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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonas Helmer Olsson | ||
| Date of birth | 14 September 1994 | ||
| 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) |
| 2014 | → IK Frej (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | IK Frej | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Sollentuna 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 | 30 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 November 2024 | |||
Career
editOlsson 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
edit- ^ "Jonas Olsson". Fotbolltransfers (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Jonas Olsson at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ Lund, Oskar (10 September 2021). "Från bänken till supersuccé – BP-målvaktens galna statistik" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ Lund, Oskar (1 December 2021). "Var petad i fjol – nu bäst i serien" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ Narvelid, Fredrik (23 January 2023). "Degerfors IF har gjort klart med ny målvakt: "Trygg och stabil"" (in Swedish). KT-Kuriren. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Mareritt i Sverige – Rossbach benket etter 23 baklengs på åtte kamper" (in Norwegian). VG. Norwegian News Agency. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ Lind, David. "Officiellt: Jonas Olsson klar för GIF Sundsvall" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers. Retrieved 29 November 2023.