Tobias Christensen (footballer, born 2000)

Tobias Christensen (born 11 May 2000) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga I club Rapid București.

Tobias Christensen
Personal information
Full name Tobias Christensen[1]
Date of birth (2000-05-11) 11 May 2000 (age 24)[2]
Place of birth Kristiansand,[3]Norway
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[4]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Rapid București
Number 17
Youth career
2013–2014 Vigør
2015–2016 Start
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Vigør 8 (1)
2015–2016 Start II
2017–2019 Start 63 (7)
2019–2021 Molde 26 (2)
2021–2023 Vålerenga 58 (5)
2023–2024 Fehérvár 52 (9)
2024– Rapid București 8 (0)
International career
2016 Norway U16 8 (0)
2017 Norway U17 6 (0)
2018 Norway U18 8 (3)
2018–2019 Norway U19 11 (1)
2019 Norway U20 3 (0)
2019–2023 Norway U21 19 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 June 2023

Club career

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Early career

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Christensen played for Vigør through 2015, before joining Start ahead of the 2016 season. He made his Eliteserien debut in March 2018 against Tromsø.

Molde

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In August 2019, Christensen signed for Molde.[5] He made his debut for the club when he came in as a 70th minute substitute in a 2–2 draw away against Odd.[6] On 24 November 2019, he scored his first goal for Molde in their 4−2 win against Vålerenga.[7]

Fehérvár

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On 3 January 2023, Christensen signed a contract with Fehérvár in Hungary until June 2025.[8]

Rapid Bucureşti

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On 9 September 2024, Christensen signed a contract with Romanian club Rapid București until June 2027.[9]

Career statistics

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As of match played 9 November 2024[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vigør 2015 3. divisjon 8 1 2 0 10 1
Start 2017 1. divisjon 23 1 2 1 25 2
2018 Eliteserien 25 1 5 1 30 2
2019 1. divisjon 15 5 1 0 16 5
Total 63 7 8 2 71 9
Molde 2019 Eliteserien 6 1 0 0 6 1
2020 20 1 0 0 4[a] 0 24 1
2021 1[b] 0 6 0
Total 26 2 0 0 5 0 31 2
Vålerenga 2021 Eliteserien 30 3 3 2 2[c] 0 35 5
2022 28 2 3 0 31 2
Total 58 5 6 2 2 0 66 7
Fehérvár 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 14 0 14 0
2023–24 32 9 1 0 33 9
2024–25 6 0 4[c] 1 10 1
Total 52 9 1 0 4 1 57 10
Rapid București 2024–25 Liga I 8 0 1 0 9 0
Career total 215 24 18 4 11 1 244 29
  1. ^ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

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Molde

References

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  1. ^ "Tobias Christensen" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  2. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Norway" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Tobias Christensen". fehervarfc.hu. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Tobias Christensen". nifs.no. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Christensen klar for MFK! / Molde" (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  6. ^ "ODD VS. MOLDE 2-2". Soccerway (in Norwegian). Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Vålerenga vs. Molde 2-4". Soccerway (in Norwegian). Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Tobias Christensen is the new signing for Vidi!". Fehérvár. 3 January 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Tobias Christensen a semnat cu Rapid și a devenit primul norvegian din istoria clubului" (in Romanian). romanialibera.ro. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Tobias Christensen". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV2. Retrieved 13 June 2018.