Oliver Olsen (born 13 August 2000) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as right-back for club VfL Bochum.
Club career Esbjerg fB In 2004, at the age of 4, Olsen started playing football with his friends at a local club called Starup IF.Fokus på: Oliver Olsen – Pludselig var det ikke for sjov mere, tipsbladet.dk, 18 April 2016 Besides going to football he also went to handball and swimming. He later joined Esbjerg fB and in 2015, he signed his first contract with the club.
On 2 October 2017, Olsen sat on the bench for the first team of Esbjerg in a game against Vendsyssel FF in the Danish 1st Division.VENDSYSSEL VS. ESBJERG 1 - 3, soccerway.com, 2 October 2017
FC Midtjylland A half year before Olsens' contract with Esbjerg fB expired, on 1 February 2018, Esbjerg sold Olsen to FC Midtjylland where he began on their U-19 squad.Ny back til akademiet, fcm.dk, 1 February 2018EfB sælger Oliver Olsen, efb.dk, 1 February 2018
Olsen played the rest of the 2017–18 season with the U-19 squad. From the 2018–19 season, he was promoted to the first team squad. In November 2018, Olsen sat on the bench for the first team against his former club Esbjerg fB. One month later, on 16 December 2018, he made his professional debut for the club. Olsen started on the bench, replacing Rilwan Olanrewaju Hassan with one minute left of the game.HORSENS VS. MIDTJYLLAND 1 - 3, soccerway.com, 16 December 2018
On 29 July 2021, Olsen was loaned out to Danish 1st Division club FC Fredericia for the 2021–22 season, to get some playing time.Oliver Olsen skifter til FC Fredericia på en lejeaftale, fcfredericia.dk, 29 July 2021
Randers FC On 31 July 2023, Olsen's contract was bought out by Randers FC, joining the club on a deal until June 2026.RANDERS FC HENTER OLIVER OLSEN I FC MIDTJYLLAND, randersfc.dk, 31 July 2023
VfL Bochum On 2 February 2026, Olsen joined VfL Bochum in 2. Bundesliga on a four-and-a-half-year contract.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsEsbjerg2017–18Danish 1st Division0000—0000Midtjylland2018–19Danish Superliga100000—102020–21Danish Superliga000000—002021–22Danish Superliga000000—002022–23Danish Superliga00000000002023–24Danish Superliga000000—00Total1000000010Fredericia (loan)2021–22Danish 1st Division28340——3232022–23Danish 1st Division30220——322Total585600000645Randers2023–24Danish Superliga 28120—103112024–25Danish Superliga31110—103312025–26Danish Superliga17220——192Total764500020834VfL Bochum2025–262. Bundesliga140———1402026–272. Bundesliga3010——40Total17010——180Career total152912000201669
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