Philip Hellquist

Philip Hellquist
Personal information
Full name Philip Hellquist
Date of birth May 21, 1991 (1991-05-21) (age 20)
Place of birth Stockholm, Sweden
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Djurgårdens IF
Number 22
Youth career
1997-2008 Djurgårdens IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2008- Djurgårdens IF 69 (7)
2009 → Vasalund (loan) 1 (0)
National team
Sweden U-21 2 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 November 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).

Philip Hellquist (born May 21, 1991) is a Swedish football player, playing for Djurgårdens IF. During the 2008 pre-season, he was moved up from Djurgården's youth team. Hellquist made his Allsvenskan debut on July 2, 2008 against IF Elfsborg as a substitute.[1][2]

Hellquist grew up in the Stockholm subrub Kista, and began playing football in Djurgården's youth team at the age of five.[3][4] He was named for the Swedish U16 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.[5][6] 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.[3] He began playing with the senior team during the 2008 pre-season.[7] He played his first game in Svenska Cupen in the 4–2 loss against Sirius, and also scored his first goal in the Cup.[8] Djurgården awarded him "Junior player of the year" for his achievements during the 2008 season.[9] He extended his contract with Djurgården for an additional three years in March 2010.[10]

Career statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sweden League Svenska Cupen League Cup Europe Total
2008 Djurgården Allsvenskan 8 0 2 1 - 0 0 10 1
2009 11 0 2 1 - - - 13 1
2010 24 3 1 0 - - - 25 3
2011 26 4 2 0 - - - 28 4
Total Sweden 69 7 7 2 - 0 0 76 9

References

  1. ^ "Djurgården 0-2 IF Elfsborg" (in Swedish). svenskfotboll.se. Swedish Football Association. 2008-07-02. http://svenskfotboll.se/allsvenskan/match/?scr=result&fmid=732111. Retrieved 2010-01-24. 
  2. ^ Daniel Bogefors (2010-01-10). "18-åringen revanschsugen: "Ska ta en plats i startelvan"" (in Swedish). fotbolldirekt.se. http://www.fotbolldirekt.se/18%C3%A5ringen-revanschsugen-ska-ta-en-plats-i-startelvan. Retrieved 2010-01-24. 
  3. ^ a b Högström, Henrik (31 March 2009). "Nobbade Arsenal - nu glödhet i Djurgården" (in Swedish). Expressen. http://fotboll.expressen.se/allsvenskan/1.1517639/nobbade-arsenal-nu-glodhet-i-djurgarden. Retrieved 24 July 2011. 
  4. ^ Larsson, Mattias (31 March 2009). "Två mål av Kistas Kaká – nu hoppas Hellquist, 17, få sitt genombrott" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. http://aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/sverige/allsvenskan/article11734222.ab. Retrieved 24 July 2011. 
  5. ^ Riedel, Jonas (25 April 2007). "Hellquist debuterade som målskytt" (in Swedish). dif.se. Djurgårdens IF Fotboll. http://dif.se/2007/04/25/hellquist-debuterade-som-malskytt/. Retrieved 24 July 2011. 
  6. ^ "P16/91: Målfest i Ystad" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 24 April 2007. http://svenskfotboll.se/arkiv/tidigare/2007/04/p1691-malfest-i-ystad/. Retrieved 24 July 2011. 
  7. ^ Bogefors, Daniel (11 January 2009). "17-åringen ska ta nästa kliv: "Jag ska bygga på mig muskler"" (in Swedish). fotbolldirekt.se. http://www.fotbolldirekt.se/?q=17%C3%A5ringen-ska-ta-n%C3%A4sta-kliv-jag-ska-bygga-p%C3%A5-mig-muskler. Retrieved 24 July 2011. 
  8. ^ Gill, Sophie (18 May 2008). "Cupflopp nästa smäll för Dif" (in Swedish). Svenska Dagbladet. http://www.svd.se/sport/cupflopp-nasta-small-for-dif_1261059.svd. Retrieved 24 July 2011. 
  9. ^ Hildén, Christan (1 December 2008). "Personporträtt: Philip Hellquist – från bollkalle till järnkamin" (in Swedish). svenskafans.com. http://www.svenskafans.com/fotboll/268051.aspx. Retrieved 24 July 2011. 
  10. ^ Riedel, Jonas (4 March 2010). "Philip Hellquist förlänger" (in Swedish). dif.se. Djurgårdens IF Fotboll. http://dif.se/2010/03/04/philip-hellquist-forlanger/. Retrieved 24 July 2011. 

External links

Djurgårdens IF Fotboll – current squad