Simon Olsson

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Simon Olsson
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Olsson with Heerenveen in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-09-14) 14 September 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Linköping, Sweden
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Heerenveen
Number 19
Youth career
2009–2012 Karle IF
2013 AFK Linköping
2014–2015 IF Elfsborg
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013 AFK Linköping 10 (0)
2016–2022 IF Elfsborg 140 (13)
2022– Heerenveen 58 (2)
International career
2014 Sweden U17 2 (0)
2014–2016 Sweden U19 4 (1)
2024– Sweden 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:26, 12 November 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:36, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

Simon Olsson (born 14 September 1997) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Eredivisie club Heerenveen and the Sweden national team. [1]

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Club career

On 2 August 2022, Olsson signed a four-year deal with Heerenveen in the Netherlands. [2]

International career

Olsson made his debut for the senior Sweden national team on 21 March 2024 in a friendly against Portugal. [3]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Sweden 202420
Total20

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References

  1. Simon Olsson at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  2. "SIMON OLSSON TEKENT VIERJARIG CONTRACT BIJ SC HEERENVEEN" (in Dutch). Heerenveen. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  3. "Portugal v Sweden game report". ESPN. 21 March 2024.