Personal information | |||
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Full name | Marcus Jonas Munuhe Olsson [1] | ||
Date of birth | 17 May 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Gävle, Sweden | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Halmstad | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2006 | Högaborgs BK | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2007 | Högaborgs BK | 1 | (1) |
2008–2011 | Halmstad | 100 | (12) |
2012–2016 | Blackburn Rovers | 104 | (1) |
2016–2019 | Derby County | 61 | (1) |
2020 | Helsingborg | 2 | (0) |
2022– | Halmstad | 44 | (1) |
International career | |||
2009 | Sweden U21 | 1 | (0) |
2012 | Sweden | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 July 2024 |
Marcus Jonas Munuhe Olsson (born 17 May 1988) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and a left-back for Halmstad.
Born in Gävle, Sweden, Olsson started his career at Högaborgs BK. In 2008, he signed a contract with Halmstad, [2] replacing Martin Fribrock as left winger as Fribrock departed for Esbjerg fB in the summer of 2008. Mainly featured as left winger, he also used as a forward in several games, during Josep Clotet Ruiz time at Halmstad and the lack of a natural left side defender, Olsson and Kujtim Bala took turns on playing on the position. [3] As Halmstads BK was relegated from Allsvenskan in 2011, Marcus announced that he would not sign a new contract with the club and that he would start searching for a new club to play for. [4]
After rejecting a contract from Djurgårdens IF, [5] and being linked to Standard Liège and Viking FK, [6] [7] Blackburn Rovers confirmed on 31 January that Olsson had signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with the club, joining his twin brother there. [8]
Marcus Olsson made his debut for Blackburn Rovers in the 3–0 away defeat to Manchester City in the Premier League on 25 February 2012, playing on the left wing, in front of his twin Martin who played at left back, with both completing a full 90 minutes. [9] He scored his first goal for Blackburn in a 3–3 draw with Leeds United on 1 September 2012. [10]
Olsson was released by Rovers following the conclusion of his contract with the club on 1 July 2014, but after lengthy negotiations signed a new contract for the club on 11 July. [11]
He was voted Blackburn Rovers player of the season for the 2014–15 season. [12]
On 26 January 2016, Olsson was transferred from Blackburn to Derby County for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract. [13]
Olsson played his full debut on 6 February 2016 against Fulham, scoring an own goal after 17 minutes. [14] He scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 win over Nottingham Forest on 19 March 2016. [15]
He was released by Derby County at the end of the 2018–19 season. [16]
Olsson missed most of the 2020 season and all of 2021 season due to cruciate ligament injury. Upon recovering, on 28 January 2022 he returned to Halmstad. [17]
Marcus Olsson was called up to the annual January tour of the Sweden national team in 2012, facing Bahrain and Qatar U23. [18] He made his national team debut against Bahrain when he came on as a substitute for Tobias Hysén at half-time, [19] he made his second appearance against Qatar in the following match, again coming on as a substitute at half-time, this time replacing Jiloan Hamad. [20]
His twin brother Martin Olsson is also a professional footballer and plays for Malmö FF. Their brother-in-law is former Dallas Mavericks basketball player Dirk Nowitzki, who married their older sister Jessica. [21]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Halmstad | 2008 [23] | Allsvenskan | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||
2009 [23] | Allsvenskan | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 4 | |||
2010 [23] | Allsvenskan | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 4 | |||
2011 [23] | Allsvenskan | 29 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 3 | |||
Total | 100 | 11 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 105 | 12 | ||||
Blackburn Rovers | 2011–12 [24] | Premier League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
2012–13 [25] | Championship | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | ||
2013–14 [26] | Championship | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
2014–15 [27] | Championship | 41 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 45 | 0 | ||
2015–16 [28] | Championship | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||
Total | 104 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 114 | 1 | |||
Derby County | 2015–16 [28] | Championship | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 18 | 1 |
2016–17 [29] | Championship | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
2017–18 [30] | Championship | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 61 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 70 | 1 | ||
Helsingborgs | 2020 | Allsvenskan | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
2021 | Superettan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Total | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
Halmstad | 2022 | Superettan | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
2023 | Allsvenskan | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
Total | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||||
Career total | 303 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 318 | 14 |
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