Ola Toivonen
Toivonen in 2016
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Nils Ola Toivonen | ||
| Date of birth | 3 July 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Degerfors, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking Midfielder/Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Toulouse | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2005 | Degerfors IF | 41 | (8) |
| 2006 | Örgryte IS | 25 | (6) |
| 2007–2009 | Malmö FF | 51 | (17) |
| 2009–2014 | PSV | 139 | (61) |
| 2014–2016 | Rennes | 46 | (14) |
| 2015–2016 | → Sunderland (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2016– | Toulouse | 16 | (5) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003 | Sweden U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Sweden U19 | 11 | (6) |
| 2006–2009 | Sweden U21 | 28 | (13) |
| 2007– | Sweden | 48 | (10) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 December 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 November 2016 |
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Nils Ola Toivonen (born 3 July 1986) is a Swedish footballer, who plays as an attacking midfielder or striker for Ligue 1 side Toulouse, and the Sweden national team.
After beginning his career in his homeland, he joined PSV Eindhoven in January 2009, and remained there for five-and-a-half seasons until a €2.5 million move to Rennes.
A full international for Sweden since 2007, he has earned over 40 caps for the nation, and was part of their squad for UEFA Euro 2012.
His father was born in Finland and emigrated to Degerfors to work in a factory. Toivonen started his career at Degerfors, where he became involved in their campaign in 2005 to avoid relegation from Superettan.
He was then bought by Örgryte, and their manager Zoran Lukić. The first, and only, season in Örgryte ended sadly. Lukić was sacked, and Örgryte finished last in Allsvenskan, and thus was relegated to Superettan. In November 2006, he won the "Newcomer of the Year" award at the annual Swedish football awards.
He soon signed a four-year contract with Malmö FF, in a transfer worth more than $1.1 million. He became Malmö's second most expensive player of all time (only Brazilian international Afonso Alves cost Malmö more money, when the club bought him for approximately $1.3 million in 2004, also from Örgryte). In the 2007 season, Toivonen's first at Malmö, the club finished 9th in Allsvenskan and Toivonen scored three goals. The 2008 season went somewhat better for Malmö, finishing 6th, and this was the absolute breakthrough for Toivonen. In 27 games, he managed to score 14 goals as well as seven assists. This drew the attention of some Premier League and Eredivisie clubs, most notably West Ham United and PSV Eindhoven.
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