Tobias Slotsager

Personal information
Date of birth	1 January 2006 (age 19)
Place of birth	Morud, Denmark
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Hellas Verona
Number	19
Youth career
2010–2019	Morud IF
2019–2022	OB
Senior career*
Years	Team
2022–2025	OB
2025–	Hellas Verona
International career‡
2021–2022	Denmark U16
2022–2023	Denmark U17
2023–	Denmark U19
2024–	Denmark U21
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 February 2025; ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 March 2025
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Tobias Slotsager (born 1 January 2006) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Hellas Verona.

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]

On 4 February 2025, Slotsager was officially signed by the Serie A club Hellas Verona.^[7] According to media reports, Slotsager signed an agreement until June 2029.^[8]

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.^[9] He made two appearances for the U16 team.^[10] In August 2022, Slotsager began playing for the Denmark under-17 team.^[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 December 2024^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Danish Cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
OB	2021–22	Danish Superliga	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	2022–23		12	0	0	0	—		—		12	0
	2023–24		30	1	1	0	—		—		31	1
	2024–25	Danish 1st Division	14	0	1	0	—		—		15	0
	Total		57	1	2	0	—		—		59	0
Hellas Verona	2024–25	Serie A	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
Career total			57	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	59	1

References

^ Wittorff Hollmann, Mikkel (19 May 2023). "Tobias Slotsager kan blive OB's næste store salg: - Potentialet er rigtig, rigtig stort". TV2 Fyn (in Danish). Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
^ "OB skriver kontrakt med Tobias Slotsager". Odense Boldklub. 1 January 2021.
^ "Tobias Slotsager på fuldtidskontrakt". Odense Boldklub. 12 August 2022.
^ Rasmussen, Leif (12 February 2023). "OB burde have vundet 5–0 over malaysiere, selv om fynboerne måtte lave forsvaret om til Superliga-generalprøven". Fyens Stiftstidende (in Danish). Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
^ Hoffskov, Ole (4 July 2023). "Ny OB'er blæst bagover af Slotsager: Helt uhørt". Tipsbladet (in Danish). Archived from the original on 4 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
^ Christenson, Marcus; Bloor, Steven; Blight, Garry (11 October 2023). "Next Generation 2023: 60 of the best young talents in world football". theguardian.com. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
^ "Tobias Slotsager è un nuovo difensore gialloblù" (in Italian). 4 February 2025. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
^ Slotsager får lang aftale i Verona, ekstrabladet.dk, 3 February 2025
^ "Danmark – Portugal 1–1". DBU (in Danish). Archived from the original on 13 January 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
^ ^a ^b Tobias Slotsager national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
^ Tobias Slotsager at Soccerway

External links

Tobias Slotsager national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
Tobias Slotsager at Soccerway
Tobias Slotsager at WorldFootball.net

[1] Wittorff Hollmann, Mikkel (19 May 2023). "Tobias Slotsager kan blive OB's næste store salg: - Potentialet er rigtig, rigtig stort". TV2 Fyn (in Danish). Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.

[2] "OB skriver kontrakt med Tobias Slotsager". Odense Boldklub. 1 January 2021.

[3] "Tobias Slotsager på fuldtidskontrakt". Odense Boldklub. 12 August 2022.

[4] Rasmussen, Leif (12 February 2023). "OB burde have vundet 5–0 over malaysiere, selv om fynboerne måtte lave forsvaret om til Superliga-generalprøven". Fyens Stiftstidende (in Danish). Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.

[5] Hoffskov, Ole (4 July 2023). "Ny OB'er blæst bagover af Slotsager: Helt uhørt". Tipsbladet (in Danish). Archived from the original on 4 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.

[6] Christenson, Marcus; Bloor, Steven; Blight, Garry (11 October 2023). "Next Generation 2023: 60 of the best young talents in world football". theguardian.com. Retrieved 11 October 2023.

[7] "Tobias Slotsager è un nuovo difensore gialloblù" (in Italian). 4 February 2025. Retrieved 4 February 2025.

[8] Slotsager får lang aftale i Verona, ekstrabladet.dk, 3 February 2025

[9] "Danmark – Portugal 1–1". DBU (in Danish). Archived from the original on 13 January 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2023.

[DBU-10] Tobias Slotsager national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)

[SW-11] Tobias Slotsager at Soccerway

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Personal information
Date of birth	(2006-01-01) 1 January 2006 (age 19)
Place of birth	Morud, Denmark
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Hellas Verona
Number	19
Youth career
2010–2019	Morud IF
2019–2022	OB
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–2025	OB	57	(1)
2025–	Hellas Verona	0	(0)
International career^‡
2021–2022	Denmark U16	4	(0)
2022–2023	Denmark U17	8	(1)
2023–	Denmark U19	8	(0)
2024–	Denmark U21	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 February 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 March 2025