Martin Olsson
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Olsson playing for Sweden at UEFA Euro 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Martin Tony Waikwa Olsson | ||
| Date of birth | 17 May 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Gävle, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| 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) |
| 2017–2019 | Swansea City | 68 | (2) |
| 2020 | Helsingborgs IF | 25 | (0) |
| 2021 | BK Häcken | 10 | (1) |
| 2021–2026 | Malmö FF | 70 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Sweden U19 | 13 | (1) |
| 2007–2010 | Sweden U21 | 23 | (1) |
| 2010–2023 | Sweden | 56 | (5) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:32, 30 January 2026 (UTC) | |||
Martin Tony Waikwa Olsson (born 17 May 1988) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a left-back.
Olsson signed for Blackburn Rovers from Högaborgs BK in January 2006. In 2013, Premier League side Norwich City signed him for an undisclosed fee. In January 2017, he left Norwich to join Swansea until 2019. In 2020, he signed with Allsvenskan club Helsingborgs IF in his native Sweden before moving on to represent both BK Häcken and Malmö FF.
A full international between 2010 and 2023, Olsson won 56 caps for the Sweden national team and represented his country at UEFA Euro 2012 and 2016 as well as the 2018 FIFA World Cup.