Pontus Skule Erik Almqvist (born 10 July 1999) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for Russian club Rostov.[2] He is deployed as a winger or forward.
 Almqvist with FC Rostov in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pontus Skule Erik Almqvist | ||
| Date of birth | 10 July 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Nyköping, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rostov | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Nyköpings | ||
| 2014 | Syrianska | ||
| 2014 | Norrköping | ||
| 2015–2016 | Nike Academy | ||
| 2016 | IFK Norrköping | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Norrköping | 28 | (5) |
| 2017 | → Sylvia (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2018 | → Varbergs BoIS (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Norrby (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Sylvia (loan) | 6 | (2) |
| 2020– | Rostov | 37 | (3) |
| 2022 | → Utrecht (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Pogoń Szczecin (loan) | 27 | (5) |
| 2023–2024 | → Lecce (loan) | 30 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2017–2019 | Sweden U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2020 | Sweden U21 | 5 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024 | |||
Career
After attending trials in Stockholm, Almqvist joined the Nike Football Academy before signing a professional contract with Norrköping for the 2017 season.[3] On 23 September 2017, he made his debut for Norrköping, playing the last ten minutes in a 2–1 loss to Halmstad.[4] He spent part of the 2017 season loan at Division 2 side IF Sylvia where he played three games and scored one goal.[5] He joined Varbergs BoIS on loan at the start of the 2018 season and played four times before returning to Norrköping in July 2018.[6]He scored his first two goals for Sweden U21 in September 2020 [7]
On 15 October 2020, Almqvist signed a five-year contract with Russian Premier League club Rostov.[8] On 7 March 2022, FIFA introduced special regulations related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Those regulations allow foreign players in Russia to unilaterally temporarily suspend their contracts with their Russian clubs until the end of the 2021–22 season and join clubs outside of Russia until that date.[9] On 17 March 2022, Almqvist used the new rule to sign with FC Utrecht in the Netherlands until the end of the 2021–22 season.[10]
FIFA extended their regulations for the 2022–23 season, allowing Almqvist to join Polish side Pogoń Szczecin on a one-year loan spell on 5 July 2022.[11]
On 22 June 2023, Almqvist moved on a new temporary deal to Lecce in Italy.[12]
Career statistics
- As of 13 November 2022
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Norrköping | 2017 | Allsvenskan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | Allsvenskan | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | Allsvenskan | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | 20 | 5 | ||
| Total | 28 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 5 | ||
| Sylvia (loan) | 2017 | Division 2 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 3 | 1 | ||
| Varberg (loan) | 2018 | Superettan | 4 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| Norrby (loan) | 2018 | Superettan | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 15 | 1 | |
| Sylvia (loan) | 2019 | Ettan | 6 | 2 | – | – | 6 | 2 | ||
| Rostov | 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 20 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 19 | 2 | ||
| Total | 37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 3 | ||
| Utrecht (loan) | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 9 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||
| Pogoń Szczecin (loan) | 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
| Career total | 113 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 122 | 15 | ||
References
External links
- Pontus Almqvist at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Pontus Almqvist club team profile at SvFF (in Swedish) (archived)
- Pontus Almqvist national team profile at SvFF (in Swedish) (archived)