Tobias Christensen (footballer, born 2000)
{{Short description|Norwegian footballer (born 2000)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Tobias Christensen
| image =
| full_name = Tobias Christensen{{cite web |url=https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/person/profil/?fiksId=2697594 |title=Tobias Christensen |publisher=Norwegian Football Federation |access-date=23 April 2021 |language=no}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|5|11|df=y}}{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2019/pdf/FWYC_2019_SquadLists.pdf |title=FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Norway |publisher=FIFA |page=13 |date=13 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206013743/https://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2019/pdf/FWYC_2019_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=6 February 2020}}
| birth_place = Kristiansand,{{cite web |title=Tobias Christensen |url=https://fehervarfc.hu/en/players/2498/christensen-tobias |website=fehervarfc.hu |accessdate=11 September 2024}} Norway
| height = 1.78 m{{cite web |title=Tobias Christensen |url=https://www.nifs.no/personprofil.php?person_id=134487 |website=nifs.no |accessdate=13 August 2019}}
| currentclub = Rapid București
| clubnumber = 17
| position = Midfielder
| youthyears1 = 2013–2014 | youthclubs1 = Vigør
| youthyears2 = 2015–2016 | youthclubs2 = Start
| years1 = 2015 | clubs1 = Vigør | caps1 = 8 | goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2015–2016 | clubs2 = Start II | caps2 = | goals2 =
| years3 = 2017–2019 | clubs3 = Start | caps3 = 63 | goals3 = 7
| years4 = 2019–2021 | clubs4 = Molde | caps4 = 26 | goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2021–2023 | clubs5 = Vålerenga | caps5 = 58 | goals5 = 5
| years6 = 2023–2024 | clubs6 = Fehérvár | caps6 = 52 | goals6 = 9
| years7 = 2024– | clubs7 = Rapid București | caps7 = 26 | goals7 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2016
| nationalyears2 = 2017
| nationalyears3 = 2018
| nationalyears4 = 2018–2019
| nationalyears5 = 2019
| nationalyears6 = 2019–2023
| nationalteam1 = Norway U16
| nationalteam2 = Norway U17
| nationalteam3 = Norway U18
| nationalteam4 = Norway U19
| nationalteam5 = Norway U20
| nationalteam6 = Norway U21
| nationalcaps1 = 8 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalcaps2 = 6 | nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalcaps3 = 8 | nationalgoals3 = 3
| nationalcaps4 = 11 | nationalgoals4 = 1
| nationalcaps5 = 3 | nationalgoals5 = 0
| nationalcaps6 = 19 | nationalgoals6 = 4
| pcupdate = 19 April 2025
| ntupdate = 22 June 2023
}}
Tobias Christensen (born 11 May 2000) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga I club Rapid București.
Club career
=Early career=
Christensen played for Vigør through 2015, before joining Start ahead of the 2016 season. He made his Eliteserien debut in March 2018 against Tromsø.
=Molde=
In August 2019, Christensen signed for Molde.{{cite web |title=Christensen klar for MFK! / Molde |url=https://www.moldefk.no/nyheter/christensen-klar-for-mfk |publisher=Molde FK |accessdate=13 August 2019 |language=no|date=10 August 2019}} He made his debut for the club when he came in as a 70th minute substitute in a 2–2 draw away against Odd.{{cite web|title=ODD VS. MOLDE 2-2 |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2019/07/05/norway/eliteserien/odd-grenland-ballklubb/molde-fotballklubb/2951484/ |website=Soccerway |accessdate=25 November 2019 |language=no}} On 24 November 2019, he scored his first goal for Molde in their 4−2 win against Vålerenga.{{cite web|title=Vålerenga vs. Molde 2-4 |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2019/11/24/norway/eliteserien/valerengen-idrettsforeningen/molde-fotballklubb/2951600/ |website=Soccerway |accessdate=25 November 2019 |language=no}}
=Fehérvár=
On 3 January 2023, Christensen signed a contract with Fehérvár in Hungary until June 2025.{{cite web|publisher=Fehérvár|url=https://www.molfehervarfc.hu/2023/01/03/tobias-christensen-is-the-new-signing-for-vidi-.html|title=Tobias Christensen is the new signing for Vidi!|date=3 January 2023|access-date=13 March 2023}}
=Rapid Bucureşti=
On 9 September 2024, Christensen signed a contract with Romanian club Rapid București until June 2027.{{Cite web|url=https://romanialibera.ro/la-zi/tobias-christensen-a-semnat-cu-rapid-si-a-devenit-primul-norvegian-din-istoria-clubului/|title=Tobias Christensen a semnat cu Rapid și a devenit primul norvegian din istoria clubului|publisher=romanialibera.ro|language=ro|access-date=9 September 2024}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 19 April 2025}}{{cite web|title=Tobias Christensen |url=http://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=player&personId=304942&tournamentId=1&seasonId=340&teamId=305&useFullUrl=false |website=altomfotball.no |publisher=TV2 |accessdate=13 June 2018 |language=no}}
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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Vigør
|2015 |8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 1 | ||
| rowspan="4"|Start
|2017 |23 | 1 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 2 | ||
| 2018
|25 | 1 | 5 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 2 | ||
| 2019
|1. divisjon |15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 5 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!63 | 7 | 8 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 71 | 9 | ||
| rowspan="4"|Molde
|2019 |rowspan="3"|Eliteserien |6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2020
|20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4{{efn|Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
| 2021
|colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 2 | |
| rowspan="3"|Vålerenga
|2021 |rowspan="2"|Eliteserien |30 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2{{efn|name=UECL|Appearances in UEFA Conference League}} | 0 | 35 | 5 | |
| 2022
|28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 2 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!58 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 66 | 7 | |
| rowspan="4"|Fehérvár
|rowspan="3"|Nemzeti Bajnokság I |14 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24
|32 | 9 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 33 | 9 | ||
| 2024–25
|6 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 4{{efn|name=UECL}} | |1 | 10 | 1 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!52 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 57 | 10 | |
| Rapid București
|rowspan="1"|Liga I |26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 1 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!233 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 263 | 30 |
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Honours
Molde
References
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Category:Footballers from Kristiansand
Category:Norwegian men's footballers
Category:21st-century Norwegian sportsmen
Category:Norway men's youth international footballers
Category:Norway men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Norwegian First Division players
Category:Nemzeti Bajnokság I players
Category:Vålerenga Fotball players
Category:FC Rapid București players
Category:Norwegian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary
Category:Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Romania
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
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