Mats Kristoffer Olsson was born on 30 June 1995 and is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
16 Facts About Kristoffer Olsson
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When he was 13, Kristoffer Olsson was offered a trial at English club Chelsea, however he didn't attend and subsequently moved to IFK Norrkoping.
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When he was 16, Kristoffer Olsson garnered interest by European clubs such as Juventus and Ajax, as well as domestically from IFK Goteborg.
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Kristoffer Olsson revealed that it was the drive of Arsenal Academy manager, Liam Brady, who persuaded Arsene Wenger to sign him, that persuaded Kristoffer Olsson himself to sign for Arsenal.
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Kristoffer Olsson first played for Arsenal during their 2013 pre-season tour of the Far East.
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Kristoffer Olsson scored his first goal for Arsenal against the Indonesia national team at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta following a cross from Tomas Rosicky.
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Kristoffer Olsson made his full competitive debut for Arsenal on 25 September 2013 as an 84th-minute substitute for Isaac Hayden in a League Cup game against West Bromwich Albion, in which he scored a penalty kick where Arsenal came out winners and proceeded to the next round.
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On 2 September 2014, Arsenal announced that Kristoffer Olsson moved to FC Midtjylland in Denmark on loan until the end of 2014.
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On 27 December 2014, the Danish club announced that a permanent deal had been agreed with Arsenal to make Kristoffer Olsson's loan move permanent, with the player himself signing a new three-and-a-half-year contract.
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On 31 January 2017, Kristoffer Olsson signed for Allsvenskan club AIK.
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On 7 January 2019, it was announced that Kristoffer Olsson had signed a contract with FC Krasnodar of the Russian Premier League.
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On 31 August 2022, Kristoffer Olsson returned to his former club FC Midtjylland on a season-long loan deal with a purchase option.
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Kristoffer Olsson has represented Sweden at various youth levels and his style of play has been compared to former Swedish Arsenal players such as Freddie Ljungberg and Sebastian Larsson.
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Kristoffer Olsson was, in May 2017, called up to the Sweden's squad for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship to be held in Poland.
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Kristoffer Olsson started in the midfield and played almost the entire match.
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In February 2024, Kristoffer Olsson collapsed in his home and was rushed to the Aarhus University Hospital and put on a ventilator.