A Swedish footballer, who played as an attacking midfielder and forward, is famed as Nils Ola Toivonen. He is simply named as Ola Toivonen. He has earned over 60 caps for the nation and was part of their squad for UEFA Euro 2012 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup. He plays by wearing shirt number of 11. Toivonen started his professional career with Degerfors IF. He is a very talented footballer.

Famous For

• Being a best-attacking midfielder.

Early Life of Ola

On 3rd July 1986, Ola Toivonen was born on Nils Ola Toivonen in Degerfors, Sweden. His nationality is Swedish. He was born to Yrjo Toivonen and Margareta, his parents. His father is Finnish who moved to Sweden to work in the factory. He also has two siblings named Petter and Lisa. He was then bought by Örgryte, and their manager Zoran Lukić. The first, and only, season in Örgryte ended sadly. Lukić was sacked, and Örgryte finished last in Allsvenskan, and thus was relegated to Superettan. In November 2006, he won the "Newcomer of the Year" award at the annual Swedish football awards.

Body Features of Ola

Ola has got a very attractive body figure. He has a tall height of 1.91 m and has a balanced weight of 75 Kg. He attracts a lot of people from his charming smile.

Career of Ola

• Ola started his career at Degerfors in the year 2005.
• After his play in Degerfors, he signed a four-year contract with Malmo FF with a fee of $1.1 Million becoming the second most expensive player of all time.
• In the year 2007, he scored 3 goals for this team and finished 9th in Allsvenskan.
• In his 2008 season, this team finished 6th, and this was the absolute breakthrough for Toivonen.
• In his 2009 season, he signed a contract with PSV Eindhoven with the fee of €3.5 Million and made his team debut against FC Volendam.
• He scored 4 goals against ADO Den Haag on 8th November 2009.
• Toivonen only made 17 appearances in his 2012-2013 seasons due to his injuries.
• He made 14 appearances in his 2013-2014 seasons.
• It was announced that Toivonen had been sold to Rennes for a transfer fee of €2.5 Million on 20th January 2014.
• He joined Premier League side Sunderland on a season-long loan on 28th August 2015.
• He scored his first goal on 22nd September 2015, in a 4-1 League Cup third round defeat at home to Manchester City for this team.
• He signed for French club Toulouse FC on 4th August 2016.
• It was announced he had signed with A-League club Melbourne Victory FC on 31st August 2018.
• Toivonen was officially announced as a Malmö FF player on a 2.5 year-contract on 8 June.
• He retired from professional football after the 2022 Allsvenskan season.

The international career of Ola

• Ola Toivonen has been representing the Swedish national team since the year 2003.
• He was also a member of the U-21 national team.
• His full international debut came on 14th January 2007, when Sweden lost 2-0 away to Venezuela.
• On 21 August 2007, he scored a hat trick (including 2 penalties) for Sweden U21 against Wales U21 in a 4–3 friendly defeat. He was a member of the U-21 national team at the 2009 European Championship in Sweden and scored three times in the competition against Italy U21, Serbia U21, and a superb freekick against England U21 which contributed to a comeback from 3–0 down to 3–3 with Toivonen scoring the second goal.
• He played in the friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead of the World Cup in the absence of Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
• He has been named to the 23-man squad for the FIFA World Cup 2018 which consist of other stars like Emil Forsberg, Marcus Berg, Sebastian Larsson etc.
• He scored the first goal of the match in a 2-1 defeat to Germany on 23 June 2018.
• In August 2018 announced that he has retired from international duties.

Net Worth of Ola

The net worth of Ola Toivonen is estimated to have $5 Million as of 2023. His weekly salary was $20,000. He used to earn a good amount of money from his career. He also owns a house for $3.6 Million at Labbsand Beach. 

Affairs of Ola

Ola Toivonen is a married man. He married Emma Herbring on June 2015 in Loka Brunn. Many footballers attended their marriage ceremony. Since 2002, the couple is dating each other. Emma Herbring is also a football player and has played in the Swedish Premier League. The couple is blessed with two children. They are living a happy life together and there is no any sign of separation between them.