Kristoffer Olsson

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Kristoffer Olsson

| image = UEFA EURO qualifiers Sweden vs Spain 20191015 Kristoffer Olsson 72.jpg

| caption = Olsson with Sweden in 2019

| fullname = Mats Kristoffer Olsson{{cite web |title=Barclays Premier League: notification of shirt numbers

|url=http://www.premierleague.com/content/dam/premierleague/site-content/News/publications/squad-lists/Barclays-Premier-League-Squad-Numbers-2014-15.pdf |publisher=Premier League |page=1 |access-date=16 August 2014 |url-status=dead

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819085139/http://www.premierleague.com/content/dam/premierleague/site-content/News/publications/squad-lists/Barclays-Premier-League-Squad-Numbers-2014-15.pdf

|archive-date=19 August 2014}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|6|30|df=y}}

| birth_place = Norrköping, Sweden

| height = 1.78 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2005

| youthclubs1 = IK Sleipner

| youthyears2 = 2005–2011

| youthclubs2 = IFK Norrköping

| youthyears3 = 2011–2013

| youthclubs3 = Arsenal

| years1 = 2013–2014 | clubs1 = Arsenal | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2014 | clubs2 = → Midtjylland (loan) | caps2 = 6 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2015–2017 | clubs3 = Midtjylland | caps3 = 44 | goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2017–2019 | clubs4 = AIK | caps4 = 58 | goals4 = 7

| years5 = 2019–2021 | clubs5 = Krasnodar | caps5 = 59 | goals5 = 4

| years6 = 2021–2023 | clubs6 = Anderlecht | caps6 = 36 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2022–2023 | clubs7 = → Midtjylland (loan) | caps7 = 23 | goals7 = 5

| years8 = 2023–2025 | clubs8 = Midtjylland | caps8 = 13 | goals8 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2010–2012

| nationalteam1 = Sweden U17

| nationalcaps1 = 19

| nationalgoals1 = 3

| nationalyears2 = 2012–2014

| nationalteam2 = Sweden U19

| nationalcaps2 = 15

| nationalgoals2 = 2

| nationalyears3 = 2014–2017

| nationalteam3 = Sweden U21

| nationalcaps3 = 27

| nationalgoals3 = 6

| nationalyears4 = 2017–

| nationalteam4 = Sweden

| nationalcaps4 = 47

| nationalgoals4 = 0

| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's football}}

{{Medal|Country|{{fb|SWE}}}}

| club-update = 19:11, 29 March 2025 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update = 17:05, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

}}

File:UEFA EURO qualifiers Sweden vs Romaina 20190323 Kristoffer Olsson and Razvan Marin.jpg

Mats Kristoffer Olsson (born 30 June 1995) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. A full international since 2017, Olsson has won 47 caps for the Sweden national team and represented his country at the UEFA Euro 2020.

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{{cite web |url=http://www.arsenal.com/news/reserves-news/young-guns-kristoffer-olsson |title=Young Guns: Kristoffer Olsson |publisher=Arsenal.com |date=14 November 2011 |access-date=26 September 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927212235/http://www.arsenal.com/news/reserves-news/young-guns-kristoffer-olsson |archive-date=27 September 2013 }} for £200,000{{citation needed|date=September 2020}} after having spent two previous trial periods with Arsenal.{{cite web|url=http://talksport.com/magazine/features/130716/next-big-thing-arsenal-youth-international-impressing-pre-season-201769 |title=Next big thing at Arsenal? The youth international impressing in pre-season |publisher=talkSPORT |date=30 June 1995 |access-date=26 September 2013}} 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{{Cite web|url=http://younggunsblog.co.uk/2011/04/arsenal-complete-ferroli-cup-group-stages/|title = Arsenal Complete Ferroli Cup Group Stages – Young Guns | Arsenal News| date=30 April 2011 }} and the Nike Cup 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.{{cite web|author=8, kl 15.24 |url=http://www.fotbollskanalen.se/england/fredagsfokus-svensken-i--arsenal-om-wilsheres-berom---och-pingisbraket-med-pl-s/ |title=FREDAGSFOKUS: Svensken i Arsenal om Wilsheres beröm – och pingisbråket med PL-stjärnan – Engelska ligan |publisher=fotbollskanalen.se |language=sv |date=28 January 2013 |access-date=26 September 2013}}

=Arsenal=

File:Kristoffer Olsson 2012.jpg

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 team at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta following a cross from Tomáš Rosický.{{cite web|last=Marioni |first=Massimo |url=http://metro.co.uk/2013/07/14/olivier-giroud-at-the-double-as-arsenal-smash-seven-past-indonesia-dream-team-3882183/ |title=Olivier Giroud at the double as Arsenal smash seven past Indonesia Dream Team |publisher=Metro |date=14 July 2013 |access-date=26 September 2013}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/09/25/england/league-cup/west-bromwich-albion-football-club/arsenal-fc/1584136/ |title=West Bromwich Albion vs. Arsenal – 25 September 2013 |publisher=Soccerway |date=18 January 2013 |access-date=26 September 2013}}

=FC Midtjylland=

On 2 September 2014, Arsenal announced that Olsson moved to FC Midtjylland in Denmark on loan until the end of 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/20140902/olsson-joins-fc-midtjylland-on-loan |title=Olsson joins FC Midtjylland on loan |date=2 September 2014 |publisher=Arsenal Football Club |access-date=27 December 2014}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://fcm.dk/nyheder/hattrick-sly-s%C3%A6nkede-ob-i-overtiden |title=Hattrick-Sly sænkede OB i overtiden |language=da |date=12 September 2014 |publisher=FC Midtjylland |access-date=27 December 2014 |archive-date=27 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141227162453/http://fcm.dk/nyheder/hattrick-sly-s%C3%A6nkede-ob-i-overtiden |url-status=dead }} 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.{{cite web |url=http://fcm.dk/nyheder/lang-kontrakt-til-svensk-teenage-talent |title=Lang kontrakt til svensk teenage-talent |language=da |date=27 December 2014 |publisher=FC Midtjylland |access-date=27 December 2014 |archive-date=27 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141227162250/http://fcm.dk/nyheder/lang-kontrakt-til-svensk-teenage-talent |url-status=dead }}

=AIK=

On 31 January 2017, Olsson signed for Allsvenskan club AIK.{{cite web|url=http://www.aikfotboll.se/nyheter/kristoffer-olsson-klar-for-aik-fotboll |title=Kristoffer Olsson klar för AIK Fotboll|language=sv |date=31 January 2017 |publisher=AIK Fotboll |access-date=31 January 2017}}

=Krasnodar=

On 7 January 2019, it was announced that Olsson had signed a contract with FC Krasnodar of the Russian Premier League.{{cite web|publisher=AIK|url=https://www.aikfotboll.se/nyheter/kristoffer-olsson-lamnar-aik-fotboll|title=Kristoffer Olsson lämnar AIK Fotboll|trans-title=Kristoffer Olsson leaves AIK Football|date=7 January 2019|access-date=7 January 2019|language=sv}}{{cite web|publisher=FC Krasnodar|url=https://fckrasnodar.ru/team/news/object/?object_id=133237|title="КРАСНОДАР" ДОСТИГ ДОГОВОРЕННОСТИ О ТРАНСФЕРЕ КРИСТОФФЕРА ОЛССОНА|trans-title=Krasnodar reaches agreement on the transfer of Kristoffer Olsson|date=7 January 2019|access-date=7 January 2019|language=ru}}

=Anderlecht=

On 21 July 2021, he signed a four-year contract with Belgian club Anderlecht.{{cite web|publisher=Anderlecht|url=https://www.rsca.be/en/WelcomeKristoffer|title=SWEDISH MIDFIELDER KRISTOFFER OLSSON JOINS RSC ANDERLECHT|date=21 July 2021}}

= Return to FC Midtjylland =

On 31 August 2022, Olsson returned to his former club FC Midtjylland on a season-long loan deal with a purchase option.{{cite web |url=https://www.fcm.dk/nyheder/fc-midtjylland-henter-kristoffer-olsson/ |title=FC MIDTJYLLAND HENTER KRISTOFFER OLSSON |website=fcm.dk |date=31 August 2022 }} In July 2023, he completed a permanent move to the club.{{cite web |url=https://www.rsca.be/en/olsson |title=Kristoffer Olsson makes permanent switch to FC Midtjylland |publisher=R.S.C. Anderlecht |date=3 July 2023 }}

International career

Olsson has 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. In January 2015 he 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.{{cite news|title=Sweden's Olsson breaks leg in training|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-sweden-olsson-idUKKBN0KL0VN20150112|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160606202829/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-sweden-olsson-idUKKBN0KL0VN20150112|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 June 2016|access-date=13 November 2015|publisher=uk.reuters.com|date=12 January 2015}} 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.{{cite web|title=Truppen till U21-EM uttagen|url=https://svenskfotboll.se/landslag/u21-herr/arkiv/landslag/2017/05/u21-trupp-juni/|publisher=Svenskfotboll|date=30 May 2017|access-date=1 June 2017|language=sv}}

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.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}} 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.

Personal life

In February 2024, Olsson collapsed in his home and was rushed to the Aarhus University Hospital and put on a ventilator. His club, Midtjylland, put out a statement, in which they stated that the illness was related to the brain. They also added that the condition was not related to self-harm or external factors.{{Cite news |date=27 February 2024 |title=Meddelelse om Kristoffer Olsson |url=https://www.fcm.dk/nyheder/meddelelse-om-kristoffer-olsson/ |publisher=FC Midtjylland |language=da }} On 7 March, Midtjylland put out a statement saying that after numerous scans and examinations, doctors diagnosed that the collapse was caused by several small blood clots in both sides of the brain caused by an extremely rare inflammatory condition in the cerebral arteries. On 14 April, the club announced that Olsson had made significant progress, regaining motor control and his ability to speak, while continuing his rehabilitation at Hammel Neurocenter.{{cite web |title=Kristoffer Olsson gør store fremskridt |url=https://www.fcm.dk/nyheder/kristoffer-olsson-goer-store-fremskridt/ |website=FC Midtjylland |access-date=19 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240417054519/https://www.fcm.dk/nyheder/kristoffer-olsson-goer-store-fremskridt/ |archive-date=17 April 2024 |language=da-DK |date=14 April 2024}} On 26 May, he surprisingly came onto the pitch after Midtjylland's Superliga title win, and presented the trophy to the team.{{cite news |last1=Damm |first1=Thomas |title=Guldcomeback til Olsson: Kristian Bach Bak var chauffør |url=https://www.herningfolkeblad.dk/artikel/063e8c36-3837-4205-9f08-0aa1d2b38d15/ |access-date=19 June 2024 |work=Herning Folkeblad |date=26 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240531002321/https://www.herningfolkeblad.dk/artikel/063e8c36-3837-4205-9f08-0aa1d2b38d15/ |archive-date=31 May 2024 |language=da}}

Career statistics

=Club=

{{Updated|match played 4 December 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/kristoffer-olsson/209823/|title=K. Olsson|website=Soccerway|access-date=22 January 2019}}

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|National cup{{efn\|Includes EFL Cup, Danish Cup, Svenska Cupen, Russian Cup, Belgian Cup}} !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Arsenal \|2013–14 \|Premier League \|0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
rowspan="4"\|Midtjylland \|2014–15 \|Danish Superliga \|10	0	2	0	0	0	12	0
2015–16 \|Danish Superliga \|27	1	1	0	10{{efn\|Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League}}	0	38	1
2016–17 \|Danish Superliga \|13	1	1	1	8{{efn\|name=UEL\|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}}	0	22	2
colspan="2"\|Total !50	2	4	1	18	0	72	3
rowspan="3"\|AIK \|2017 \|Allsvenskan \|29	2	3	0	6{{efn\|name=UEL}}	0	38	2
2018 \|Allsvenskan \|29	5	5	1	4{{efn\|name=UEL}}	1	38	7
colspan="2"\|Total !58\|\|7\|\|8\|\|1\|\|10\|\|1\|\|76\|\|9
rowspan="4"\|Krasnodar \|2018–19 \|Russian Premier League \|6	0	1	0	4{{efn\|name=UEL}}	0	11	0
2019–20 \|Russian Premier League \|27	1	0	0	7{{efn\|Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League}}	0	34	1
2020–21 \|Russian Premier League \|26	3	1	0	8{{efn\|Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League}}	0	35	3
colspan="2"\|Total !59	4	2	0	19	0	80	4
rowspan="3"\|Anderlecht \|2021–22 \|Belgian Pro League \|33	0	5	0	4{{efn\|name=UEC\|Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League}}	0	42	0
2022–23 \|Belgian Pro League \|3	0	0	0	3	0	6	0
colspan="2"\|Total !36	0	5	0	7	0	48	0
Midtjylland (loan) \|2022–23 \|Danish Superliga \|24	5	1	0	7{{efn\|name=UEL}}	0	32	5
rowspan="2"\|Midtjylland \|2023–24 \|Danish Superliga \|13	0	1	0	6{{efn\|name=UEC}}	0	20	0
colspan="2"\|Total !37	5	2	0	13	0	52	5
colspan="3"\|Career total !240	18	22	2	67	1	329	21

=International=

{{Updated|match played on 19 November 2023}}.{{cite web |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/spelarfakta/kristoffer-olsson/921a35ab-8ec5-450c-b8c4-30994a219f33/ |title=Landslagsdatabasen - Kristoffer Olsson|website=Svenskfotboll}}

National team	Year	Apps
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
rowspan="7"\|Sweden \|2017	1	0
2018	4	0
2019	10	0
2020	7	0
2021	13	0
2022	8	0
2023	4	0
colspan="2"\|Total	47	0

Honours

Midtjylland

Danish Superliga: 2014–15, 2023–24

AIK

Allsvenskan: 2018

Sweden U21

UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2015

References

External links

[https://www.fcm.dk/truppen/kristoffer-olsson/ Kristoffer Olsson] at FC Midtjylland {{in lang|da}}
[https://superliga.dk/fcm/kristoffer-olsson Kristoffer Olsson] at Danish Superliga {{in lang|da}}
{{Soccerbase}}
{{WorldFootball.net}}

Category:1995 births

Category:Footballers from Norrköping

Category:Living people

Category:Swedish men's footballers

Category:Sweden men's international footballers

Category:Sweden men's youth international footballers

Category:Sweden men's under-21 international footballers

Category:Men's association football midfielders

Category:Arsenal F.C. players

Category:FC Midtjylland players

Category:AIK Fotboll players

Category:FC Krasnodar players