Wednesday, April 2, 2025 - Former Arsenal youth midfielder,
Kristoffer Olsson has mutually agreed to terminate his contract with FC
Midtjylland a year after being diagnosed with an acute brain condition.
The 29-year-old Olsson, who graduated from
the Arsenal academy in 2013, has been rehabilitating after losing
consciousness at his home on February 20 last year and being diagnosed with
several small blood clots in the brain as a result of an extremely rare
blood-vessel inflammation.
Midtjylland said the midfielder is returning to Norrkoping
in Sweden, where he will be close to his family and he can ‘pursue the ambition
of returning to life as a footballer.’
'It´s not just a story about sports, but about human
strength when life hits unreasonably hard,' Midtjylland deputy football
director Kristian Bach Bak said. 'He has shown us all what courage means in
practice.'
In a club statement, Olsson said he had 'great gratitude'
for the Danish club he joined in 2022 for a second spell.
'The club, the people, everyone around me - they were there
from the first second,' Olsson said. 'FC Midtjylland is not just a football
club, it´s a place that takes care of people.'
Olsson will train with IFK Norrkoping, the club where he
made his breakthrough.
'First and foremost, I still dream of being a football
player. To be able to train fully and feel that I contribute to a team,' he
said.
'Every week I feel progress, and I´m hungrier and more
motivated than ever. To have the opportunity to do it at home in Norrkoping,
close to my family and friends, means a lot.'
Olsson has played 47 times for Sweden.
At club level, he has also played for Anderlecht in Belgium,
Krasnodar in Russia, AIK in Sweden and in the Gunners' youth teams.
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