Martin Olsson

Martin Olsson
Olsson playing for Sweden at UEFA Euro 2012
Personal information
Full name Martin Tony Waikwa Olsson
Date of birth (1988-05-17) 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.