Benjamin Wallquist (born 24 January 2000) is an Austrian footballer who plays as a defender for Floridsdorfer AC.[2]

Benjamin Wallquist
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-01-24) 24 January 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Wien, Austria[1]
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Floridsdorfer AC
Number 4
Youth career
0000–2014 Admira Wacker
2014–2017 Red Bull Salzburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Liefering 2 (0)
2017–2019 Hoffenheim II 1 (0)
2019–2020 Rot-Weiss Essen 0 (0)
2020–2022 Juniors OÖ 62 (3)
2022– Floridsdorfer AC 39 (1)
International career
2014–2015 Austria U15 3 (0)
2015–2016 Austria U16 6 (1)
2016–2017 Austria U17 8 (0)
2017 Austria U18 1 (0)
2018 Austria U19 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 October 2023

Career edit

Wallquist joined Red Bull Salzburg from Admira Wacker in 2014.[3] On 21 April 2017, Wallquist made his league debut for Liefering in a 3-0 loss to LASK Linz.[4] On 2 May 2017, after two first team appearances for Liefering, Wallquist joined German side Hoffenheim.[3] He made one appearance for the second team of Hoffenheim in the next two seasons.

On 23 July 2019 he joined German fourth-tier club Rot-Weiss Essen.[5] After terminating his deal with Rot-Weiss in January 2020, Wallquist went on a trial at TSV Hartberg, but ended up signing with FC Juniors OÖ on 28 January 2020.[6]

References edit

  1. ^ Benjamin Wallquist at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Benjamin Wallquist at Soccerway
  3. ^ a b "Hoffenheim angelt sich Salzburg-Talent Wallquist" (in German). Laola1. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  4. ^ "LASK VS. LIEFERING 3 - 0 match report". Soccerway. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Rot-Weiss Essen verpflichtet Benjamin Wallquist" (Press release) (in German). Rot-Weiss Essen. 23 July 2019.
  6. ^ Hartberg-Kandidat wechselt zu Juniors OÖ, laola1.at, 28 January 2020