Robin Olsen

Early life and career

Olsen's parents are Danish and he used to hold a Danish passport, but grew up in Sweden. He began his career playing for Malmö FF youth teams before moving to the academy of BK Olympic. At the age of 16 he joined IF Limhamn Bunkeflo and made his debut in the Swedish second tier an year later. Following a knee injury he went on to play for Bunkeflo FF and IFK Klagshamn.

Malmö FF

In 2011, Olsen re-joined Malmö FF, having been handpicked to the club by legendary goalkeeper and then goalkeeping coach Jonnie Fedel. He made his Allsvenskan debut on 1 October 2012 in an away fixture against Syrianska FC, when first choice goalkeeper Johan Dahlin was suspended, and kept a clean sheet as the match ended 2–0 in Malmö's favour. In the match on 5 April 2013 against Åtvidabergs FF Dahlin had to be substituted at half time for an injury and Olsen once again took his place. Olsen then managed to hold a clean sheet in the remaining part of the match as well as a further three matches before conceding a goal in stoppage time in his fourth match of the season in the away fixture against IFK Göteborg. Olsen kept Dahlin out of the starting eleven for some further matches before he was given the place on the bench once again. In total Olsen played 10 matches for Malmö FF during the league title winning 2013 season. Prior to the start of the 2014 season the club sold Johan Dahlin, making Olsen the first choice goalkeeper. In the 2014 season, Olsen made 29…

Olsen was eligible for international play for both Denmark and Sweden. When he came to Malmö 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, the 25-year-old 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. After impressive performances, Robin Olsen was included in L'Equipe's team of the tournament after the first round of games of Euro 2020. On 30 September 2025, in the middle of the qualifying campaign for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Olsen announced his immediate decision to retire from the national team as long as Jon Dahl Tomasson is coach. On 5 April 2026, Olsen confirmed his retirement from international football, even though that Sweden had replaced Tomasson with Graham Potter and qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Club

As of match played 31 August 2026

International

In March 2021, Olsen and his family were threatened with a machete by a masked gang during a raid on their home in Altrincham, Greater Manchester. The gang stole jewellery and a luxury watch during the burglary.