Tobias Salquist
{{short description|Danish footballer (born 1995)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Tobias Salquist
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|5|18|df=y}}
| birth_place = Ikast, Denmark
| position = Centre-back
| currentclub = Nordsjælland
| clubnumber = 3
| youthyears1 = 2001–2011
| youthclubs1 = Midtjylland
| youthyears2 = 2011–2015
| youthclubs2 = Silkeborg
| years1 = 2015–2018
| clubs1 = Silkeborg
| caps1 = 38
| goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2016–2017
| clubs2 = → Fjölnir (loan)
| caps2 = 21
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2018–2019
| clubs3 = Waasland-Beveren
| caps3 = 5
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2019–2020
| clubs4 = Lillestrøm
| caps4 = 35
| goals4 = 3
| years5 = 2020–2021
| clubs5 = Hobro
| caps5 = 16
| goals5 = 3
| years6 = 2021–2023
| clubs6 = Silkeborg
| caps6 = 92
| goals6 = 6
| years7 = 2024–2025
| clubs7 = Chicago Fire
| caps7 = 14
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2025–
| clubs8 = Nordsjælland
| caps8 = 11
| goals8 = 0
| pcupdate = 29 May 2025
}}
Tobias Salquist (born 18 May 1995) is a Danish footballer who plays as a centre-back for FC Nordsjælland.
Club career
=Silkeborg IF=
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.{{ cite web | title = Silkeborg forfremmer forsvarstalent | url = http://www.bold.dk/nyt/silkeborg-forfremmer-forsvarstalent | publisher = bold.dk | date = 29 January 2015}}
On 19 May 2015, Salquist signed a new three-year contract with Silkeborg.{{ cite web | title = Silkeborg forlænger med forsvarstalent | url = http://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/silkeborg-forlaenger-med-forsvarstalent_2/ | publisher = bold.dk | date = 19 May 2015}}
On 30 May 2018, Silkeborg confirmed, that Salquist would leave the club in the summer, where his contract expired.{{ cite web | title = Flinta forlænger, Salquist forsvinder | url = http://www.silkeborgif.com/nyhed/flinta-forlaenger-salquist-forsvinder/ | publisher = Silkeborg IF | date = 30 May 2018}} 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.{{ cite web | title = Salquist bekræfter: Jeg skal til Belgien | url = https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/salquist-bekraefter-jeg-skal-til-belgien/ | publisher = bold.dk | date = 31 May 2018}}
==Loan to Fjölnir==
On 2 March 2016, Salquist was loaned out to Icelandic club Fjölnir.{{ cite web | title = Silkeborg sender forsvarsspiller til Island | url =http://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/silkeborg-sender-forsvarsspiller-til-island/ | publisher = bold.dk | date = 2 March 2016}}
=Waasland-Beveren=
On 11 June 2018, Waasland-Beveren confirmed that they had signed Salquist on a three-year contract.{{ cite web | title = Tobias Salquist is de nieuwste versterking voor W-B! | url = http://www.waasland-beveren.be/2018/06/tobias-salquist-is-nieuwste-versterking-w-b/ | publisher = Waasland-Bereven | date = 11 June 2018}}
=Lillestrøm SK=
On 7 January 2019, Lillestrøm SK confirmed that they had signed Salquist on a three-year contract.{{ cite web | title = Tobias Salquist signerte tre års kontrakt | url = https://www.lsk.no/nyheter/tobias-salquist-signerte-tre-ars-kontrakt | language = Norwegian| publisher = LSK.no | date = 7 January 2019 | accessdate = 7 January 2019 }} His former Silkeborg teammate Daniel A. Pedersen accidentally confirmed the transfer a few hours before the club itself released the news.{{ cite web | title = Røpets LSKs nysignering før overgangen var bekreftet | url = https://www.nettavisen.no/sport/fotball/pedersen-la-ut-bilde-av-tobias-salquist-i-lsk-drakt/3423577035.html | language = Norwegian| publisher = Nettavisen.no | date = 7 January 2019 | accessdate = 7 January 2019 }} 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.[https://www.lsk.no/nyheter/tobias-salquist-takker-for-seg-i-lillestrom TOBIAS SALQUIST TAKKER FOR SEG I LILLESTRØM], lsk.no, 7 September 2020
=Hobro IK=
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.[http://hikfodbold.dk/hobro-ik-henter-tobias-salquist-n2-2703?id=2703 Hobro IK henter Tobias Salquist], hikfodbold.dk, 9 September 2020
=Return to Silkeborg=
On 13 January 2021 Silkeborg IF confirmed, that Salquist had returned to the club on a three-year deal.[https://www.silkeborgif.com/sif-henter-tobias-salquist-paa-tre-aarig-kontrakt/ SIF henter Tobias Salquist på tre-årig kontrakt], silkeborgif.com, 13 January 2021
=Chicago Fire=
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.[https://www.chicagofirefc.com/news/chicago-fire-fc-acquires-defender-tobias-salquist Chicago Fire FC Acquires Defender Tobias Salquist], chicagofirefc.com/, 14 January 2024
=Nordsjælland=
On 2 January 2025, Salquist returned to Denmark, signing with Nordsjælland on a deal until June 2028.[https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/chicago-fire-transfer-tobias-salquist-to-fc-nordsjaelland Chicago Fire transfer Tobias Salquist to FC Nordsjaelland], mlssoccer.com, 2 January 2025[https://fcn.dk/nyheder/2024/december/fcn-kober-tobias-salquist FC Nordsjælland køber Tobias Salquist], fcn.dk, 2 January 2025 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.[https://fcn.dk/nyheder/2025/januar/tobias-salquist-bliver-i-fc-nordsjaelland Tobias Salquist bliver i FC Nordsjælland], fcn.dk, 21 January 2025
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 25 May 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="5"|Silkebog
|5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16
|4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17
|Danish Superliga |7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18
|Danish Superliga |22 | 2 | 6 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|Appearances in Danish Superliga play-offs}} | 0 | 30 | 3 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!38 | 2 | 9 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | 49 | 3 | |||
| Fjölnir (loan)
|2016 |21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 24 | 3 | |||
| Beveren
|5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 0 | ||||
| rowspan="3"|Lillestrøm
|2019 |25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|Appearances in Eliteserien play-offs}} | 0 | 29 | 3 | |||
| 2020
|Eliteserien |10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!35 | 3 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | 39 | 3 | |||
| Hobro
|Danish 1st Division |16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 3 | ||||
| rowspan="5"|Silkeborg
|Danish 1st Division |14 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 1 | |||||
| 2021–22
|Danish Superliga |32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 34 | 3 | ||||
| 2022–23
|Danish Superliga |30 | 2 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 8{{efn|Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, six appearances in UEFA Conference League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 42 | 2 | |||
| 2023–24
|Danish Superliga |16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 1 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!92 | 6 | 9 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 109 | 7 | |||
| Chicago Fire
|2024 |MLS |14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|Appearances in Leagues Cup}} | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||
| Nordsjælland
|Danish Superliga |11 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 0 | |||||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!232 | 16 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 283 | 19 |
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Honours
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerway|tobias-sahlquist/321958}}
{{FC Nordsjælland squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Salquist, Tobias}}
Category:Sportspeople from Ikast-Brande Municipality
Category:Men's association football central defenders
Category:Danish men's footballers
Category:Danish expatriate men's footballers
Category:Danish Superliga players
Category:Úrvalsdeild karla (football) players
Category:Belgian Pro League players
Category:Lillestrøm SK players
Category:Danish expatriate sportspeople in Iceland
Category:Danish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Category:Danish expatriate sportspeople in Norway
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Iceland
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
Category:FC Midtjylland players
Category:Danish 1st Division players
Category:Footballers from the Central Denmark Region
Category:Chicago Fire FC players
Category:21st-century Danish sportsmen