Patrick Olsen
{{short description|Danish footballer (born 1994)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Patrick Olsen
| image = Patrick Olsen.JPG
| image_size = 175px
| caption = Olsen with Lens in 2015
| fullname = Patrick Haakon Olsen
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1994|04|23}}
| birth_place = Tårnby, Denmark
| height = 1.78 m
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Horsens
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2002–2012
| youthclubs1 = Brøndby
| youthyears2 = 2012–2013
| youthclubs2 = Inter Milan
| years1 = 2012 | clubs1 = Brøndby | caps1 = 3 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2013–2015 | clubs2 = Inter Milan | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2014 | clubs3 = → Strømsgodset (loan) | caps3 = 6 | goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2015 | clubs4 = Haugesund | caps4 = 11 | goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2015–2017 | clubs5 = Lens | caps5 = 25 | goals5 = 4
| years6 = 2017 | clubs6 = Grasshopper | caps6 = 6 | goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2017–2019 | clubs7 = Helsingør | caps7 = 52 | goals7 = 3
| years8 = 2019–2020 | clubs8 = AaB | caps8 = 35 | goals8 = 7
| years9 = 2020–2022 | clubs9 = AGF | caps9 = 43 | goals9 = 3
| years10= 2022–2024 | clubs10= Śląsk Wrocław | caps10= 68 | goals10= 3
| years11= 2024–2025 | clubs11= Dinamo București | caps11= 28 | goals11= 1
| years12= 2025– | clubs12= Horsens | caps12= 0 | goals12= 0
| nationalyears1 = 2009–2010 |nationalteam1 = Denmark U16 |nationalcaps1 = 6 |nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2010–2011 |nationalteam2 = Denmark U17 |nationalcaps2 = 23 |nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2012 |nationalteam3 = Denmark U18 |nationalcaps3 = 2 |nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2011–2013|nationalteam4 = Denmark U19 |nationalcaps4 = 12 |nationalgoals4 = 1
| nationalyears5 = 2012 |nationalteam5 = Denmark U20 |nationalcaps5 = 3 |nationalgoals5 = 0
| nationalyears6 = 2013 |nationalteam6 = Denmark U21 |nationalcaps6 = 3 |nationalgoals6 = 0
| pcupdate = 24 May 2025
}}
Patrick Haakon Olsen (born 23 April 1994) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish 1st Division club Horsens.
A talent of the Brøndby academy, Olsen joined Italian Serie A club Inter Milan at age 18. After several spells with clubs in Norway, France and Switzerland, he returned to Denmark to play for Helsingør. After successive relegations, he moved to AaB before joining rivals AGF in 2020 after a breakout season. In early 2022, he signed for Polish top-flight side Śląsk Wrocław.
Olsen has gained 43 caps for several Danish national youth teams, including 23 appearances for the under-17 team.
Club career
=Brøndby=
Born in Tårnby, Olsen joined the youth academy of Brøndby as an eight-year-old.{{cite web |title=Patrick Olsen kom op at hænge |url=https://brondby.com/nyhed/2012/05/16/patrick-olsen-kom-op-at-haenge |website=brondby.com |publisher=Brøndby IF |access-date=12 January 2021 |language=Danish |date=16 May 2012}} He was promoted to the first-team squad in 2012, and made his professional debut in the Danish Superliga on 6 May 2012 against AaB. He made three appearances for the club.{{cite web |title=P. Olsen - Soccerway |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/parick-olsen/155063/ |website=int.soccerway.com |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=12 January 2021}}
=Inter Milan=
On 31 August 2012, Olsen signed with Serie A club Inter Milan on a three-year contract.{{cite web |title=Patrick Olsen solgt til Football Club Internazionale Milano |url=https://brondby.com/nyhed/2012/08/31/patrick-olsen-solgt-til-football-club-internazionale-milano |website=brondby.com |publisher=Brøndby IF |access-date=12 January 2021 |language=Danish |date=31 August 2012}}
He played in Guinness Cup in 2013 with Inter and appeared in one Coppa Italia match, coming on as a substitute against Trapani.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37389399/inter-milan-hold-trapani-squeak-coppa-italia-last-16|title=Inter squeak into the Coppa Italia last 16|publisher=ESPN FC|author=David Wilso|date=30 May 2014|accessdate=30 December 2023}} In February 2014, he was loaned out to Norwegian club Strømsgodset.{{cite news|url=http://www.inter.it/en/news/44903|title=Transfer market: Patrick Olsen to Strømsgodset|publisher=F.C. Internazionale Milano|date=11 February 2014}}
He spent 2014 on loan to Strømsgodset, but failed to break into the team, playing only 6 matches. He played instead mostly for the reserve team, where he received three red cards in total during the season. On 2 February 2015, Olsen was released from Inter.{{cite news |last1=Nielsen |first1=Christian |title=Patrick O. om Inter-mareridt: Sad og græd hjemme i stuen og ville ikke tilbage |url=https://www.tv3sport.dk/sport/fodbold/nyheder/patrick-o-om-inter-mareridt-sad-og-graed-hjemme-i-stuen-og-ville-ikke-tilbage |access-date=10 December 2020 |work=TV 3 Sport |date=2 October 2017 |language=Danish}}
=Years abroad=
On 24 April 2015, Olsen joined Norwegian side Haugesund.{{Cite news |title=Fra Inter Milan til Haugesund |url=http://www.fkh.no/news/article/8mt5lz4h0upk1paxorrxgrp4v/title/fra-inter-milan-til-haugesund |publisher=FK Haugesund |date=24 April 2015 |language=Norwegian |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722034901/http://www.fkh.no/news/article/8mt5lz4h0upk1paxorrxgrp4v/title/fra-inter-milan-til-haugesund |archivedate=22 July 2015 }} On 20 July 2015, after playing 11 of the 12 next league matches, Olsen left on a free transfer, despite that the club wanting to keep him.{{Cite news |title=Gir seg i FKH |url=http://www.fkh.no/news/article/jpo87jfdgui21ibudtn50btks/title/gir-seg-i-fkh |publisher=FK Haugesund |date=20 July 2015 |language=Norwegian |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722023112/http://www.fkh.no/news/article/jpo87jfdgui21ibudtn50btks/title/gir-seg-i-fkh |archivedate=22 July 2015 }}
On 27 August 2015, it was announced, that Olsen had signed a contract with Ligue 2 club RC Lens.{{Cite news |title=Patrick Olsen, nouveau milieu de terrain lensois ! |url=http://www.rclens.fr/infos_2015/08/27_contrat_olsen/index.php#ancreContenu |publisher=RC Lens |date=27 August 2015 |language=French |access-date=27 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150829075808/http://www.rclens.fr/infos_2015/08/27_contrat_olsen/index.php#ancreContenu |archive-date=29 August 2015 |url-status=dead }}
After a new coach arrived at Lens, Olsen played less during the 2016–17 season and in the winter break he moved to Swiss club Grasshoppers on 27 January 2017.{{cite news |last1=Tornby |first1=Gustav |title=Patrick Olsen skifter til schweizisk fodbold |url=https://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/generelle/patrick-olsen-skifter-til-schweizisk-fodbold |access-date=12 January 2021 |work=Tipsbladet |date=28 January 2017 |language=German}}
=Return to Denmark=
On 16 September 2017, Olsen moved to Danish club FC Helsingør, who had just won promotion to the Danish Superliga. He signed a three-year contract valid until the summer of 2020.{{cite news |last1=Sylvest Mikkelsen |first1=Lasse |title=FC Helsingør henter Patrick Olsen |url=https://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/superliga/fc-helsingoer-henter-patrick-olsen |access-date=12 January 2021 |work=Tipsbladet |date=16 September 2017 |language=Danish}} Helsingør suffered relegation to the 1st Division during his first season at the club.{{cite news |last1=Lillelund |first1=Benjamin |title=FC Helsingør rykker direkte ud af Superligaen |url=https://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/superliga/fc-helsingoer-rykker-direkte-ud-af-superligaen |access-date=12 January 2021 |work=Tipsbladet |date=21 May 2018 |language=Danish}} After another disappointing season, Olsen even experienced relegation to the third-tier 2nd Division with the club.{{cite news |title=Helsingør rykker ned for anden sæson i træk |url=https://sport.tv2.dk/fodbold/2019-05-25-helsingoer-rykker-ned-for-anden-saeson-i-traek |access-date=12 January 2021 |work=TV 2 |date=25 May 2019 |language=Danish}}
On 26 June 2019, Olsen joined Superliga club AaB on a three-year contract.[https://aabsport.dk/nyheder/2019/juni/aab-skriver-kontrakt-med-patrick-olsen/ AaB skriver kontrakt med Patrick Olsen], aabsport.dk, 26 June 2019 He evolved into a key player for the club, making 40 total appearances during the season in which he scored nine goals. AaB finished as runner-up in the Danish Cup and sixth in the league table.{{cite news |last1=Jensen |first1=Malthe Birger |title=AaB taber pokalfinalen |url=https://www.tv2nord.dk/aalborg/aab-taber-pokalfinalen |access-date=12 January 2021 |work=TV 2 Nord |date=1 July 2020 |language=Danish}}
On 19 August 2020, it was announced that Olsen had signed a five-year contract with fellow Danish Superliga club AGF.{{cite web|url=https://www.agf.dk/klubben/nyhedsarkiv/2020/august/patrick-olsen-skifter-til-agf|title=Patrick Olsen skifter til AGF|publisher=Aarhus Gymnastikforening|date=19 August 2020|accessdate=19 August 2020|language=Danish}} AGF paid DKK 6 million for him, and could end up – if all bonus clauses were triggered – end up paying close to DKK 9 million.{{cite news |last1=Wehlast |first1=Mads Glenn |last2=Westander |first2=Maya |title=Mangedobler værdi: Scorer kassen på et år |url=https://ekstrabladet.dk/sport/fodbold/dansk_fodbold/superligaen/agf/mangedobler-vaerdi-scorer-kassen-paa-et-aar/8254374?ext_source=twitter |access-date=12 January 2021 |work=Ekstra Bladet |date=19 August 2020 |language=Danish}}
=Śląsk Wrocław=
On 15 February 2022, Olsen moved abroad yet again, as he was announced to have joined Polish Ekstraklasa side Śląsk Wrocław on a three-and-a-half-year deal.{{cite web |title=Patrick Olsen piłkarzem Śląska |url=http://slaskwroclaw.pl/strona/aktualnosci/patrick-olsen-pilkarzem-slaska-12849507 |publisher=Śląsk Wrocław |access-date=15 February 2022 |language=pl |date=15 February 2022}} He served as the club's captain for the majority of the 2022–23 season and helped Śląsk finish the following league campaign as runners-up. On 4 September 2024, it was announced Olsen left the club by mutual consent.{{cite web |title=Patrick Olsen żegna się ze Śląskiem Wrocław |url=https://www.slaskwroclaw.pl/w/patrick-olsen-żegna-się-ze-Śląskiem-wrocław |publisher=Śląsk Wrocław |access-date=4 September 2024 |language=pl |date=4 September 2024}}
=Dinamo București=
On the day of his departure from Śląsk, Olsen signed for Romanian Liga I outfit Dinamo București on a two-year contract.{{cite web |last1=Dincă |first1=Florentin |title=Dinamo Bucureşti l-a transferat pe fostul mijlocaş de la Inter Milano şi Lens |url=https://www.prosport.ro/fotbal-intern/superliga/dinamo-bucuresti-l-a-transferat-pe-fostul-mijlocas-de-la-inter-milano-si-lens-19980204 |website=prosport.ro |access-date=4 September 2024 |language=ro |date=4 September 2024}}
International career
He has played 43 official matches for the Danish national youth teams. In 2011, he was part of the Denmark national under-17 football team, which participated in the 2011 UEFA European U-17 Football Championship. He was later praised as one out of 11 talents to watch by UEFA.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/under17/news/0252-0cdd8db05890-8e3befb65f1f-1000--talents-to-watch-from-u17-finals/|title=Talents to watch from U17 finals|publisher=UEFA|date=16 May 2011}} He also played in the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
In May 2013, Olsen was suspended for two days by his U19 national team coach Thomas Frank, as he had broken some internal rules. Unlike the other players, he had not been to the hotel on time.{{cite news |last1=Hanghøj Kristensen |first1=Søren |title=Derfor fik Patrick Olsen landsholdskarantæne |url=https://www.bt.dk/fodbold/derfor-fik-patrick-olsen-landsholdskarantaene |access-date=12 January 2021 |work=B.T. |date=30 May 2013 |language=Danish}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 24 May 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/patrick-olsen/|title=Patrick Olsen|website=World Football|access-date=30 December 2023}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Brøndby
|3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 3 | 0 | |||
| Inter Milan
|0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 1 | 0 | |||
| Strømsgodset (loan)
|2014 |6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 7 | 0 | |||
| Haugesund
|2015 |Tippeligaen |11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 12 | 0 | |||
| rowspan=1|Lens
|25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 25 | 4 | |||
| Grasshopper
|6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 6 | 0 | |||
| rowspan=3|Helsingør
|Danish Superliga |21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 4{{efn|Appearances in the Superliga relegation play-offs|name=SRPO}} | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19
|31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 32 | 3 | |||
| colspan=2|Total
!52||3||2||0||colspan=2|—||4||0||58||3 | ||||||||||
| AaB
|Danish Superliga |35 | 7 | 5 | 2 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 40 | 9 | |||
| rowspan=3|AGF
|Danish Superliga |30 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2{{efn|Appearances in the UEFA Europa League|name=UEL}} | 1 | 1{{efn|Appearances in the Superliga European play-offs|name=SEPO}} | 0 | 38 | 4 | |
| 2021–22
|Danish Superliga |13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2{{efn|Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League|name=UECL}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!43||3||7||0||4||2||1||0||55||5 | ||||||||||
| rowspan=4|Śląsk Wrocław
|12 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23
|Ekstraklasa |27 | 3 | 4 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 31 | 3 | |||
| 2023–24
|Ekstraklasa |29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 30 | 0 | |||
| colspan=2|Total
!68||3||5||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||73||3 | ||||||||||
| Dinamo București
|28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 29 | 1 | |||
| Horsens
|Danish 1st Division |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!277||21||23||2||4||2||5||0||309||25 |
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Honours
AaB
- Danish Cup runner-up: 2019–20
References
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External links
- {{DBU player|6769}}
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