Tobias Slotsager Explained

Tobias Slotsager
Birth Date:1 January 2006
Birth Place:Morud, Denmark
Currentclub:OB
Clubnumber:28
Position:Centre-back
Youthyears1:2010–2019
Youthclubs1:Morud IF
Youthyears2:2019–2022
Youthclubs2:OB
Years1:2022–
Clubs1:OB
Caps1:43
Goals1:1
Nationalyears1:2021–2022
Nationalteam1:Denmark U16
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2022–2023
Nationalteam2:Denmark U17
Nationalcaps2:8
Nationalgoals2:1
Nationalyears3:2023–
Nationalteam3:Denmark U19
Nationalcaps3:3
Nationalgoals3:0
Club-Update:29 May 2024
Nationalteam-Update:13 December 2023

Tobias Slotsager (born 1 January 2006) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Danish 1st Division club OB.

Club career

Slotsager was born in Morud, a suburb of Odense, where he started playing football for Morud IF. Initially positioned as an attacking midfielder and as a striker, Slotsager grew into a promising centre-back after joining Odense Boldklub (OB)'s academy at age 13.[1] On his 15th birthday, he signed a three-year contract with the club.[2]

At the age of only 16, Slotsager made his professional debut on 21 May 2022 against Vejle Boldklub, where he got 11 minutes on the pitch. On 12 August 2022, he signed his first professional contract with OB.[3]

After impressing in training camp in the winter break of the 2022–23 season, Slotsager grew into a starter in OB's defense.[4] [5] On 11 October 2023, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2006 worldwide.[6]

International career

Eligible to represent Denmark. On 17 September 2021, Slotsager made his international debut for the Denmark under-16s in a 1–1 draw during a friendly against Portugal in Kolding.[7] He made two appearances for the U16 team. In August 2022, Slotsager began playing for the Denmark under-17 team.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueDanish CupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
OB2021–22Superliga100010
2022–2312000120
2023–2430110311
2024–25Danish 1st Division100010
Career total441100000451

Notes and References

  1. News: Wittorff Hollmann . Mikkel . Tobias Slotsager kan blive OB's næste store salg: - Potentialet er rigtig, rigtig stort . 30 July 2023 . TV2 Fyn . 19 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230519084505/https://www.tv2fyn.dk/fyn/tobias-slotsager-kan-blive-obs-naeste-store-salg-potentialet-er-rigtig-rigtig-stort . 19 May 2023 . da.
  2. News: OB skriver kontrakt med Tobias Slotsager . 1 January 2021 . Odense Boldklub.
  3. News: Tobias Slotsager på fuldtidskontrakt . 12 August 2022 . Odense Boldklub.
  4. News: Rasmussen . Leif . OB burde have vundet 5–0 over malaysiere, selv om fynboerne måtte lave forsvaret om til Superliga-generalprøven . 30 July 2023 . Fyens Stiftstidende . 12 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230306150806/https://fyens.dk/ob/ob-burde-have-vundet-5-0-over-malaysiere-selv-om-fynboerne-maatte-lave-forsvaret-om-til-superliga-generalproeven . 6 March 2023 . da.
  5. News: Hoffskov . Ole . Ny OB'er blæst bagover af Slotsager: Helt uhørt . 30 July 2023 . Tipsbladet . 4 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230704195020/https://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/superliga/ny-ober-blaest-bagover-af-slotsager-helt-uhoert . 4 July 2023 . da.
  6. Web site: Next Generation 2023: 60 of the best young talents in world football. Marcus. Christenson. Steven. Bloor. Garry. Blight. 11 October 2023. 11 October 2023. theguardian.com.
  7. Web site: Danmark – Portugal 1–1 . DBU . 30 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220113192047/https://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/MatchInfo/9430 . 13 January 2022 . da.