 Saltnes with Bodø/Glimt in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 November 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Brønnøysund, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bodø/Glimt | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Brønnøysund | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Brønnøysund | 1 | (0) |
| 2011– | Bodø/Glimt | 299 | (73) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 November 2025 | |||
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]
On 1 May 2025, Saltnes continued his scoring run in the Europa League with a goal against Tottenham Hotspur in a 1–3 first-leg semi-final loss.[5]
Career statistics
- As of match played 21 November 2025[6]
| 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 | 2 | – | 32 | 6 | ||
| 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 | 21[e] | 5 | 51 | 14 | ||
| 2025 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2[f] | 1 | 26 | 10 | ||
| Total | 299 | 73 | 41 | 15 | 71 | 14 | 411 | 102 | ||
| Career total | 300 | 73 | 41 | 15 | 71 | 14 | 412 | 102 | ||
- ↑ 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, fifteen appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
Honours
Bodø/Glimt
References
- ↑ "Ulrik Saltnes". altomfotball.no. TV2. Archived from the original on 20 May 2014. 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.
- ↑ "Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Bodø/Glimt: Spurs earn first-leg win". UEFA. 1 May 2025. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ↑ "Ulrik Saltnes". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
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