Kristoffer Olsson
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mats Kristoffer Olsson[1] | ||
Date of birth | 30 June 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Norrköping, Sweden | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Anderlecht | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2005 | IK Sleipner | ||
2005–2011 | IFK Norrköping | ||
2011–2013 | Arsenal | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2014 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
2014 | → Midtjylland (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2015–2017 | Midtjylland | 44 | (2) |
2017–2019 | AIK | 58 | (7) |
2019–2021 | Krasnodar | 59 | (4) |
2021– | Anderlecht | 11 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2010–2012 | Sweden U17 | 19 | (3) |
2012–2014 | Sweden U19 | 15 | (2) |
2014–2017 | Sweden U21 | 27 | (6) |
2017– | Sweden | 35 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:12, 6 September 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:34, 16 November 2021 (UTC) |
Mats Kristoffer Olsson (born 30 June 1995) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian club Anderlecht and the Sweden national team.
Club career[]
Early career[]
Born in Norrköping in Sweden, Olsson started his career at IK Sleipner. When he was 13, Olsson was offered a trial at English club Chelsea, however he didn't attend and subsequently moved to IFK Norrköping. When he was 16, Olsson garnered interest by European clubs such as Juventus and Ajax, as well as domestically from IFK Göteborg. However, he signed for Arsenal in 2011[2] for £200,000[citation needed] after having spent two previous trial periods with Arsenal.[3] While on trial at Arsenal, he played for Arsenal's under-16s against Crystal Palace and was invited to take part in the Ferrolli Cup[4] and the Nike Cup[2] as a result of his performances. Olsson revealed that it was the drive of Arsenal Academy manager, Liam Brady, who persuaded Arsène Wenger to sign him, that persuaded Olsson himself to sign for Arsenal.[5]
Arsenal[]
Olsson first played for Arsenal during their 2013 pre-season tour of the Far East. He scored his first goal for Arsenal against the Indonesia national football team at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta following a cross from Tomáš Rosický.[6] Olsson made his full competitive debut for Arsenal on 25 September 2013 as an 84th-minute substitute for Isaac Hayden in a League Cup game against West Bromwich Albion, in which he scored a penalty kick where Arsenal came out winners and proceeded to the next round.[7]
FC Midtjylland[]
On 2 September 2014, Arsenal announced that Olsson moved to FC Midtjylland in Denmark on loan until the end of 2014.[8] He made his debut for the club in a 3–2 home win against OB Odense, coming on for Pione Sisto in the 78th minute.[9]
On 27 December 2014, the Danish club announced that a permanent deal had been agreed with Arsenal to make Olsson's loan move permanent, with the player himself signing a new three-and-a-half year contract.[10]
AIK[]
On 31 January 2017, Olsson signed for Allsvenskan club AIK.[11]
Krasnodar[]
On 7 January 2019, it was announced that Olsson had signed a contract with FC Krasnodar of the Russian Premier League.[12][13]
Anderlecht[]
On 21 July 2021, he signed a four-year contract with Belgian club Anderlecht.[14]
International career[]
He has also represented Sweden at various youth levels and his style of play has been compared to former Swedish Arsenal players such as Freddie Ljungberg and Sebastian Larsson.[2] In January 2015 Olsson received his first call up to the senior Sweden squad for friendlies against Ivory Coast and Finland. However, in his first training session with the team he broke his leg.[15] Olsson was, in May 2017, called up to the Sweden's squad for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship to be held in Poland.[16]
On 20 November 2018, Olsson played his first competitive match for Sweden against Russia at Friends Arena in Stockholm, in the 2018-19 UEFA Nations League. Olsson started in the midfield and played almost the entire match. It ended as a 2-0 victory for the home side, which earned Sweden promotion to League A in the next edition of the tournament, as well as a play-off spot for UEFA Euro 2020.
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of match played 16 May 2021[17]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Arsenal | 2013–14 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Midtjylland | 2014–15 | Danish Superliga | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
2015–16 | Danish Superliga | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 38 | 1 | |
2016–17 | Danish Superliga | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 2 | |
Total | 50 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 72 | 3 | ||
AIK | 2017 | Allsvenskan | 29 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 39 | 3 |
2018 | Allsvenskan | 29 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 6 | |
Total | 58 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 77 | 9 | ||
Krasnodar | 2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 35 | 3 | |
Total | 59 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 80 | 4 | ||
Career total | 167 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 47 | 1 | 230 | 16 |
International[]
- As of match played on 14 November 2021.[18]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Sweden | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
2018 | 4 | 0 | |
2019 | 10 | 0 | |
2020 | 7 | 0 | |
2021 | 13 | 0 | |
Total | 35 | 0 |
Honours[]
Midtjylland
AIK
Sweden U21
References[]
- ^ "Barclays Premier League: notification of shirt numbers" (PDF). Premier League. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ^ a b c "Young Guns: Kristoffer Olsson". Arsenal.com. 14 November 2011. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
- ^ "Next big thing at Arsenal? The youth international impressing in pre-season". talkSPORT. 30 June 1995. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
- ^ http://younggunsblog.co.uk/2011/04/arsenal-complete-ferroli-cup-group-stages/
- ^ 8, kl 15.24 (28 January 2013). "FREDAGSFOKUS: Svensken i Arsenal om Wilsheres beröm - och pingisbråket med PL-stjärnan - Engelska ligan" (in Swedish). fotbollskanalen.se. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
- ^ Marioni, Massimo (14 July 2013). "Olivier Giroud at the double as Arsenal smash seven past Indonesia Dream Team". Metro. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
- ^ "West Bromwich Albion vs. Arsenal - 25 September 2013". Soccerway. 18 January 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
- ^ "Olsson joins FC Midtjylland on loan". Arsenal Football Club. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ^ "Hattrick-Sly sænkede OB i overtiden" (in Danish). FC Midtjylland. 12 September 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ^ "Lang kontrakt til svensk teenage-talent" (in Danish). FC Midtjylland. 27 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ^ "Kristoffer Olsson klar för AIK Fotboll" (in Swedish). AIK Fotboll. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ "Kristoffer Olsson lämnar AIK Fotboll" [Kristoffer Olsson leaves AIK Football] (in Swedish). AIK. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ ""КРАСНОДАР" ДОСТИГ ДОГОВОРЕННОСТИ О ТРАНСФЕРЕ КРИСТОФФЕРА ОЛССОНА" [Krasnodar reaches agreement on the transfer of Kristoffer Olsson] (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ "SWEDISH MIDFIELDER KRISTOFFER OLSSON JOINS RSC ANDERLECHT". Anderlecht. 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Sweden's Olsson breaks leg in training". uk.reuters.com. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- ^ "Truppen till U21-EM uttagen" (in Swedish). Svenskfotboll. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ "K. Olsson". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ "Landslagsdatabasen - Kristoffer Olsson". Svenskfotboll.
External links[]
- Kristoffer Olsson at Soccerbase (in English)
- WorldFootball.net profile (in English)
- 1995 births
- People from Norrköping
- Living people
- Swedish footballers
- Sweden international footballers
- Sweden youth international footballers
- Sweden under-21 international footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Arsenal F.C. players
- FC Midtjylland players
- AIK Fotboll players
- FC Krasnodar players
- R.S.C. Anderlecht players
- Danish Superliga players
- Allsvenskan players
- Russian Premier League players
- Belgian First Division A players
- UEFA Euro 2020 players
- Swedish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate footballers in Denmark
- Expatriate footballers in Russia
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in England
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Russia
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium