Rolf Linus Wahlqvist Egnell (born 11 November 1996) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for Pogoń Szczecin as a defender.

Career

Wahlqvist arrived at IFK Norrköping from his boyhood club

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in 2009. For the

2013 Allsvenskan The 2013 Allsvenskan, part of the 2013 Swedish football season, was the 89th season of Allsvenskan since its establishment in 1924. The 2013 fixtures were released on 14 December 2012. The season started on 31 March 2013 and ended on 3 November 2 ...

season he was moved up to the first team where he eventually switched position from central defender to right fullback at the start of the following year. On 6 April 2014, he made his

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debut in the 2–0 win against Helsingborgs IF. In July 2018, Wahlqvist joined

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side Dynamo Dresden on a four-year contract. The transfer fee was undisclosed. In July 2020, Wahlqvist announced that he would leave Dynamo Dresden upon the team's relegation to

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, activating a clause in his contract to terminate it in with immediate effect. He left on 4 August 2020 to join Norrköping. On 10 December 2022, it was announced Wahlqvist would join Polish Ekstraklasa club Pogoń Szczecin on a deal until June 2026, starting from 1 January 2023.

International career

In September 2013 Wahlqvist was selected to the

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that would compete in the

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, in which he helped the team to the

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. Wahlqvist was also a part of the Sweden U21 team that competed at the

2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship The 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship (also known as UEFA Under-21 Euro 2017) was the 21st edition of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, a biennial international youth football championship organised by UEFA for the men's under-21 na ...

, in which he missed a crucial penalty kick against England before Sweden was eliminated in the group stage of the tournament. Wahlqvist made his senior international debut for Sweden against Estonia in January 2016.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

IFK Norrköping *

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Sweden U17 * FIFA U-17 World Cup third place:

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References

External links

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IFK Norrköping profile
1996 births Living people Footballers from Östergötland County Sportspeople from Norrköping Association football defenders Swedish footballers Sweden international footballers Sweden youth international footballers Sweden under-21 international footballers IFK Norrköping players Dynamo Dresden players Pogoń Szczecin players Allsvenskan players 2. Bundesliga players Swedish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Germany Expatriate footballers in Poland Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Poland {{Sweden-footy-defender-stub