Elias Olsson

Elias Olsson
Olsson with Lechia Gdańsk in 2024
Personal information
Full name Elias Oskar Olsson
Date of birth (2003-04-23) 23 April 2003
Place of birth Arlöv, Sweden
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Panetolikos
Number 4
Youth career
Arlövs BI
FC Burlöv
Kyrkheddinge IF
–2017 Husie IF
2020 Kalmar FF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Husie IF 23 (6)
2019 IFK Malmö 7 (0)
2021–2023 Kalmar FF 13 (0)
2021–2022 → FC Groningen (loan) 1 (0)
2022 → Næstved (loan) 10 (0)
2023–2026 Lechia Gdańsk 70 (3)
2026 → Wieczysta Kraków (loan) 12 (0)
2026– Panetolikos 0 (0)
International career
2019 Sweden U17 3 (0)
2021–2023 Sweden U19 11 (0)
2024 Sweden U21 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:05, 31 May 2026 (UTC)

Elias Oskar Olsson (born 23 April 2003) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Super League Greece club Panetolikos.[2][3][4]

Career

In August 2023, Olsson joined recently relegated Polish I liga club Lechia Gdańsk,[5] where he made his debut in a 1–0 victory over Znicz Pruszków, which took place on 13 August 2023. In the 28th minute of that match, he also scored his first goal for his new team.[6] In the 2023–24 season, Lechia made its advance to Ekstraklasa.[7]

On 3 January 2026, Olsson was loaned to I liga side Wieczysta Kraków for the remainder of the season with an option to make the move permanent.[8]

On 3 July 2026, Olsson left Poland to join Super League Greece club Panetolikos on a free transfer.[9]

Honours

Lechia Gdańsk

Individual

  • Polish Union of Footballers' I liga Team of the Season: 2023–24[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Elias Olsson" (in Polish). Lechia Gdańsk. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  2. ↑ Elias Olsson at Soccerway
  3. ↑ "Elias Olsson". Fotbolltransfers.com. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "Elias Olsson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "ELIAS OLSSON LÄMNAR KALMAR FF" [ELIAS OLSSON LEAVES KALMAR FF]. kalmarff.se (in Swedish). 11 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "Elias Olsson (season 2023–24)". www.90minut.pl. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  7. ↑ "Lechia Gdańsk świętuje szósty awans do ekstraklasy. Powitanie drużyny pod stadionem". trojmiasto.pl (in Polish). 12 May 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  8. ↑ Galiński, Tomasz (3 January 2026). "Szwedzki obrońca w Wieczystej. Posiłki prosto z Ekstraklasy". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  9. ↑ Hodzic Pearson, Sebastian (3 July 2026). "Officiellt: Olsson flyttar till Panetolikos" [Official: Olsson moves to Panetolikos]. fotbollskanalen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 July 2026.
  10. ↑ Ptak, Jakub (19 May 2024). "Lechia górą w derbach! Cieszą się w... Katowicach [WIDEO]". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  11. ↑ "Bezkonkurencyjny Rodado! Wyniki plebiscytu #PiłkarzeWybierają 23/24 w 1. lidze" (in Polish). Polish Union of Footballers. 8 August 2024. Archived from the original on 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.