Marcus Olsson
Olsson in the colours of Halmstads BK in 2008
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Marcus Jonas Munuhe Olsson | ||
| Date of birth | 17 May 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Gävle, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Derby County | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2006 | Högaborgs BK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Högaborgs BK | ||
| 2008–2011 | Halmstads BK | 100 | (12) |
| 2012–2016 | Blackburn Rovers | 104 | (1) |
| 2016– | Derby County | 39 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009 | Sweden U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | Sweden | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:18, 1 April 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 August 2009 |
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Marcus Jonas Munuhe Olsson (born 17 May 1988) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for Derby County as a midfielder and left back.
Born in Gävle, Sweden, Olsson started his career at Högaborgs BK. In 2008 he signed a contract with Halmstad, 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. 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.
After rejecting a contract from Djurgårdens IF, and being linked to Standard Liège and Viking FK,Blackburn Rovers confirmed on 31 January that Olsson had signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with the club, joining his twin brother at the club.
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. He scored his first goal for Blackburn in a 3–3 draw with Leeds United on 1 September 2012.
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.
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