Ola Toivonen

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Ola Toivonen, the Swedish midfielder, made 14 appearances for Sunderland. He found the net 1 time, averaging 0.07 goals per game. His most prolific season in our data was 2015-16, with 1 goal. In our match data he features from 2015 to 2016. More of his recorded appearances came under Sam Allardyce than any other manager — 14 in all. Among the bigger results he featured in was a 3-0 win over Newcastle at home in 2015. He lined up alongside Yann M'Vila more than any other team-mate in our data, the two starting 10 games together. Across 12 matches we hold detailed data for, his average match rating is 6.58.

Figures are from our match-by-match data, densest from 2010 onward.

Nils Ola Toivonen ( Swedish pronunciation: [ˈûːla ˈtɔ̌ɪvʊnɛn] ; (Värmländsk pronunciation: [Ola Tôjvônen]); born 3 July 1986) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder and forward . After beginning his career in his home town team of Degerfors , he spent time in the top flight for Örgryte before he got signed by Malmö FF before the 2007 season . Having spent two seasons with Malmö, breaking through with 14 league goals in 2008 , he joined Eredivisie club PSV Eindhoven in January 2009. Toivonen remained there for five and a half seasons, winning the KNVB Cup in 2012, until a €2.5 million move to Rennes . After a successful spell with Rennes in Ligue 1 , Toivonen had a stint with Sunderland in the Premier League before returning to France in 2016 to suit up for Toulouse . He played in Australia for Melbourne Victory between 2018 and 2020, and then returned to Malmö FF before officially retiring from professional football in 2022. A full international for Sweden between 2007 and 2018, he earned 64 caps and scored 14 goals for his nation, and was part of their squads for UEFA Euro 2012 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup in which Sweden reached the Quarter-Finals . — Wikipedia

Position: MF
Nationality: Sweden
Birthplace: Degerfors
Born: 3 Jul 1986
Height: 190 cm
Weight: 78 kg

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At Sunderland

On 28 August 2015, Toivonen joined Premier League side Sunderland on a season-long loan, linking up with his former manager at PSV Dick Advocaat . [ 36 ] The following day, he made his debut as a half-time substitute for Lee Cattermole in at Aston Villa , and assisted former PSV teammate Jeremain Lens 's equaliser in a 2–2 draw. [ 37 ] Toivonen scored his first goal on 22 September 2015, in a 4–1 League Cup third round defeat at home to Manchester City . [ 38 ] — Wikipedia

Career

Degerfors IF (2003–05)→Sweden national under-17 football team (2003–03)→Sweden national under-19 football team (2004–05)→Sweden national under-18 football team (2004–04)→Örgryte IS (2006–06)→Sweden national under-21 football team (2006–09)→Malmö FF (2007–08)→Sweden men's national football team (2007–18)→PSV Eindhoven (2009–14)→Stade Rennais F.C. (2014–16)→Sunderland A.F.C. (2015–16)→Toulouse FC (2016–18)→Melbourne Victory FC (2018–20)→Malmö FF (2020–22)→Örgryte IS Fotboll

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