Ola Toivonen

Ola Toivonen, born Nils Ola Toivonen on 3 July 1986, is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder and forward. He began in his home town club Degerfors, spent time in the top flight with Örgryte, and signed for Malmö FF before the 2007 season, where he broke through with 14 league goals in 2008. In January 2009 he joined PSV Eindhoven in the Eredivisie, staying five and a half seasons and winning the KNVB Cup in 2012, before a 2.5 million euro move to Rennes. He later played for Sunderland in the Premier League, Toulouse from 2016, and Melbourne Victory in Australia between 2018 and 2020, then returned to Malmö FF and retired from professional football in 2022. For Sweden between 2007 and 2018 he earned 64 caps and scored 14 goals, playing at UEFA Euro 2012 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup, where Sweden reached the quarter-finals and he scored the opening goal in a 2-1 defeat to Germany.