Tobias Salquist (born 18 May 1995) is a Danish footballer who plays as a centre-back for Major League Soccer side Chicago Fire.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 May 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Ikast, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chicago Fire | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| 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– | Chicago Fire | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 January 2024 | |||
Club career edit
Silkeborg IF edit
Salquist joined Silkeborg IF from FC Midtjylland at the age of 16 as a 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 FC 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 a option for one year further.[13]
Honours edit
Individual
- Superliga Team of the Month: September 2023[14]
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
- ^ "Månedens Hold i Superligaen – september". Tipsbladet (in Danish). 3 October 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
External links edit
- Tobias Salquist at FootballDatabase.eu
- Tobias Salquist at Soccerway