 13 January 2021 Silkeborg IF confirmed, that Salquist had returned to the club on a three-year deal.[12]
Chicago Fire
[edit]In January 2024, after three years at Silkeborg, Salquist moved to American club Chicago Fire FC on a deal until the end of 2025 with an option for one year further.[13]
Nordsjælland
[edit]On 2 January 2025, Salquist returned to Denmark, signing with Nordsjælland on a deal until June 2028.[14][15] Although all indications were that he would be loaned out to Chicago Fire for the rest of the season after his move to Nordsjælland, the club confirmed on January 21, 2025 that Salquist would stay in Nordsjælland after the sale of Lucas Hey.[16]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 2 August 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Silkebog | 2014–15 | Danish Superliga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | Danish 1st Division | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | Danish Superliga | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | Danish Superliga | 22 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 30 | 3 | |||
| Total | 38 | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 49 | 3 | ||||
| Fjölnir (loan) | 2016 | Besta deild karla | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 3 | ||
| Beveren | 2018–19 | Belgian First Division A | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Lillestrøm | 2019 | Eliteserien | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2[b] | 0 | 29 | 3 | ||
| 2020 | Eliteserien | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 35 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 39 | 3 | ||||
| Hobro | 2020–21 | Danish 1st Division | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 3 | |||
| Silkeborg | 2020–21 | Danish 1st Division | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 3 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 30 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 8[c] | 0 | — | 42 | 2 | |||
| 2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 92 | 6 | 9 | 1 | — | 8 | 0 | — | 109 | 7 | ||||
| Chicago Fire | 2024 | MLS | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2[d] | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Nordsjælland | 2024–25 | Danish Superliga | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 2025–26 | Danish Superliga | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 1 | ||||
| 2026–27 | Danish Superliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 42 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 47 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 263 | 17 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 319 | 20 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in Danish Superliga play-offs
- ↑ Appearances in Eliteserien play-offs
- ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, six appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ↑ Appearances in Leagues Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
Honours
[edit]Individual
- Superliga Team of the Month: September 2023[17]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Tobias Salquist, statistik fra superligaen, all-time – SuperStats". www.superstats.dk.
- ↑ "Silkeborg forfremmer forsvarstalent". bold.dk. 29 January 2015.
- ↑ "Silkeborg forlænger med forsvarstalent". bold.dk. 19 May 2015.
- ↑ "Flinta forlænger, Salquist forsvinder". Silkeborg IF. 30 May 2018.
- ↑ "Salquist bekræfter: Jeg skal til Belgien". bold.dk. 31 May 2018.
- ↑ "Silkeborg sender forsvarsspiller til Island". bold.dk. 2 March 2016.
- ↑ "Tobias Salquist is de nieuwste versterking voor W-B!". Waasland-Bereven. 11 June 2018.
- ↑ "Tobias Salquist signerte tre års kontrakt" (in Norwegian). LSK.no. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ↑ "Røpets LSKs nysignering før overgangen var bekreftet" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen.no. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ↑ TOBIAS SALQUIST TAKKER FOR SEG I LILLESTRØM, lsk.no, 7 September 2020
- ↑ Hobro IK henter Tobias Salquist, hikfodbold.dk, 9 September 2020
- ↑ SIF henter Tobias Salquist på tre-årig kontrakt, silkeborgif.com, 13 January 2021
- ↑ Chicago Fire FC Acquires Defender Tobias Salquist, chicagofirefc.com/, 14 January 2024
- ↑ Chicago Fire transfer Tobias Salquist to FC Nordsjaelland, mlssoccer.com, 2 January 2025
- ↑ FC Nordsjælland køber Tobias Salquist, fcn.dk, 2 January 2025
- ↑ Tobias Salquist bliver i FC Nordsjælland, fcn.dk, 21 January 2025
- ↑ "Månedens Hold i Superligaen – september". Tipsbladet (in Danish). 3 October 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
External links
[edit]- Tobias Salquist at Soccerway
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Ikast-Brande Municipality
- Men's association football central defenders
- Danish men's footballers
- Danish expatriate men's footballers
- Danish Superliga players
- Besta deild karla players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Eliteserien players
- Silkeborg IF players
- SK Beveren players
- Lillestrøm SK players
- Hobro IK players
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in Iceland
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Expatriate men's footballers in Iceland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
- FC Midtjylland players
- Danish 1st Division players
- Footballers from the Central Denmark Region
- Chicago Fire FC players
- 21st-century Danish sportsmen
- Major League Soccer players
- FC Nordsjælland players