Martin Olsson
Olsson playing for Sweden at UEFA Euro 2012
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Martin Tony Waikwa Olsson | ||
| Date of birth | 17 May 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Gävle, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left Back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Swansea City | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2006 | Högaborgs BK | ||
| 2006–2007 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2013 | Blackburn Rovers | 117 | (3) |
| 2013–2017 | Norwich City | 119 | (3) |
| 2017– | Swansea City | 5 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006–2007 | Sweden U19 | 13 | (1) |
| 2007–2010 | Sweden U21 | 23 | (1) |
| 2010– | Sweden | 40 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 February 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 October 2016 |
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Martin Tony Waikwa Olsson (born 17 May 1988) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for Swansea City and the Sweden national team. He signed for Blackburn from Högaborgs BK for a nominal fee in January 2006 after a trial period. In 2013, Premier League side, Norwich City, signed him for an undisclosed fee.
Olsson began his playing career in Sweden by playing for Högaborgs BK, where former national star Henrik Larsson began his career. Olsson was working his way through the youth setup at the club in 2005–06. His talent attracted the attention of football clubs in Europe and in January 2006 the then English Premier League side Blackburn Rovers signed him for their youth academy.
He made his Blackburn debut in the UEFA Cup qualifier in the 2007–08 season as a late substitution for Stephen Warnock.
He made his Premier League debut against Derby County in a 2–1 victory on 30 December 2007, coming on as an 84th-minute substitute for Morten Gamst Pedersen at Pride Park, in front of a crowd of 30,048 spectators and the referee was Peter Walton. He was voted Blackburn's Young Player of the Year for the season 2007–08.
In May 2008, Olsson signed a new four-year deal, keeping him at Blackburn until summer 2012.
On 24 September 2008, Olsson scored his first Blackburn goal, scoring the winning goal in a League Cup tie against Everton. The goal turned out to be the only goal of the match. On 20 January 2010, he scored a spectacular overhead kick in a 6–4 League Cup semi-final defeat against Aston Villa in the 63rd minute at Villa Park.
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