Tobias Slotsager (born 1 January 2006) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Danish 1st Division club OB.
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1 January 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Morud, Denmark | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | OB | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 28 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2019 | Morud IF | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | OB | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | OB | 54 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Denmark U16 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Denmark U17 | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Denmark U19 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:32, 6 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 December 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editSlotsager was born in Morud, a suburb of Odense, where he started playing football for Morud IF. Initially positioned as an attacking midfielder and as a striker, Slotsager grew into a promising centre-back after joining Odense Boldklub (OB)'s academy at age 13.[1] On his 15th birthday, he signed a three-year contract with the club.[2]
At the age of only 16, Slotsager made his professional debut on 21 May 2022 against Vejle Boldklub, where he got 11 minutes on the pitch. On 12 August 2022, he signed his first professional contract with OB.[3]
After impressing in training camp in the winter break of the 2022–23 season, Slotsager grew into a starter in OB's defense.[4][5] On 11 October 2023, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2006 worldwide.[6]
International career
editEligible to represent Denmark. On 17 September 2021, Slotsager made his international debut for the Denmark under-16s in a 1–1 draw during a friendly against Portugal in Kolding.[7] He made two appearances for the U16 team.[8] In August 2022, Slotsager began playing for the Denmark under-17 team.[8]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 4 October 2024[9]
| Club | Season | League | Danish Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| OB | 2021–22 | Superliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||||
| 2023–24 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 1 | |||||
| 2024–25 | Danish 1st Division | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 54 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 1 | |||
References
edit- ^ Wittorff Hollmann, Mikkel (19 May 2023). "Tobias Slotsager kan blive OB's næste store salg: - Potentialet er rigtig, rigtig stort". TV2 Fyn (in Danish). Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ "OB skriver kontrakt med Tobias Slotsager". Odense Boldklub. 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Tobias Slotsager på fuldtidskontrakt". Odense Boldklub. 12 August 2022.
- ^ Rasmussen, Leif (12 February 2023). "OB burde have vundet 5–0 over malaysiere, selv om fynboerne måtte lave forsvaret om til Superliga-generalprøven". Fyens Stiftstidende (in Danish). Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ Hoffskov, Ole (4 July 2023). "Ny OB'er blæst bagover af Slotsager: Helt uhørt". Tipsbladet (in Danish). Archived from the original on 4 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ Christenson, Marcus; Bloor, Steven; Blight, Garry (11 October 2023). "Next Generation 2023: 60 of the best young talents in world football". theguardian.com. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ "Danmark – Portugal 1–1". DBU (in Danish). Archived from the original on 13 January 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ a b Tobias Slotsager national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- ^ Tobias Slotsager at Soccerway
External links
edit- Tobias Slotsager national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- Tobias Slotsager at Soccerway
- Tobias Slotsager at WorldFootball.net