Noel Max Joachim Törnqvist (born 1 February 2002) is a Swedish

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a goalkeeper for

Mjällby AIF Mjällby Allmänna Idrottsförening, also known simply as Mjällby AIF, Mjällby or (especially locally) MAIF, is a Swedish professional football club based in Hällevik in Sölvesborg Municipality. The club is affiliated to Blekinge Fo ...

Allsvenskan Allsvenskan (; ), also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan (, ) is a professional association football league in Sweden and the highest level of the Swedish football league system. Founded in 1924, it operates on a system of promotion and relegatio ...

Career

Törnqvist started his youth career in

Snöstorp Nyhem FF Snöstorp Nyhem FF is a Swedish football club located in Halmstad. Background Snöstorp Nyhem FF currently plays in Division 3 Halland Elit which is the fifth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Snöstorps IP in Halmst ...

as an outfield player. He went on to

Halmstads BK Halmstads Bollklubb, also known simply as Halmstad () or (especially locally) HBK or Bollklubben, is a Swedish professional Association football, football club located in Halmstad in the county of Halland. The club, formed 7 February 1914 and app ...

and became a goalkeeper at age 15, opting to join the smaller city rivals

IS Halmia IS Halmia is a association football, football club, located in Halmstad, Sweden. Background IS Halmia was founded on 16 June 16, 1907 and currently plays in Division 3 (Swedish football), Division 3 Sydästra Götaland. The club originall ...

in 2018. This year, he also started playing with a helmet. He trained with several foreign clubs such as

Leeds United Leeds United Football Club is a professional football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The team compete in the Premier League, the top tier of the English football league system. Leeds United have won the League Championship th ...

in 2017 and

Hellas Verona Hellas Verona Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Hellas Verona (), is an Italian professional Association football, football List of football clubs in Italy, club based in Verona, Veneto, that currently plays in Serie A. The team won ...

in 2018. He represented Sweden in a U17 three-nation tournament, playing against the Czech Republic. Having played for Halmia in Division 2, the fourth tier of Swedish football, Törnqvist was signed by

ahead of the 2020 season. This was Halmia's largest sale in two decades, since Mikael Roth in 1998. The 2021 season saw Törnqvist loaned out to

Superettan Superettan (; ) is an association football league and the second highest league in the Swedish football league system, league system of Swedish football, Swedish men's football. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and rel ...

club

AFC Eskilstuna Athletic Football Club Eskilstuna, also known as AFC Eskilstuna or simply AFC, is a Swedish professional football club based in Eskilstuna. The club has previously been known under the names FC Café Opera and Väsby United before switching owne ...

. He played 10 matches for AFC, but featured infrequently. When he was omitted from the starting eleven during the closing months of the season, he called it "not fair". In 2022 he played only one league match, but this was his

debut, keeping a clean sheet against Djurgården. He also prolonged his Mjällby contract until 2026. In 2021 he was called up to Sweden U21 for the first time, making his actual debut in 2022. In 2023 he played the

2022–23 Svenska Cupen The 2022–23 Svenska Cupen was the 67th season of the Svenska Cupen and the eleventh season with the current format. The winners of the competition will secure a spot in the second qualifying round of the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League, ...

final which Mjällby lost. The coaches declared Törnqvist to be their first-choice goalkeeper for the season. Shortly into the 2023 season, he received praise for ascending to the level of a good Allsvenskan goalkeeper.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tornqvist, Noel 2002 births Living people People from Halmstad Swedish men's footballers Sweden men's youth international footballers Sweden men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football goalkeepers IS Halmia players AFC Eskilstuna players Mjällby AIF players Superettan players Allsvenskan players 21st-century Swedish sportsmen