Robin Patrick Olsen (born 8 January 1990) is a Swedish professional footballer of Danish descent who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Everton, on loan from Roma, and the Sweden national team.
Olsen joined Premier League club Everton on a season-long loan on 5 October 2020.
He played his first game for Everton on 1 November, away from home in the league against Newcastle United, replacing Jordan Pickford who had played 120 consecutive league games prior. Everton went on to lose the game 2–1.
Olsen played his second game for Everton on 16 December 2020, away from home in the league against Leicester City. Everton won the game 0–2 with Olsen keeping a clean sheet.
Olsen was eligible for international play for both Denmark and Sweden. When he came to Malmo FF he said that he would prefer to play for Denmark but in 2014 he opted to play for Sweden according to Danish international coach Morten Olsen. On 15 January 2015, he made his debut for Sweden in a friendly fixture against the Ivory Coast.
In May 2016, Olsen was called up for Sweden's squad for UEFA Euro 2016, as back-up keeper for Andreas Isaksson. After Sweden's early exit from the tournament, Isaksson retired and Olsen became Sweden's first-choice goalkeeper.
In May 2018 he was named in Sweden's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. At the 2018 World Cup, Olsen started in all five games for Sweden as they were eliminated by England in the quarter final. |
