Simon Olsson

Swedish footballer

Simon Olsson
Olsson with Heerenveen in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-09-14) 14 September 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Linköping, Sweden
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Heerenveen
Number 19
Youth career
0000 IK Östria Lambohov
2009–2012 Karle IF
2013 AFK Linköping
2014–2015 IF Elfsborg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 AFK Linköping 10 (0)
2016–2022 IF Elfsborg 140 (13)
2022– Heerenveen 58 (2)
International career‡
2014 Sweden U17 2 (0)
2014–2016 Sweden U19 4 (1)
2024– Sweden 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:26, 12 November 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:52, 11 June 2024 (UTC)

Simon Olsson (born 14 September 1997) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Eredivisie club Heerenveen and the Sweden national team.[1]

Club career

Born in Linköping, Olsson started with local team IK Östria Lambohov.[2] He then moved to Karle IF, where he met fellow footballer Mohanad Jeahze.[3] After Karle IF, he joined AFK Linköping in the third division, which was a merger club consisting of his former team IK Östria Lambohov.[4] He attracted interest from many Swedish teams, but chose to move to Allsvenskan team IF Elfsborg's youth team in 2014.[5][6]

Olsson signed his first professional contract in the autumn of 2016, and on 5 September 2016 made his senior debut in a cup match against IK Gauthiod that finished in a 7-0 victory for Elfsborg, coming on for Simon Lundevall.[7] Olsson made his Allsvenskan debut on 18 September 2016, in a 5-0 victory against Falkenbergs FF.[6] His breakthrough came in the following season, in which he started 25 matches and got 2 goal contributions.[6] On 12 March 2021, Olsson extended his contract with the club until 2025.[8]

On 2 August 2022, Olsson signed a four-year deal with Heerenveen in the Netherlands.[9]

International career

Olsson made his debut for the senior Sweden national team on 21 March 2024 in a friendly against Portugal.[10]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 2024 3 0
Total 3 0

References

  1. ^ Simon Olsson at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  2. ^ David Eidhammer (29 July 2022). "Linköpingskillen uppges klar för holländska storklubben" (in Swedish). Corren. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  3. ^ Claes Nilsson (13 April 2021). "Jeahze minns tiden i Karle: "Som en familj"" (in Swedish). Corren. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  4. ^ Erik Winell (2 August 2022). "Linköpingskillen blir proffs – säljs för miljonbelopp" (in Swedish). Corren. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Hans målsättning är en permanent plats i A-truppen" (in Swedish). 2 June 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  6. ^ a b c "Tack för allt – Simon Olsson" (in Swedish). IF Elfsborg. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  7. ^ "0-7 IK Gauthiod - IF Elfsborg" (in Swedish). IF Elfsborg. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  8. ^ "IF Elfsborg förlänger med Simon Olsson" (in Swedish). IF Elfsborg. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  9. ^ "SIMON OLSSON TEKENT VIERJARIG CONTRACT BIJ SC HEERENVEEN" (in Dutch). Heerenveen. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Portugal v Sweden game report". ESPN. 21 March 2024.
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