Tord Salte

Tord Johnsen Salte (born 8 February 1999) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a defender for Egersund.

Tord Salte

Personal information
Full name	Tord Johnsen Salte[1]
Date of birth	(1999-02-08) 8 February 1999 (age 26)[2]
Place of birth	Oslo, Norway[3]
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Position(s)	Centre-back, defensive midfielder[3]
Team information
Current team	Egersund
Number	6
Youth career
2003–2015	Bryne
2015–2018	Lyon
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2018	Lyon B	1	(0)
2018	→ Viking (loan)	9	(0)
2018–2021	Viking	24	(0)
2020	→ Sandnes Ulf (loan)	28	(0)
2021	→ Sogndal (loan)	9	(0)
2021	Sogndal	6	(0)
2022–2023	Arendal	41	(0)
2024–	Egersund	6	(0)
International career‡
2014	Norway U15	6	(0)
2015	Norway U16	10	(1)
2015–2016	Norway U17	9	(1)
2017	Norway U18	12	(0)
2018	Norway U19	5	(0)
2019	Norway U20	1	(0)
2019	Norway U21	4	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 May 2021

Club career

On 2 February 2018, Salte joined Viking FK on loan from Olympique Lyonnais until the summer.^[4] On 25 June 2018, he joined the club permanently, signing a three-year contract.^[5] In February 2020, he joined Sandnes Ulf on a season-long loan.^[6][7] On 4 June 2021, he was loaned out for a second time, this time to Sogndal.^[8] On 28 July 2021, he joined Sogndal permanently on a contract until the end of the year.^[9] In March 2022, he signed a contract with Arendal.^[10]

International career

Salte has represented Norway from under-15 to under-21 level, making a total of 47 international appearances between 2014 and 2019.^[1]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 September 2021^[1][2]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Viking	2018	1. divisjon	15	0	2	0	—		—		17	0
	2019	Eliteserien	18	0	3	0	—		—		21	0
	2020		0	0	—		0	0	—		0	0
	2021		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		33	0	5	0	—		—		38	0
Sandnes Ulf (loan)	2020	1. divisjon	28	0	—		—		—		28	0
Sogndal	2021		15	0	3	0	—		—		18	0
Career total			76	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	84	0

Honours

Viking

• Norwegian First Division: 2018^[11]
• Norwegian Football Cup: 2019^[11]