Filip Olsson (footballer)

Filip Olsson (born 24 April 1999) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a midfielder for IK Sirius in Allsvenskan.^[2]

Filip Olsson

Personal information
Full name	Filip Ronny Sigvard Olsson
Date of birth	(1999-04-24) 24 April 1999 (age 25)
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	IK Sirius
Number	11
Youth career
	Kävlinge GIF
	Landskrona BoIS
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	Eslövs BK	37	(3)
2019–2021	Landskrona BoIS	80	(17)
2022–	IK Sirius	17	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 October 2023

Career

Olsson started his youth career in Kävlinge GIF [sv].^[1] He joined Landskrona BoIS youth setup, but was not initially offered a senior contract. Having played two seasons for Eslöv in Division 3, the fifth tier of Swedish football, he got his first senior contract with Landskrona in 2019 when the team languished in Division 1. The team won promotion and Olsson made his Superettan debut in 2021.^[3] Olsson scored a goal in the second leg of the promotion playoff against Dalkurd.^[4] After the season he was named Player of the Year in Landskrona BoIS.^[5]

Olsson made the move to the highest tier with IK Sirius ahead of the 2022 season.^[6] Poised to make his debut in the cup against IF Sylvia, Olsson even scored a goal.^[7] With the 2022 season well underway, Olsson sustained a serious knee injury in September and had to undergo surgery.^[8][9]

References

1. "Filip Olsson". Fotbolltransfers (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 October 2023.
2. Filip Olsson at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
3. Hellgren, Tobias (11 December 2021). "Från division 3 till allsvenskan på fyra år: "Det känns lite sjukt ändå"" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
4. Lund, Oskar (13 December 2020). "Landskronas segerjubel: "Det är en sjuk känsla"". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 October 2023.
5. Rönström, Sebastian (10 December 2021). "Olssons speciella väg till allsvenskan: "Lite sjukt"". Helsingborgs Dagblad (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 October 2023.
6. Berander, Moa (9 December 2021). "Olsson lämnar Landskrona för Sirius - har skrivit fyraårskontrakt" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
7. Julin, Max (20 February 2020). "Nyförvärvet slog till i tävlingsdebuten - när Sirius tog klar seger mot Sylvia" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
8. von Knorring, Martin (4 September 2022). "Sirius i ovisshet efter otäcka bilderna: "Vet inget"" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
9. Billengren, Ludwig (8 September 2022). "Sirius smäll: Olsson missar resten av säsongen" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 9 October 2023.