Jonas Olsson (footballer, born 1994)

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

Jonas Olsson
Personal information
Full name Jonas Helmer Olsson
Date of birth (1994-09-14) September 14, 1994
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Degerfors IF
Number 25
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 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 October 2023

Career

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 "strenghtened 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]

References
  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. Jonas Olsson at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 October 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.
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