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Kristoffer Olsson
Olsson with Arsenal in 2013
Personal information
Full name Mats Kristoffer Olsson[1]
Date of birth (1995-06-30) 30 June 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Norrköping, Sweden
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 FC Midtjylland
Number 17
Youth career
IK Sleipner
IFK Norrköping
2011–2013 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Arsenal 0 (0)
2014 → FC Midtjylland (loan) 6 (0)
2015– FC Midtjylland 26 (1)
International career‡
2010–2012 Sweden U17 19 (3)
2012–2014 Sweden U19 15 (2)
2014– Sweden U21 16 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 March 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2016

Mats Kristoffer "Kris" Olsson (born 30 June 1995) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for Danish Superliga side FC Midtjylland as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

Early career

Born in Norrköping in Sweden, Olsson started his career at IK Sleipner. When he was 13, Olsson was offered a trial at English club Chelsea, however he didn't attend and subsequently moved to IFK Norrköping. When he was 16, Olsson garnered interest by European clubs such as Juventus and Ajax, as well as domestically from IFK Göteborg. However, he signed for Arsenal in 2011[2] for £200,000[3] after having spent two previous trial periods with Arsenal.[4] While on trial at Arsenal, he played for Arsenal's under-16s against Crystal Palace and was invited to take part in the Ferrolli Cup and the Nike Cup[2] as a result of his performances.[5] Olsson revealed that it was the drive of Arsenal Academy manager, Liam Brady, who persuaded Arsène Wenger to sign him, that persuaded Olsson himself to sign for Arsenal.[6]

Arsenal

Olsson first played for Arsenal during their 2013 pre-season tour of the Far East. He scored his first goal for Arsenal against the Indonesia national football team at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta following a cross from Tomáš Rosický.[7] Olsson made his full competitive debut for Arsenal on 25 September 2013 as an 84th-minute substitute for Isaac Hayden[8] in a League Cup game against West Bromwich Albion, in which he scored a penalty kick where Arsenal came out winners and proceeded to the next round.[9] He has also represented Sweden at various youth levels and his style of play has been compared to former Swedish Arsenal players such as Fredrik Ljungberg and Sebastian Larsson.[2]

FC Midtjylland

On 2 September 2014, Arsenal announced that Olsson moved to FC Midtjylland in Denmark on loan until the end of 2014.[10] He made his debut for the club in a 3–2 home win against OB Odense, coming on for Pione Sisto in the 78th minute.[11]

On 27 December 2014, the Danish club announced that a permanent deal had been agreed with Arsenal to make Olsson's loan move permanent, with the player himself signing a new three-and-a-half year contract.[12]

International career

In January 2015 Olsson received his first call up to the senior Sweden squad for friendlies against Ivory Coast and Finland. However in his first training session with the team he broke his leg.[13]

Career statistics

As of 2 November 2014.[14]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe[15] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Arsenal 2013–14 Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
FC Midtjylland (loan) 2014–15 Danish Superliga 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
FC Midtjylland 2014–15 Danish Superliga 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FC Midtjylland 2014–15 Danish Superliga 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 18 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 19 0

Honours

International

Sweden U21

Personal life

Before signing for Arsenal, Olsson's favourite football team when he was young was Manchester United.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Barclays Premier League: notification of shirt numbers" (PDF). Premier League. p. 1. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "Young Guns: Kristoffer Olsson". Arsenal.com. 2011-11-14. Retrieved 2013-09-26.
  3. ^ "Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger close to sealing a £200k deal for Swedish teenager Kristoffer Olsson". Daily Mail. 2011-04-01. Retrieved 2013-09-26.
  4. ^ a b "Next big thing at Arsenal? The youth international impressing in pre-season". talkSPORT. 1995-06-30. Retrieved 2013-09-26.
  5. ^ "Arsenal ponder deals for Swedish teenage duo Kristoffer Olsson and Robert Mirosavic". Daily Mail. 2011-02-21. Retrieved 2013-09-26.
  6. ^ 2013-01-28, kl 15.24 (2013-01-28). "FREDAGSFOKUS: Svensken i Arsenal om Wilsheres beröm - och pingisbråket med PL-stjärnan - Engelska ligan" (in Swedish). fotbollskanalen.se. Retrieved 2013-09-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Marioni, Massimo (2013-07-14). "Olivier Giroud at the double as Arsenal smash seven past Indonesia Dream Team". Metro. Retrieved 2013-09-26.
  8. ^ Dan Ripley (2013-09-26). "Lowdown to Arsenal kids who beat West Brom - including Jay-Jay Okocha's nephew". Daily Mail. Retrieved 2013-09-26.
  9. ^ "West Bromwich Albion vs. Arsenal - 25 September 2013". Soccerway. 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2013-09-26.
  10. ^ "Olsson joins FC Midtjylland on loan". Arsenal Football Club. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  11. ^ "Hattrick-Sly sænkede OB i overtiden" (in Danish). FC Midtjylland. 12 September 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  12. ^ "Lang kontrakt til svensk teenage-talent" (in Danish). FC Midtjylland. 27 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  13. ^ "Sweden's Olsson breaks leg in training". uk.reuters.com. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  14. ^ "Olsson career statistics". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  15. ^ Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League

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