Pontus Almqvist

Pontus Almqvist
	Almqvist with Pogoń Szczecin in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Pontus Skule Erik Almqvist
Date of birth	10 July 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Nyköping, Sweden
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Parma
Number	11
Youth career
0000–2013	Nyköpings
2014	Syrianska
2014	Norrköping
2015–2016	Nike Academy
2016	IFK Norrköping
Senior career*
Years	Team
2017–2020	Norrköping
2017	→ Sylvia (loan)
2018	→ Varbergs BoIS (loan)
2018	→ Norrby (loan)
2019	→ Sylvia (loan)
2020–2024	Rostov
2022	→ Utrecht (loan)
2022–2023	→ Pogoń Szczecin (loan)
2023–2024	→ Lecce (loan)
2024–	Parma
International career
2017–2019	Sweden U19
2020	Sweden U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:43, 22 September 2024 (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

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]

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
Club	Season	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