David Olsson

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David Olsson
Personal information
Full name Nils David Olsson
Date of birth (1997-06-27) 27 June 1997 (age 27)
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Varbergs BoIS
Number 27
Youth career
IF Elfsborg
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2020 IF Elfsborg 2 (0)
2019 → IK Oddevold (loan) 19 (0)
2020 → Örgryte IS (loan) 0 (0)
2021–2022 Lindome GIF 57 (0)
2023– Varbergs BoIS 19 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 November 2024

David Olsson (born 27 June 1997) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Varbergs BoIS in the Allsvenskan. [1]

Olsson grew up in Borås, approximately 100 metres from Borås Arena and supported the club IF Elfsborg. [2] Olsson played youth football in the same club and was drafted into the senior squad in 2016. [3] He made his Allsvenskan debut against Kalmar in 2017, after Kevin Stuhr Ellegaard had been sent off during a cup match. [2]

Following loans to IK Oddevold and Örgryte IS, Olsson left Elfsborg for Lindome GIF in the Ettan ahead of the 2021 season. [3] While playing in the third tier, Olsson commenced education as a construction engineer. However, after two seasons of regular play at Lindome, he was brought back to the highest tier by Varbergs BoIS. He made his debut for Varberg in April 2023 against Sirius. [4] [5]

Olsson had previously went on trial at Varberg in the winter of 2019. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ David Olsson at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  2. 1 2 Rosenlund, Alexander (10 September 2017). "Allsvensk debutant i Elfsborgs mål: "Kevin har gett mig lite tips"" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  3. 1 2 Rosenlund, Alexander (12 February 2021). "Officiellt: Målvakt lämnar Elfsborg: "Blandade känslor"" (in Swedish). IF Elfsborg. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  4. ↑ Pearson, Sebastian (22 April 2023). "Olsson om resan tillbaka till allsvenskan - och planen efter karriären: "Alla kan inte tjäna miljarder i PL"" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "Varbergs Bois David Olsson om succén, stödet och relationen till målvaktskollegan" (in Swedish). Hallands Nyheter. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "Inget mer spel i Varberg för David Olsson" (in Swedish). Borås Tidning. 12 February 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
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