Martin Olsson

For the writer, see Martin Olson.
Not to be confused with Martin Olsen.

Martin Olsson
Olsson playing for Sweden at UEFA Euro 2012
Personal information
Full name Martin Tony Waikwa Olsson[1]
Date of birth (1988-05-17) 17 May 1988 (age 36)[2]
Place of birth Gävle, Sweden
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Malmö FF
Number 13
Youth career
2005–2006 Högaborgs BK
2006–2007 Blackburn Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2013 Blackburn Rovers 117 (3)
2013–2017 Norwich City 119 (3)
2017–2019 Swansea City 68 (2)
2020 Helsingborgs IF 25 (0)
2021 BK Häcken 10 (1)
2021– Malmö FF 64 (1)
International career‡
2006–2007 Sweden U19 13 (1)
2007–2010 Sweden U21 23 (1)
2010– Sweden 56 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:01, 23 June 2023 (UTC)

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.

  1. ^ "Squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Martin Olsson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  3. ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 30 June 2018. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2018.