Ulrik Saltnes

Ulrik Saltnes
Saltnes with Bodø/Glimt in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-11-10) 10 November 1992 (age 33)
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 312 (73)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 October 2026

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. 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.

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. 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.

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.

Career statistics

As of match played 17 October 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Norwegian Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brønnøysund IL 2010 3. divisjon 1000–10
Bodø/Glimt 2011 1. divisjon 0011–11
2012 20141–242
2013 11140–151
2014 Eliteserien 7030–100
2015 17131–202
2016 12040–160
2017 1. divisjon 271332–3015
2018 Eliteserien 28442–326
2019 30710–317
2020 301200303312
2021 238001764014
2022 27652141469
2023 18642141369
2024 277322155114
2025 23722312810
2026 1203070220
Total 3127344157914435102
Career total 3137344157914436102
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, fifteen appearances and six goals in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. ↑ Eight appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. ↑ Six appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, fifteen appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa League
  6. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Bodø/Glimt

References

  1. ↑ "Ulrik Saltnes". altomfotball.no. TV2. Retrieved 17 September 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ↑ "Valur 0-3 Bodø/Glimt". UEFA. 22 July 2021. Archived from the original on 13 October 2025. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  3. ↑ "Bodø/Glimt 2-0 Lazio: Saltnes strikes twice for Norwegian outsiders". UEFA. 10 April 2025. Archived from the original on 10 April 2025. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "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. Archived from the original on 17 April 2025. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  5. ↑ "Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Bodø/Glimt: Spurs earn first-leg win". UEFA. 1 May 2025. Archived from the original on 1 May 2025. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  6. ↑ "Ulrik Saltnes". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.