.jpg) Toivonen with Sweden at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nils Ola Toivonen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 July 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Degerfors, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2005 | Degerfors IF | 41 | (8) |
| 2006 | Örgryte IS | 25 | (6) |
| 2007–2009 | Malmö FF | 51 | (17) |
| 2009–2014 | PSV | 139 | (61) |
| 2014–2016 | Rennes | 46 | (14) |
| 2015–2016 | → Sunderland (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2016–2018 | Toulouse | 58 | (7) |
| 2018–2020 | Melbourne Victory | 38 | (23) |
| 2020–2022 | Malmö FF | 54 | (14) |
| Total | 442 | (147) | |
| International career | |||
| 2003 | Sweden U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Sweden U19 | 11 | (6) |
| 2006–2009 | Sweden U21 | 28 | (13) |
| 2007–2018 | Sweden | 64 | (14) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2022 | |||
Nils Ola Toivonen (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈûːla ˈtɔ̌ɪvʊnɛn]; born 3 July 1986) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder and forward.
After beginning his career in his home town team of Degerfors, he spent time in the top flight for Örgryte before he got signed by Malmö FF before the 2007 season. Having spent two seasons with Malmö, breaking through with 14 league goals in 2008, he joined Eredivisie club PSV Eindhoven in January 2009. Toivonen remained there for five and a half seasons, winning the KNVB Cup in 2012, until a €2.5 million move to Rennes. After a successful spell with Rennes in Ligue 1, Toivonen had a stint with Sunderland in the Premier League before returning to France in 2016 to suit up for Toulouse. He played in Australia for Melbourne Victory between 2018 and 2020, and then returned to Malmö FF before officially retiring from professional football in 2022.
A full international for Sweden between 2007 and 2018, he earned 64 caps and scored 14 goals for his nation, and was part of their squads for UEFA Euro 2012 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup in which Sweden reached the Quarter-Finals .
- ^ Holm, Stefan (24 May 2012). "Ola? Nja, tror väl inte han tar plats i tidernas bästa Degerfors-elva". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 June 2012.
- ^ "Ola Toivonen". Melbourne Victory FC. Archived from the original on 16 March 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2019.