29 May and Belarus on 2 June 2010. Against Bosnia and Herzegovina, Olsson put Sweden back in front from close range in the 68th minute, two minutes after coming on as a substitute, and added his second in the 82nd from Marcus Berg's center. On 6 September 2011, he made his first start for the national team, playing at left back, and scored Sweden's third goal in the 81st minute of the 5–0 victory over San Marino after a clever reverse pass by Zlatan Ibrahimović in a Group E Euro 2012 qualifying fixture. In May 2012, Olsson was named in the 23-man squad to compete for Sweden at UEFA Euro 2012 and was given the number 5 shirt. In May 2018 he was named in Sweden's 23 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Personal life Olsson was born in Gävle, Sweden, to a Swedish father and Kenyan mother. He has a twin brother, Marcus, who also is a professional footballer. His brother-in-law is former Dallas Mavericks basketball player Dirk Nowitzki, who is married to Martin's sister Jessica Olsson. His agent used to be the former Sweden international player Stefan Schwarz. Controversial agent Rune Hauge has also worked for Olsson, after being introduced to him by former Blackburn Rovers teammate Morten Gamst Pedersen. Career statistics Club International Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Olsson goal. Honours Norwich City Football League Championship play-offs: 2015 Malmö FF Allsvenskan: 2021 Svenska Cupen: 2021–22 Individual Stor Grabb: 2013 References External links Martin Olsson profile at the Swansea City A.F.C. website 1988 births Living people People from Gävle Swedish footballers Sweden youth international footballers Sweden under-21 international footballers Sweden international footballers Association football defenders Högaborgs BK players Blackburn Rovers F.C. players Norwich City F.C. players Swansea City A.F.C. players Helsingborgs IF players BK Häcken players Malmö FF players Premier League players English Football League players UEFA Euro 2012 players UEFA Euro 2016 players 2018 FIFA World Cup players Swedish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in England Swedish expatriate sportspeople in England Swedish twins Twin sportspeople Swedish people of Kenyan descent Swedish sportspeople of African descent Sportspeople from Gävleborg County