Ola Toivonen

Nils Ola Toivonen (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈuːla ˈtɔ̌ɪvʊnɛn]; born 3 July 1986) is a Swedish footballer, who plays as an attacking midfielder or striker for Malmo FF.

After beginning his career in his home town team of Degerfors, he spent time in the top flight for Orgryte before he got signed by Malmo FF before the 2007 season. Having spent two seasons with Malmo, breaking through with 14 league goals in 2008, he joined Dutch 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 represented Sunderland in the Premier League before returning to France in 2016 to suit up for Toulouse.

A full international for Sweden starting in 2007, he earned over 60 caps for his nation, and was part of their squads for UEFA Euro 2012 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup, retiring after the latter tournament.

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