Oliver Dovin

Oliver Dovin

Dovin with Sweden U21 in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Oliver Lukas Dozae Nnonyelu Dovin
Date of birth	(2002-07-11) 11 July 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	London, England
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Coventry City
Number	1
Youth career
0000–2013	Enskede IK
2014–2019	Hammarby IF
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2024	Hammarby IF	68	(0)
2020	→ IK Frej (loan)	23	(0)
2022	→ Hammarby TFF (res.)	1	(0)
2024–	Coventry City	18	(0)
International career‡
2017–2019	Sweden U17	11	(0)
2019–2020	Sweden U19	2	(0)
2021–2024	Sweden U21	13	(0)
2023–	Sweden	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:15, 2 January 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:09, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

Oliver Lukas Dozae Nnonyelu Dovin (born 11 July 2002) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Coventry City.

Early life

Dovin was born in London, England, to a British Nigerian father and a Swedish mother. He moved to Stockholm, Sweden, together with his family at age one. ^[2]

He began playing football as a youngster with local club Enskede IK. In 2014, at age 12, Dovin joined the youth academy of Allsvenskan club Hammarby IF. ^{[3] [4]}

Club career

Hammarby IF

Dovin playing for Hammarby against Trelleborgs FF in a Svenska Cupen fixture in 2021

On 16 August 2018, Dovin signed his first professional contract with Hammarby running until the end of 2021. ^{[5] [3]} He appeared as an unused substitute in eight Allsvenskan fixtures in 2019, behind both Johan Wiland and Davor Blažević, as Hammarby finished 3rd in the table. ^[6]

On 6 December 2020, Dovin made his senior debut in Allsvenskan, in a 1–2 away loss against Örebro SK, the last fixture of the season. ^[7] He later signed a new long-term deal with Hammarby, running until the summer of 2024. ^[8]

On 30 May 2021, Dovin won the 2020–21 Svenska Cupen, the main domestic cup, with Hammarby through a 5–4 win on penalties (0–0 after full-time) against BK Häcken in the final. ^{[9] [10]} Dovin made three appearances as the side reached the play-off round of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League, after eliminating Maribor (4–1 on aggregate) and FK Čukarički (6–4 on aggregate), where the club was knocked out by Basel on penalties (4–4 on aggregate). ^{[11] [12] [13] [14]} Throughout the season, Dovin made eight appearances in Allsvenskan, competing with David Ousted. ^{[15] [16]}

In 2022, Dovin started the year as Hammarby's first choice goalkeeper, but ended the season making 17 league appearances due to injuries. He helped his side to reach a 3rd place in the Allsvenskan table. ^{[17] [18] [19]}

On 17 March 2023, Dovin signed a new three-and-a-half-year contract with Hammarby, running until the summer of 2026. ^[20] Throughout the 2023 season, he made 29 league appearances in Allsvenskan, although Hammarby disappointedly finished 7th in the table. ^[15]

In July 2024, he signed for English club Coventry City. ^[21]

International career

Dovin was part of the Swedish squad for the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, where he made 30 saves across three games (the best record among goalkeepers in the whole tournament). ^[3] On 3 June 2021, Dovin made his debut for the Swedish U21's, playing one half in a 2–0 friendly win against Finland. ^[22] He made his full international debut for Sweden on 12 January 2023, appearing in the second half as a replacement for Jacob Widell Zetterström in a friendly 2–1 win against Iceland. ^[23] Thus, Dovin also became the first goalkeeper born in the 21st century to represent the Sweden national team. ^[24]

Career statistics

Club

As of 25 January 2025 ^[25]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hammarby IF	2019	Allsvenskan	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2020	Allsvenskan	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2021	Allsvenskan	8	0	2	0	3 [a]	0	13	0
	2022	Allsvenskan	17	0	4	0	—		21	0
	2023	Allsvenskan	29	0	4	0	2 [a]	0	35	0
	2024	Allsvenskan	13	0	2	0	—		15	0
	Total		56	0	12	0	5	0	73	0
IK Frej (loan)	2020	Ettan	23	0	0	0	—		23	0
Hammarby TFF (loan)	2022	Ettan	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
Coventry City	2024–25	Championship	18	0	1	0	—		19	0
Career total			110	0	13	0	5	0	128	0

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year ^[26]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Sweden	2023	1	0
	2024	1	0
Total		2	0

Honours

Hammarby IF

• Svenska Cupen: 2020–21

References

1. Supportrarnas Matchprogram NR 424. Stockholm: Supportrarnas Matchprogram. 3 August 2023. p. 17.
2. "TV: Väntar Jesper Janssons besked – vill utmana Wiland" (in Swedish). Fotbolldirekt. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
3. "Framtiden Är Vår – Oliver Dovin" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. May 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
4. "Dovin tillbaka mellan stolparna" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
5. "Hammarby kontrakterar tre akademispelare" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
6. "Oliver Dovin ångrar inte positionsbytet" (in Swedish). Unicoach. June 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
7. "Blytung slutminut avslutade säsongen" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
8. "Oliver Dovin förlänger med Hammarby" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
9. "Hammarby cupvinnare efter straffdrama" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
10. "Historisk och dramatisk cupfinalseger mot Häcken" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
11. "Maribor 0 – 1 Hammarby". UEFA . Retrieved 30 August 2021.
12. "Hammarby 5 – 1 Čukarički". UEFA . Retrieved 30 August 2021.
13. "Hammarby 3 – 1 Basel". UEFA . Retrieved 30 August 2021.
14. "Ett slut att glömma efter 210 minnesvärda minuter" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
15. "Oliver Dovin" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
16. "Dovin har avfärdat utlandsflytt för Bajen: "Vill inte lyssna på bud"" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. 27 March 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
17. "Fyra nollor för 19-åringen i Bajens mål". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 15 May 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
18. "Oliver missar matchen mot Värnamo" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
19. ""Jag mådde inte jättebra förra året"" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
20. "Oliver Dovin förlänger kontraktet" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
21. "Coventry City sign Oliver Dovin from Hammarby IF". BBC Sport. 19 July 2024.
22. "U21: 15 debutanter mot Finland" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
23. "Sverige – Island – Matchfakta – Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 January 2023.
24. Swedish Football Association [@svenskfotboll] (24 January 2023). "Under januariturnén blev Oliver Dovin från @Hammarbyfotboll första målvakten född på 2000-talet att spela för herrlandslaget" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
25. "Oliver Nnonyelu-Dovin". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
26. "Oliver Dovin – Spelarstatistik – Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 January 2023.

External links

• Oliver Dovin at Soccerway