Pontus Almqvist

Pontus Almqvist

Almqvist with Pogoń Szczecin in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Pontus Skule Erik Almqvist
Date of birth	(1999-07-10) 10 July 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Nyköping, Sweden
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Winger [1]
Team information
Current team	Parma
Number	11
Youth career
0000–2013	Nyköping
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)
2020–2024	Rostov	37	(3)
2022	→ Utrecht (loan)	9	(0)
2022–2023	→ Pogoń Szczecin (loan)	27	(5)
2023–2024	→ Lecce (loan)	30	(2)
2024–	Parma	18	(1)
International career
2017–2019	Sweden U19	2	(0)
2020	Sweden U21	5	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:38, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

Pontus Skule Erik Almqvist (born 10 July 1999) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for Italian Serie A club Parma. ^[2] He is deployed as a winger or forward.

Career

Almqvist in 2021 with Rostov

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]

On 13 August 2024, Almqvist signed with Parma in Italy on a permanent basis. ^[13]

Personal life

Pontus Almqvist is the brother of Swedish footballer Tove Almqvist. ^[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 21 September 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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	27	5	0	0	3	0	30	5
Lecce	2023–24	Serie A	30	2	2	1	–		32	3
Parma	2024–25	Serie A	5	1	0	0	–		5	1
Career total			163	20	8	1	3	0	174	21

1. Includes Svenska Cupen, Russian Cup

References

1. Pontus Almqvist at WorldFootball.net
2. Pontus Almqvist‚ svenskfotboll.se, 4 January 2018
3. "Pontus Almqvist signs for IFK Norrköping | Nike Academy to pro contract". unisportstore.com. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
4. "HALMSTAD VS. NORRKÖPING 2 - 1". Soccerway. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
5. "18. Pontus Almqvist Slyvia profile". IF Sylvia . Retrieved 19 July 2018.
6. "IFK-mittfältaren tränar med annan klubb". nt.se (in Swedish). 18 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
7. "BBC Football Scores". bbc. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
8. "Понтус Альмквист — игрок "Ростова"" (in Russian). FC Rostov. 15 October 2020.
9. "FIFA adopts temporary employment and registration rules to address several issues in relation to war in Ukraine". FIFA. 7 March 2022.
10. "Pontus Almqvist maakt seizoen af bij FC Utrecht" (Press release) (in Dutch). Utrecht. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
11. "Pontus Almqvist nowym zawodnikiem Pogoni!" (in Polish). Pogoń Szczecin. 5 July 2022.
12. "ALMQVIST IN GIALLOROSSO" (in Russian). US Lecce. 22 June 2023.
13. "PONTUS ALMQVIST JOINS THE GIALLOBLU" (in Italian). Parma. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
14. "Allsvenska syskonparet hyllar varandra: "Lik Neymar"".

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)