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Jonas Olsson (footballer, born 1994)

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Jonas Olsson
Personal information
Full name Jonas Helmer Olsson
Date of birth (1994-09-14) 14 September 1994 (age 30)
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
GIF Sundsvall
Number 1
Youth career
BKV Norrtälje
–2014 AIK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014IK Frej (loan) 0 (0)
2015 IK Frej 0 (0)
2015Sollentuna FK (loan) 11[2] (0)
2016–2018 Sollentuna FK 81 (0)
2019 IK Frej 22 (0)
2020–2022 IF Brommapojkarna 53 (0)
2023 Degerfors IF 6 (0)
2024– GIF Sundsvall 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 July 2024

Jonas Olsson (born 14 September 1994) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for GIF Sundsvall in Superettan. He made his breakthrough in IF Brommapojkarna with back-to-back promotions from the 2021 Ettan and 2022 Superettan, and has played for Degerfors IF in Allsvenskan.

Career

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Olsson began his career in BKV Norrtälje and joined the youth system of AIK. He was not given a chance in their senior ranks, and made his way up through smaller clubs from the Stockholm area; Sollentuna FK, IK Frej and IF Brommapojkarna.[3]

Olsson was the backup goalkeeper at Brommapojkarna in 2020, but felt the situation "strengthened him mentally". In 2021 he became first choice under a new manager, and kept several clean sheets.[4] Brommapojkarna won promotion from the 2021 Ettan, with Olsson condecing only 18 goals and keeping 17 clean sheets. He was awarded the Ettan Goalkeeper of the Year title.[5]

Brommapojkarna won another promotion from the 2022 Superettan, but Olsson's contract expired. He instead signed with BP's Allsvenskan competitor Degerfors IF.[6] His ascent to the highest league in Sweden was described as "winding".[7]

Starting the 2023 season as backup for Sondre Rossbach, the latter was criticized after a string of heavy losses.[8] Olsson subsequently made his Allsvenskan debut in May 2023 against AIK.[3] Following Degerfors' relegation, he signed a three-year contract with another Superettan team GIF Sundsvall.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Jonas Olsson". Fotbolltransfers (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  2. ^ Einarsson, Mikael (16 February 2016). "Sollentuna FF värvar från Superettan" (in Swedish). Norrortssporten. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  3. ^ a b Jonas Olsson at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  4. ^ Lund, Oskar (10 September 2021). "Från bänken till supersuccé – BP-målvaktens galna statistik" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  5. ^ Lund, Oskar (1 December 2021). "Var petad i fjol – nu bäst i serien" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  6. ^ Narvelid, Fredrik (23 January 2023). "Degerfors IF har gjort klart med ny målvakt: "Trygg och stabil"" (in Swedish). KT-Kuriren. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  7. ^ Lidholm, Martin (3 November 2022). "Jonas Olssons krokiga resa till toppen: "Sluta om du tycker det är skit"" (in Swedish). Norrtelje Tidning. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Mareritt i Sverige – Rossbach benket etter 23 baklengs på åtte kamper" (in Norwegian). VG. Norwegian News Agency. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  9. ^ Lind, David. "Officiellt: Jonas Olsson klar för GIF Sundsvall" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers. Retrieved 29 November 2023.