Patrick Olsen

Patrick Olsen
Olsen with Lens in 2015
Personal information
Full name Patrick Haakon Olsen
Date of birth (1994-04-23) 23 April 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Tårnby, Denmark
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Dinamo București
Number 33
Youth career
2002–2012 Brøndby
2012–2013 Inter Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Brøndby 3 (0)
2013–2015 Inter Milan 0 (0)
2014 → Strømsgodset (loan) 6 (0)
2015 Haugesund 11 (0)
2015–2017 Lens 25 (4)
2017 Grasshopper 6 (0)
2017–2019 Helsingør 52 (3)
2019–2020 AaB 35 (7)
2020–2022 AGF 43 (3)
2022–2024 Śląsk Wrocław 68 (3)
2024– Dinamo București 7 (0)
International career
2009–2010 Denmark U16 6 (1)
2010–2011 Denmark U17 23 (0)
2012 Denmark U18 2 (0)
2011–2013 Denmark U19 12 (1)
2012 Denmark U20 3 (0)
2013 Denmark U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024

Patrick Haakon Olsen (born 23 April 1994) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga I club Dinamo București.

A talent of the Brøndby academy, Olsen joined Italian Serie A club Inter Milan at age 18. After several spells with clubs in Norway, France and Switzerland, he returned to Denmark to play for Helsingør. After successive relegations, he moved to AaB before joining rivals AGF in 2020 after a breakout season. In early 2022, he signed for Polish top-flight side Śląsk Wrocław.

Olsen has gained 43 caps for several Danish national youth teams, including 23 appearances for the under-17 team.

Club career

Brøndby

Born in Tårnby, Olsen joined the youth academy of Brøndby as an eight-year-old.[1] He was promoted to the first-team squad in 2012, and made his professional debut in the Danish Superliga on 6 May 2012 against AaB. He made three appearances for the club.[2]

Inter Milan

On 31 August 2012, Olsen signed with Serie A club Inter Milan on a three-year contract.[3]

He played in Guinness Cup in 2013 with Inter and appeared in one Coppa Italia match, coming on as a substitute against Trapani.[4] In February 2014, he was loaned out to Norwegian club Strømsgodset.[5]

He spent 2014 on loan to Strømsgodset, but failed to break into the team, playing only 6 matches. He played instead mostly for the reserve team, where he received three red cards in total during the season. On 2 February 2015, Olsen was released from Inter.[6]

Years abroad

On 24 April 2015, Olsen joined Norwegian side Haugesund.[7] On 20 July 2015, after playing 11 of the 12 next league matches, Olsen left on a free transfer, despite that the club wanting to keep him.[8]

On 27 August 2015, it was announced, that Olsen had signed a contract with Ligue 2 club RC Lens.[9]

After a new coach arrived at Lens, Olsen played less during the 2016–17 season and in the winter break he moved to Swiss club Grasshoppers on 27 January 2017.[10]

Return to Denmark

On 16 September 2017, Olsen moved to Danish club FC Helsingør, who had just won promotion to the Danish Superliga. He signed a three-year contract valid until the summer of 2020.[11] Helsingør suffered relegation to the 1st Division during his first season at the club.[12] After another disappointing season, Olsen even experienced relegation to the third-tier 2nd Division with the club.[13]

On 26 June 2019, Olsen joined Superliga club AaB on a three-year contract.[14] He evolved into a key player for the club, making 40 total appearances during the season in which he scored nine goals.[2] AaB finished as runner-up in the Danish Cup and sixth in the league table.[15]

On 19 August 2020, it was announced that Olsen had signed a five-year contract with fellow Danish Superliga club AGF.[16] AGF paid DKK 6 million for him, and could end up – if all bonus clauses were triggered – end up paying close to DKK 9 million.[17]

Śląsk Wrocław

On 15 February 2022, Olsen moved abroad yet again, as he was announced to have joined Polish Ekstraklasa side Śląsk Wrocław on a three-and-a-half-year deal.[18] He served as the club's captain for the majority of the 2022–23 season and helped Śląsk finish the following league campaign as runners-up. On 4 September 2024, it was announced Olsen left the club by mutual consent.[19]

Dinamo București

On the day of his departure from Śląsk, Olsen signed for Romanian Liga I outfit Dinamo București on a two-year contract.[20]

International career

He has played 43 official matches for the Danish national youth teams. In 2011, he was part of the Denmark national under-17 football team, which participated in the 2011 UEFA European U-17 Football Championship. He was later praised as one out of 11 talents to watch by UEFA.[21] He also played in the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

In May 2013, Olsen was suspended for two days by his U19 national team coach Thomas Frank, as he had broken some internal rules. Unlike the other players, he had not been to the hotel on time.[22]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 November 2024[23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brøndby 2011–12 Superliga 3 0 0 0 — — 3 0
Inter Milan 2013–14 Serie A 0 0 1 0 — — 1 0
Strømsgodset (loan) 2014 Tippeligaen 6 0 1 0 — — 7 0
Haugesund 2015 Tippeligaen 11 0 1 0 — — 12 0
Lens 2015–16 Ligue 2 25 4 0 0 — — 25 4
Grasshopper 2016–17 Swiss Super League 6 0 0 0 — — 6 0
Helsingør 2017–18 Superliga 21 0 1 0 — 4[a] 0 26 0
2018–19 1st Division 31 3 1 0 — — 32 3
Total 52 3 2 0 — 4 0 58 3
AaB 2019–20 Superliga 35 7 5 2 — — 40 9
AGF 2020–21 Superliga 30 3 5 0 2[b] 1 1[c] 0 38 4
2021–22 Superliga 13 0 2 0 2[d] 1 0 0 17 1
Total 43 3 7 0 4 2 1 0 55 5
Śląsk Wrocław 2021–22 Ekstraklasa 12 0 — — — 12 0
2022–23 Ekstraklasa 27 3 4 0 — — 31 3
2023–24 Ekstraklasa 29 0 1 0 — — 30 0
Total 68 3 5 0 — — 73 3
Dinamo București 2024–25 Liga I 7 0 1 0 — — 8 0
Career total 256 20 23 2 4 2 5 0 288 24
  1. ^ Appearances in the Superliga relegation play-offs
  2. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearances in the Superliga European play-offs
  4. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

AaB

References

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  2. ^ a b "P. Olsen - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Patrick Olsen solgt til Football Club Internazionale Milano". brondby.com (in Danish). Brøndby IF. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  4. ^ David Wilso (30 May 2014). "Inter squeak into the Coppa Italia last 16". ESPN FC. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Transfer market: Patrick Olsen to Strømsgodset". F.C. Internazionale Milano. 11 February 2014.
  6. ^ Nielsen, Christian (2 October 2017). "Patrick O. om Inter-mareridt: Sad og græd hjemme i stuen og ville ikke tilbage". TV 3 Sport (in Danish). Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Fra Inter Milan til Haugesund" (in Norwegian). FK Haugesund. 24 April 2015. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015.
  8. ^ "Gir seg i FKH" (in Norwegian). FK Haugesund. 20 July 2015. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015.
  9. ^ "Patrick Olsen, nouveau milieu de terrain lensois !" (in French). RC Lens. 27 August 2015. Archived from the original on 29 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
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  11. ^ Sylvest Mikkelsen, Lasse (16 September 2017). "FC Helsingør henter Patrick Olsen". Tipsbladet (in Danish). Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  12. ^ Lillelund, Benjamin (21 May 2018). "FC Helsingør rykker direkte ud af Superligaen". Tipsbladet (in Danish). Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  13. ^ "Helsingør rykker ned for anden sæson i træk". TV 2 (in Danish). 25 May 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  14. ^ AaB skriver kontrakt med Patrick Olsen, aabsport.dk, 26 June 2019
  15. ^ Jensen, Malthe Birger (1 July 2020). "AaB taber pokalfinalen". TV 2 Nord (in Danish). Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  16. ^ "Patrick Olsen skifter til AGF" (in Danish). Aarhus Gymnastikforening. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  17. ^ Wehlast, Mads Glenn; Westander, Maya (19 August 2020). "Mangedobler værdi: Scorer kassen på et år". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  18. ^ "Patrick Olsen piłkarzem Śląska" (in Polish). Śląsk Wrocław. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  19. ^ "Patrick Olsen żegna się ze Śląskiem Wrocław" (in Polish). Śląsk Wrocław. 4 September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  20. ^ Dincă, Florentin (4 September 2024). "Dinamo Bucureşti l-a transferat pe fostul mijlocaş de la Inter Milano şi Lens". prosport.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  21. ^ "Talents to watch from U17 finals". UEFA.com. 16 May 2011.
  22. ^ Hanghøj Kristensen, Søren (30 May 2013). "Derfor fik Patrick Olsen landsholdskarantæne". B.T. (in Danish). Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  23. ^ "Patrick Olsen". World Football. Retrieved 30 December 2023.