Patrick Olsen

Patrick Haakon Olsen (born 23 April 1994) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club AGF.

Patrick Olsen
Olsen with Lens in 2015
Personal information
Full name Patrick Haakon Olsen
Date of birth (1994-04-23) 23 April 1994
Place of birth Tårnby, Denmark
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 AGF
Number 10
Youth career
2002–2012 Brøndby
2012–2013 Inter Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Brøndby 3 (0)
2013–2015 Inter Milan 0 (0)
2014 → Strømsgodset (loan) 6 (0)
2015 Haugesund 11 (0)
2015–2017 Lens 25 (4)
2017 Grasshopper 6 (0)
2017–2019 Helsingør 52 (3)
2019–2020 AaB 35 (7)
2020– AGF 13 (0)
National team
2009–2010 Denmark U16 6 (1)
2010–2011 Denmark U17 23 (0)
2012 Denmark U18 2 (0)
2011–2013 Denmark U19 12 (1)
2012 Denmark U20 3 (0)
2013 Denmark U21 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:35, 10 December 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Brøndby

Born in Tårnby, Olsen joined the youth academy of Brøndby as an eight-year-old.[1] He was promoted to the first-team squad in 2012, and made his professional debut in the Danish Superliga on 6 May 2012 against AaB. He made three appearances for the club.[2]

Inter Milan

On 31 August 2012, Olsen signed with Serie A club Inter Milan on a three-year contract.[3]

He played in Guinness Cup in 2013 with Inter and appeared in one Coppa Italia match, coming on as a substitute against Trapani. In February 2014, he was loaned out to Norwegian club Strømsgodset.[4]

He spent 2014 on loan to Strømsgodset, but failed to break into the team, playing only 6 matches. He played instead mostly for the reserve team, where he received three red cards in total during the season. On 2 February 2015, Olsen was released from Inter.[5]

Years abroad

On 24 April 2015, Olsen joined Norwegian side Haugesund.[6] On 20 July 2015, after playing 11 of the 12 next league matches, Olsen left on a free transfer, despite that the club wanting to keep him.[7]

On 27 August 2015, it was announced, that Olsen had signed a contract with Ligue 2 club RC Lens.[8]

After a new coach arrived at Lens, Olsen played less during the 2016–17 season and in the winter break he moved to Swiss club Grasshoppers on 27 January 2017.[9]

Return to Denmark

On 16 September 2017, Olsen moved to Danish club FC Helsingør, who had just won promotion to the Danish Superliga. He signed a three-year contract valid until the summer of 2020.[10] Helsingør suffered relegation to the 1st Division during his first season at the club.[11] After another disappointing season, Olsen even experienced relegation to the third-tier 2nd Division with the club.[12]

On 26 June 2019, Olsen joined Superliga club AaB on a three-year contract.[13] He evolved into a key player for the club, making 40 total appearances during the season in which he scored nine goals.[2] AaB finished as runner-up in the Danish Cup and sixth in the league table.[14]

On 19 August 2020, it was announced that Olsen had signed a five-year contract with fellow Danish Superliga club AGF.[15] AGF paid DKK 6 million for him, and could end up – if all bonus clauses were triggered – end up paying close to DKK 9 million.[16]

International career

He has played 43 official matches for the Danish national youth teams. In 2011, he was part of the Denmark national under-17 football team, which participated in the 2011 UEFA European U-17 Football Championship. He was later praised as one out of 11 talents to watch by UEFA.[17] He also played in the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

In May 2013, Olsen was suspended for two days by his U19 national team coach Thomas Frank, as he had broken some internal rules. Unlike the other players, he had not been to the hotel on time.[18]

Career statistics
As of 12 January 2021
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brøndby 2011–12 Superliga 3000——30
Inter Milan 2013–14 Serie A 0010——10
Strømsgodset (loan) 2014 Tippeligaen 6010——70
Haugesund 2015 Tippeligaen 11010——120
Lens 2015–16 Ligue 2 25400——254
2016–17 Ligue 2 0000——00
Grasshopper 2016–17 Swiss Super league 6000——60
Helsingør 2017–18 Superliga 21010—4[lower-alpha 1]0260
2018–19 1st Division 31310——323
Total 52320—40583
AaB 2019–20 Superliga 35752——409
AGF 2020–21 Superliga 130102[lower-alpha 2]100161
Career total 15114112214016817
  1. Appearances in the Superliga relegation play-offs
  2. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

References
  1. "Patrick Olsen kom op at hænge". brondby.com (in Danish). Brøndby IF. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  2. "P. Olsen - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  3. "Patrick Olsen solgt til Football Club Internazionale Milano". brondby.com (in Danish). Brøndby IF. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  4. "Transfer market: Patrick Olsen to Strømsgodset". F.C. Internazionale Milano. 11 February 2014.
  5. Nielsen, Christian (2 October 2017). "Patrick O. om Inter-mareridt: Sad og græd hjemme i stuen og ville ikke tilbage". TV 3 Sport (in Danish). Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  6. "Fra Inter Milan til Haugesund" (in Norwegian). FK Haugesund. 24 April 2015. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015.
  7. "Gir seg i FKH" (in Norwegian). FK Haugesund. 20 July 2015. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015.
  8. "Patrick Olsen, nouveau milieu de terrain lensois !" (in French). RC Lens. 27 August 2015. Archived from the original on 29 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  9. Tornby, Gustav (28 January 2017). "Patrick Olsen skifter til schweizisk fodbold". Tipsbladet (in German). Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  10. Sylvest Mikkelsen, Lasse (16 September 2017). "FC Helsingør henter Patrick Olsen". Tipsbladet (in Danish). Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  11. Lillelund, Benjamin (21 May 2018). "FC Helsingør rykker direkte ud af Superligaen". Tipsbladet (in Danish). Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  12. "Helsingør rykker ned for anden sæson i træk". TV 2 (in Danish). 25 May 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  13. AaB skriver kontrakt med Patrick Olsen, aabsport.dk, 26 June 2019
  14. Jensen, Malthe Birger (1 July 2020). "AaB taber pokalfinalen". TV 2 Nord (in Danish). Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  15. "Patrick Olsen skifter til AGF" (in Danish). Aarhus Gymnastikforening. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  16. Wehlast, Mads Glenn; Westander, Maya (19 August 2020). "Mangedobler værdi: Scorer kassen på et år". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  17. "Talents to watch from U17 finals". UEFA.com. 16 May 2011.
  18. Hanghøj Kristensen, Søren (30 May 2013). "Derfor fik Patrick Olsen landsholdskarantæne". B.T. (in Danish). Retrieved 12 January 2021.
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