Martin Olsson
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1988 (36 years old)
Birth Place
Gävle, SwedenPosition
Centre-Back
Status
Active
Ethnicity
White
Team Number
13
Height
178 cm
Weight
82 kg
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Agent
Market Value
Free
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Player Manager ID
68013624
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Sport
SoccerTeam
Malmo FF
2nd Team
League
Swedish Allsvenskan
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Martin Tony Waikwa Olsson (born 17 May 1988) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a left back for Malmö FF and the Sweden national team.
Olsson signed for Blackburn Rovers from Högaborgs BK in January 2006. In 2013, Premier League side Norwich City signed him for an undisclosed fee. In January 2017, he left Norwich to join Swansea until 2019. In 2020, he signed with Allsvenskan club Helsingborgs IF in his native Sweden before moving on to represent both BK Häcken and Malmö FF.
A full international since 2010, Olsson has won more than 50 caps for the Sweden national team and has represented his country at UEFA Euro 2012 and 2016 as well as the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Olsson has played several matches for Sweden's under 18 and under 21 national squads.
He was selected to be part of the senior 23-man squad that would face Bosnia and Herzegovina on 29 May and Belarus on 2 June 2010. Against Bosnia and Herzegovina, Olsson put Sweden back in front from close range in the 68th minute, two minutes after coming on as a substitute, and added his second in the 82nd from Marcus Berg's center. On 6 September 2011, he made his first start for the national team, playing at left back, and scored Sweden's third goal in the 81st minute of the 5–0 victory over San Marino after a clever reverse pass by Zlatan Ibrahimović in a Group E Euro 2012 qualifying fixture. In May 2012, Olsson was named in the 23-man squad to compete for Sweden at UEFA Euro 2012 and was given the number 5 shirt.
In May 2018 he was named in Sweden's 23 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
Olsson was born in Gävle, Sweden, to a Swedish father and Kenyan mother. He has a twin brother, Marcus, who also is a professional footballer. His brother-in-law is former Dallas Mavericks basketball player Dirk Nowitzki, who is married to Martin's sister Jessica Olsson.
His agent used to be the former Sweden international player Stefan Schwarz. Controversial agent Rune Hauge has also worked for Olsson, after being introduced to him by former Blackburn Rovers teammate Morten Gamst Pedersen.
Season Stats
2 appearances in the current 2024 Season
1 goals scored in the current 2024 Season
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Former Youth Teams
2006-2007 |
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2007-2013 |
2013-2017 |
2017-2019 |
2020-2021 |
2021 |
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2022-2024 |
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