Tobias Salquist

Tobias Salquist
Personal information
Date of birth	18 May 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Ikast, Denmark
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Nordsjælland
Number	3
Youth career
2001–2011	Midtjylland
2011–2015	Silkeborg
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015–2018	Silkeborg
2016–2017	→ Fjölnir (loan)
2018–2019	Waasland-Beveren
2019–2020	Lillestrøm
2020–2021	Hobro
2021–2023	Silkeborg
2024	Chicago Fire
2025–	Nordsjælland
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:44, 26 October 2024 (UTC)

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.^[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

On 2 March 2016, Salquist was loaned out to Icelandic club Fjölnir.^[6]

Waasland-Beveren

On 11 June 2018, Waasland-Beveren confirmed that they had signed Salquist on a three-year contract.^[7]

Lillestrøm SK

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

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

On 13 January 2021 Silkeborg IF confirmed, that Salquist had returned to the club on a three-year deal.^[12]

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.^[13]

Nordsjælland

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]

Honours

Individual

Superliga Team of the Month: September 2023^[17]

References

^ "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

Tobias Salquist at Soccerway

[1] "Tobias Salquist, statistik fra superligaen, all-time – SuperStats". www.superstats.dk.

[2] "Silkeborg forfremmer forsvarstalent". bold.dk. 29 January 2015.

[3] "Silkeborg forlænger med forsvarstalent". bold.dk. 19 May 2015.

[4] "Flinta forlænger, Salquist forsvinder". Silkeborg IF. 30 May 2018.

[5] "Salquist bekræfter: Jeg skal til Belgien". bold.dk. 31 May 2018.

[6] "Silkeborg sender forsvarsspiller til Island". bold.dk. 2 March 2016.

[7] "Tobias Salquist is de nieuwste versterking voor W-B!". Waasland-Bereven. 11 June 2018.

[8] "Tobias Salquist signerte tre års kontrakt" (in Norwegian). LSK.no. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2019.

[9] "Røpets LSKs nysignering før overgangen var bekreftet" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen.no. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2019.

[10] TOBIAS SALQUIST TAKKER FOR SEG I LILLESTRØM, lsk.no, 7 September 2020

[11] Hobro IK henter Tobias Salquist, hikfodbold.dk, 9 September 2020

[12] SIF henter Tobias Salquist på tre-årig kontrakt, silkeborgif.com, 13 January 2021

[13] Chicago Fire FC Acquires Defender Tobias Salquist, chicagofirefc.com/, 14 January 2024

[14] Chicago Fire transfer Tobias Salquist to FC Nordsjaelland, mlssoccer.com, 2 January 2025

[15] FC Nordsjælland køber Tobias Salquist, fcn.dk, 2 January 2025

[16] Tobias Salquist bliver i FC Nordsjælland, fcn.dk, 21 January 2025

[17] "Månedens Hold i Superligaen – september". Tipsbladet (in Danish). 3 October 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2024.

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