Linus Wahlqvist

Linus Wahlqvist

Personal information
Full name	Rolf Linus Wahlqvist
Date of birth	11 November 1996
Place of birth	Norrköping, Sweden
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current team	IFK Norrköping
Number	6
Youth career
0000–2009	Eneby BK
2009–2013	IFK Norrköping
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2014–	IFK Norrköping	54	(3)
National team^‡
2011–2013	Sweden U17	28	(1)
2013–2015	Sweden U19	17	(0)
2015–	Sweden U21	8	(0)
2016–	Sweden	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 April 2016. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 March 2016

Linus Wahlqvist (born 11 November 1996) is a Swedish footballer who plays for IFK Norrköping as a defender.^[1]

Career

Wahlqvist arrived at IFK Norrköping from his boyhood club Eneby BK in 2009. For the 2013 Allsvenskan season he was moved up to the first team where he eventually switched position from central defender to right fullback at the start of the following year.^[2] On 6 April 2014 he made his Allsvenskan debut in the 2-0 win against Helsingborgs IF.^[3]

International career

In September 2013 Wahlqvist was selected to the Sweden national under-17 football team that would compete in the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.^[4]

Honours

Club

IFK Norrköping

• Allsvenskan: 2015

Country

Sweden U17

• 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup: Third place

References

1. "Linus Wahlqvist". Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
2. "Först IFK – sedan siktar Linus mot Europa". Norrköpings Tidningar. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
3. "Linus: "Om jag fortsätter utvecklas kommer speltiden"". IFK Norrköping. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
4. "P17-landslagets VM-trupp uttagen". Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 6 June 2014.

External links

• Swedish FA profile
• Eliteprospects profile
• IFK Norrköping profile