Simon Olsson

He had gone to Heerenveen in 2022 and left early, with his deal there due to run until June 2026. He gave reduced playing time under the new manager, Robin van Persie, as his reason for returning.

Elfsborg was where he became a professional. He joined the club's youth system in 2014 and won the U17 Swedish championship that year, beating IF Brommapojkarna 3–0 in the final. He made his senior debut in September 2016 after being promoted from the youth team. A year later the club named him its Breakthrough of the Year.

Over his first spell he played 170 games and scored 13 goals. In 2020 he was voted Elfsborg's Player of the Year , and the club qualified for European competition in both 2020 and 2021.

The move to the Eredivisie in 2022 was reported at €1.3 million. He played 89 times for Heerenveen and scored three goals. In 2023–24 he made 34 league appearances.

He made his debut on 21 March 2024 in a 5–2 friendly defeat by Portugal, started four days later in a 1–0 win over Albania, and played in a 2–1 loss to Denmark in June. He was not in the squad for Euro 2024. At youth level he played for Sweden at U17 and U19, scoring once for the under-19s. In 2017 he withdrew from a U21 call-up because of injury.