Noel Törnqvist
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Noel Max Joachim Törnqvist | ||
| Date of birth | 1 February 2002 | ||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Como | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Snöstorp Nyhem FF | |||
| –2017 | Halmstads BK | ||
| 2018 | IS Halmia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | IS Halmia | 22 | (0) |
| 2020–2025 | Mjällby AIF | 77 | (0) |
| 2021 | → AFC Eskilstuna (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2025– | Como | 0 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Mjällby AIF (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Sweden U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Sweden U21 | 6 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:15, 15 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Noel Max Joachim Törnqvist (born 1 February 2002) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Como and the Sweden national team.
Youth career
Törnqvist started his youth career in Snöstorp Nyhem FF as an outfield player. He went on to Halmstads BK and became a goalkeeper at age 15,[2] opting to join the smaller city rivals IS Halmia in 2018. This year, he also started playing with a helmet. He trained with several foreign clubs such as Leeds United in 2017 and Hellas Verona in 2018.[3][4][5] He represented Sweden in a U17 three-nation tournament, playing against the Czech Republic.[6]
IS Halmia
Törnqvist joined IS Halmia in 2018 and played for the club in Sweden’s Division 2. Over the 2018 and 2019 seasons, he made 22 league appearance. In late 2019, it was confirmed that he would leave the club, with his transfer regarded as IS Halmia’s largest outgoing deal in two decades.
Mjällby
Törnqvist completed a move to Mjällby ahead of the 2020 Allsvenskan season. He initially joined as a developing player within the senior squad and spent his first year at the club without making a league appearance.
In 2022 he played only one league match, but this was his Allsvenskan debut, keeping a clean sheet against Djurgården.[7] He also prolonged his Mjällby contract until 2026.[8] In 2021 he was called up to Sweden U21 for the first time,[9] making his actual debut in 2022.[6]
In 2023 he played the 2022–23 Svenska Cupen final which Mjällby lost.[10] The coaches declared Törnqvist to be their first-choice goalkeeper for the season.[3] Shortly into the 2023 season, he received praise for ascending to the level of a good Allsvenskan goalkeeper.[11][12]
Loan to AFC Eskilstuna
The 2021 season saw Törnqvist loaned out to Superettan club AFC Eskilstuna. He played 10 matches for AFC, but featured infrequently.[7] When he was omitted from the starting eleven during the closing months of the season, he called it "not fair".[13]
Como
In August 2025, Törnqvist completed a move to the Italian Serie A club Como 1907.[14] The agreement included a loan-back arrangement that allowed him to stay at Mjällby AIF and finish the remainder of the Allsvenskan season before joining Como.
Personal life
Törnqvist is noted for wearing a protective helmet during matches, which he began using after sustaining a head injury during his youth career.