Noel Törnqvist

About

Noel Max Joachim Törnqvist (born 1 February 2002) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Como.

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, 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. He represented Sweden in a U17 three-nation tournament, playing against the Czech Republic.

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.

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…