Matti Olsen

Matti Bøge Olsen (born 7 June 1995) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Danish 1st Division club Hvidovre.

Matti Olsen

Personal information
Full name	Matti Bøge Olsen[1]
Date of birth	(1995-06-07) 7 June 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Copenhagen, Denmark
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Hvidovre
Number	5
Youth career
	Copenhagen
0000–2011	Nordsjælland
2011–2014	AB
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2019	AB	132	(5)
2019–	Hvidovre	169	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 December 2024

Career

AB

Olsen progressed through the youth academies of Copenhagen and Nordsjælland, before joining AB's under-17 team in 2011, coached at the time by Thomas Nørgaard.^[2]

In July 2014, he was promoted to the first team, who were competing in the second-tier Danish 1st Division.^[2] He made his league debut on 17 August 2014, starting in a 1–0 away loss to Horsens.^[3][4] On 10 June 2015, Olsen signed a contract extension with AB, keeping him at the club until 2017.^[5] In his first season as part of the first team, he had made 18 appearances of which 14 were as a starter, as the club had suffered relegation to the third-tier Danish 2nd Division.^[6][7]

AB returned to the 1st Division after one season down, but the 2016–17 saw them relegate to the third tier again. On 9 June 2017, Olsen extended his contract by another year, following the club down a division.^[8] This time, AB would stay down, with Olsen being a regular starter for the club through the following two seasons.^[6] On 23 June 2018, he signed another one-year contract extension with the club.^[9]

Hvidovre

On 20 June 2019, Olsen signed a one-year contract with 1st Division club Hvidovre, where he was set to replace Malte Kiilerich who had moved to Horsens.^[10] He immediately became a starter for the club, debuting in central defense on the first matchday of the season, in a 2–1 away loss against Kolding.^[11] On 11 August, he scored his first goal for the club to save a point late in a 2–2 draw against Nykøbing.^[12]

Olsen reached promotion to the Danish Superliga with Hvidovre in the 2022–23 season, and extended his contract with the club shortly after.^[13] The previous seasons he had formed a defensive core alongside fellow centre-back Daniel Stenderup and goalkeeper Filip Đukić.^[14] On 21 July 2023, he made his Superliga debut in a 1–0 loss to Midtjylland, where he played 90 minutes.^[15]

References

1. Matti Olsen at WorldFootball.net
2. Margren, Sara (7 July 2014). "AB rykker U19-anfører op i truppen". bold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
3. "Viborg og Skive delte i trist lokalopgør". bold.dk (in Danish). 17 August 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
4. "Forløsende sejr til "De Gule"". AC Horsens (in Danish). 17 August 2014. Archived from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
5. Nøhr, Mikkel (10 June 2015). "AB forlænger med ung forsvarsspiller". bold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
6. Matti Olsen at Soccerway
7. "AGF sender AB ud af 1. division efter målorgie". DR (in Danish). 6 June 2015. Archived from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
8. Nøhr, Mikkel (9 June 2017). "AB forlænger med Olsen og Schultz". bold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 13 July 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
9. "AB forlænger med Matti Olsen". bold.dk (in Danish). 23 June 2018. Archived from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
10. "Hvidovre skriver med AB-anfører". bold.dk (in Danish). 20 June 2019. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
11. "Kolding vs. Hvidovre – 28 July 2019". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
12. Dalgård, Jonas (11 August 2019). "Hvidovres ti mand hentede NFC i vild slutning". bold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
13. Sand, Nicolai (30 June 2023). "Matti Olsen forlænger i Hvidovre: Han skal lukke de store kanoner". bold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
14. "Også Matti fortsætter". Hvidovre Avis (in Danish). 30 June 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
15. "FCM kom godt fra land med åbningssejr mod Hvidovre". Jyllands-Posten (in Danish). 21 July 2023. Archived from the original on 22 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.

External links

• Matti Olsen at Soccerway