Ricki Olsen
Ricki Olsen (born 21 October 1988) is a Danish professional football player who plays for Ishøj IF. He is the son of the former Danish national team player Lars Olsen.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 21 October 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Hundige, Denmark | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Ishøj IF | ||
Youth career | |||
Brøndby IF | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2012 | Randers FC | 52 | (4) |
2011 | → Viborg FF (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2012 | Næstved BK | 4 | (1) |
2012–2014 | Nordvest FC | 56 | (12) |
2014–2018 | FC Helsingør | 110 | (17) |
2018–2019 | HB Køge | 29 | (1) |
2019–2020 | FC Helsingør | 16 | (0) |
2020– | Ishøj IF | ||
National team | |||
2009 | Denmark U-21 | 2 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 October 2018 |
Career
Club career
Olsen started his career with Brøndby IF, but did not play any senior games for the team. Randers FC signed Olsen from Brøndby IF in the summer of 2008.[2] Olsen got his first match on 26 October against Aalborg BK. Olsen played 75 minutes before being replaced by teammate Alain Behi. Olsen got his first goal for the club on 1 March against AGF when he scored the winning goal from about 30 yards out. The game ended 2–1.
In January 2012, he signed a contract with Næstved BK in the 1st Division. He then played for Nordvest FC and FC Helsingør.
In the summer of 2018 he left FC Helsingør following the club's relegation from the Danish Superliga.[3] He then signed a contract with HB Køge in the Danish 1st Division.[4] He returned to FC Helsingør for the 2019/20 season.[5]
On 29 July 2020 it was confirmed, that Olsen had joined Ishøj IF in the Denmark Series.[6]
References
- Hansen, Jens Gjesse (30 June 2008). "Lars Olsens søn skifter til Randers" [Lars Olsen's son switches to Randers]. DR (in Danish). Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- "Brøndby-spiller skifter til Randers FC" (in Danish). tv2oj.dk. 30 June 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- "Ricki Olsen forlader FC Helsingør" (in Danish). Helsingør Dagblad. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- "HB Køge henter Ricki Olsen" (in Danish). bold.dk. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- Helsingør snupper fri Ricki Olsen, bold.dk, 7 June 2019
- Ishøj opruster stort: Henter Ricki O. og Bozga, bold.dk, 29 July 2020