Philip_Hellquist

Philip Hellquist

Philip Hellquist

Swedish footballer


Philip Hellquist (born 21 May 1991) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ettan club Täby FK.[1]

Quick Facts Personal information, Full name ...

Career

Hellquist grew up in the Stockholm suburb Kista, and began playing football in Djurgården's youth team at the age of five.[2][3] He was named for the Swedish U17 national team in a friendly against Latvia in April 2007. The game was his debut in any of the Swedish national teams, and he also scored the last goal in the 6–0 victory.[4][5] He drew attention from English club Arsenal, which offered him a place in their U17-team. No transfer was made due to a hip injury. Hellquist also had a trial at Birmingham City and Italian club Empoli showed interest in him.[2] He began playing with the senior team during the 2008 pre-season.[6] He played his first game in Svenska Cupen in the 4–2 loss against IK Sirius, and also scored his first goal in the Cup.[7] Hellquist made his Allsvenskan debut on 2 July 2008 against Elfsborg as a substitute.[8][9] Djurgården awarded him "Junior player of the year" for his achievements during the 2008 season.[10] He extended his contract with Djurgården for an additional three years in March 2010.[11]

On 15 January 2014, he signed a contract with Austrian team SC Wiener Neustadt.[12]

On 9 June 2015, he signed a contract with Austrian team Wolfsberger AC.[13]

On 7 August 2017, he signed a six months contract with Swedish team Kalmar.[14]

On 9 February 2018, he signed a contract with Greek team PAS Giannina.[15]

In March 2021, he joined KuPS in Finland.[16]

On 10 August 2021, Hellquist returned to Brommapojkarna and signed a contract until the end of 2022.[17]

In January 2023, he signed with Ettan club Täby FK.[18]

Career statistics

More information Club, Season ...

References

  1. Philip Hellquist at Soccerway
  2. Högström, Henrik (31 March 2009). "Nobbade Arsenal – nu glödhet i Djurgården". Expressen (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 12 September 2010. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  3. Larsson, Mattias (31 March 2009). "Två mål av Kistas Kaká – nu hoppas Hellquist, 17, få sitt genombrott". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  4. Riedel, Jonas (25 April 2007). "Hellquist debuterade som målskytt". dif.se (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF Fotboll. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  5. "P16/91: Målfest i Ystad" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 24 April 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  6. Bogefors, Daniel (11 January 2009). "17-åringen ska ta nästa kliv: "Jag ska bygga på mig muskler"". fotbolldirekt.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  7. Gill, Sophie (18 May 2008). "Cupflopp nästa smäll för Dif". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  8. "Djurgårdens IF 0–2 Elfsborg". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 2 July 2008. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  9. Daniel Bogefors (10 January 2010). "18-åringen revanschsugen: "Ska ta en plats i startelvan"". fotbolldirekt.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  10. Hildén, Christian (1 December 2008). "Personporträtt: Philip Hellquist – från bollkalle till järnkamin". svenskafans.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  11. Riedel, Jonas (4 March 2010). "Philip Hellquist förlänger". dif.se (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF Fotboll. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  12. "DIF Kampanj". Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  13. "Philip Hellquist återvänder till BP" (Press release) (in Swedish). Brommapojkarna. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  14. "Officiellt: Philip Hellquist klar för Täby FK". fotbolltransfers.com. Retrieved 3 April 2023.



Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Philip_Hellquist, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.