Ulrik Saltnes
Ulrik Saltnes (born 10 November 1992) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bodø/Glimt.
Career
Saltnes was born in Brønnøysund.[1] He made his senior debut for Bodø/Glimt on 15 April 2012 against Alta; Bodø/Glimt won 1–0.
On 22 July 2021, he netted his first ever goal in a European competition in a 3–0 win over Valur in the first leg of their UEFA Europa League second qualifying round tie.[2]
On 10 April 2025, Saltnes scored twice as Bodø/Glimt secured an historic 2–0 win over Lazio in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Europa League.[3] On 17 April, Bodø/Glimt defeated Lazio in a penalty shootout in the second leg, becoming the first Norwegian club to reach the semi-finals of a European competition.[4]
Career statistics
- As of match played 17 April 2025[5]
| Club | Season | League | Norwegian Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brønnøysund IL | 2010 | 3. divisjon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| Bodø/Glimt | 2011 | 1. divisjon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | 24 | 2 | |||
| 2013 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | 15 | 1 | |||
| 2014 | Eliteserien | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | 20 | 2 | |||
| 2016 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | 1. divisjon | 27 | 13 | 3 | 2 | – | 30 | 15 | ||
| 2018 | Eliteserien | 28 | 4 | 4 | 1 | – | 32 | 5 | ||
| 2019 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | 31 | 7 | |||
| 2020 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 33 | 12 | ||
| 2021 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 17[b] | 6 | 40 | 14 | ||
| 2022 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 14[c] | 1 | 46 | 9 | ||
| 2023 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14[d] | 1 | 36 | 9 | ||
| 2024 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 19[e] | 4 | 49 | 13 | ||
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Total | 279 | 68 | 40 | 14 | 67 | 12 | 386 | 94 | ||
| Career total | 280 | 68 | 40 | 14 | 67 | 12 | 387 | 94 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, fifteen appearances and six goals in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Eight appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Six appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, thirteen appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Bodø/Glimt
- Eliteserien: 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024
References
- ^ "Ulrik Saltnes". altomfotball.no. TV2. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ^ "Valur 0-3 Bodø/Glimt". UEFA. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
- ^ "Bodø/Glimt 2-0 Lazio: Saltnes strikes twice for Norwegian outsiders". UEFA. 10 April 2025. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
- ^ "Bodo/Glimt survived a superb Lazio fightback to win a frantic encounter on penalties and reach the Europa League semi-finals". BBC. 17 April 2025. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ "Ulrik Saltnes". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 14 December 2018.