Oliver Olsen

Oliver Olsen (born 13 August 2000) is a Danish football player who plays as defender for FC Midtjylland in Danish Superliga.[2]

For the American Olympic gymnast, see Oliver Olsen (gymnast).
Oliver Olsen
Personal information
Full name Oliver Olsen
Date of birth (2000-08-13) 13 August 2000
Place of birth Ribe, Denmark
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Right back[1]
Club information
Current team
 FC Midtjylland
Number 27
Youth career
Starup IF
Esbjerg fB
2018–2019 FC Midtjylland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– FC Midtjylland 1 (0)
National team‡
2015–2016 Denmark U16 8 (0)
2016–2017 Denmark U17 14 (1)
2017–2018 Denmark U18 6 (0)
2018– Denmark U19 10 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 December 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:20, 20 May 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Esbjerg fB

In 2004, at the age of 4, Olsen started playing football with his friends at a local club called Starup IF.[1] He did actually also go to both handball and swimming, besides also going to football. He later joined Esbjerg fB and in 2015, he signed his first contract with the club.[1]

On 2 October 2017, Olsen sat on the bench for the first team of Esbjerg in a game against Vendsyssel FF in the Danish 1st Division.[3]

FC Midtjylland

A half year before Olsens' contract with Esbjerg fB expired, on 1 February 2019, Esbjeg sold Olsen to FC Midtjylland where he began on their U-19 squad.[4][5]

Olsen played the rest of the 2017/18 season with the U-19 squad. From the 2018/19 season, he was promoted to the first team squad. In November 2018, Olsen sat on the bench for the first team against his former club Esbjerg fB. One month later, on 16 December 2018, he made his professional debut for the club. Olsen started on the bench, but replaced Rilwan Hassan with one minute left of the game.[6]

References
  1. Fokus på: Oliver Olsen – Pludselig var det ikke for sjov mere, tipsbladet.dk, 18 April 2016
  2. Oliver Olsen at Soccerway
  3. VENDSYSSEL VS. ESBJERG 1 - 3, soccerway.com, 2 October 2017
  4. Ny back til akademiet, fcm.dk, 1 February 2018
  5. EfB sælger Oliver Olsen, efb.dk, 1 February 2018
  6. HORSENS VS. MIDTJYLLAND 1 - 3, soccerway.com, 16 December 2018
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