Oliver Dovin

Oliver Lukas Dozae Nnonyelu Dovin (born 11 July 2002) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan.[1]

Oliver Dovin
Dovin with Hammarby IF in 2021
Personal information
Full name Oliver Lukas Dozae Nnonyelu Dovin
Date of birth (2002-07-11) 11 July 2002
Place of birth London, England
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Hammarby IF
Number 1
Youth career
0000–2013 Enskede IK
2014–2020 Hammarby IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Hammarby IF 34 (0)
2020 → IK Frej (loan) 23 (0)
2022 → Hammarby TFF (res.) 1 (0)
International career‡
2017–2019 Sweden U17 11 (0)
2019–2020 Sweden U19 2 (0)
2021– Sweden U21 3 (0)
2023– Sweden 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2023

Early life

Dovin was born in London, United Kingdom, to a British Nigerian father and a Swedish mother. He moved to Stockholm, Sweden, together with his family at age one.[2]

He began playing football as a youngster with local club Enskede IK. In 2014, at age 12, Dovin joined the youth academy of Allsvenskan club Hammarby IF.[3][4]

Club career

Hammarby IF

On 16 August 2018, Dovin signed his first professional contract with Hammarby running until the end of 2021.[5][3] He appeared as an unused substitute in eight Allsvenskan fixtures in 2019, behind both Johan Wiland and Davor Blažević, as Hammarby finished 3rd in the table.[6]

On 6 December 2020, Dovin made his senior debut in Allsvenskan, in a 1–2 away loss against Örebro SK, the last fixture of the season.[7] He later signed a new long-term deal with Hammarby, running until the summer of 2024.[8]

On 30 May 2021, Dovin won the 2020–21 Svenska Cupen, the main domestic cup, with Hammarby through a 5–4 win on penalties (0–0 after full-time) against BK Häcken in the final.[9][10] Dovin made three appearances as the side reached the play-off round of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League, after eliminating Maribor (4–1 on aggregate) and FK Čukarički (6–4 on aggregate), where the club was knocked out by Basel on penalties (4–4 on aggregate).[11][12][13][14]

On 17 March 2023, Dovin signed a new three and a half-year contract with Hammarby, running until the summer of 2026.[15]

International career

Dovin was part of the Swedish squad for the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, where he made 30 saves across three games (the best record among goalkeepers in the whole tournament).[3] On 3 June 2021, Dovin made his debut for the Swedish U21’s, playing one half in a 2–0 friendly win against Finland.[16] He made his full international debut for Sweden on 12 January 2023, appearing in the second half as a replacement for Jacob Widell Zetterström in a friendly 2–1 win against Iceland.[17] Thus, Dovin also became the first ever goalkeeper born in the 21st century to represent the Swedish national team.[18]

Career statistics

Club
As of 14 May 2023[19]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hammarby IF 2019 Allsvenskan 0000—00
2020 10000010
2021 80203[lower-alpha 1]0130
2022 17040—210
2023 804000120
Total 34010030470
IK Frej (loan) 2020 Ettan 23000—230
Hammarby TFF (loan) 2022 Ettan 1000—10
Career total 58010030710
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year[20]
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 2023 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

Hammarby IF

References
  1. "Oliver Dovin" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  2. "TV: Väntar Jesper Janssons besked - vill utmana Wiland" (in Swedish). Fotbolldirekt. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  3. "Framtiden Är Vår – Oliver Dovin" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  4. "Dovin tillbaka mellan stolparna" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  5. "Hammarby kontrakterar tre akademispelare" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  6. "Oliver Dovin ångrar inte positionsbytet" (in Swedish). Unicoach. June 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  7. "Blytung slutminut avslutade säsongen" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  8. "Oliver Dovin förlänger med Hammarby" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  9. "Hammarby cupvinnare efter straffdrama" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  10. "Historisk och dramatisk cupfinalseger mot Häcken" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  11. "Maribor 0 – 1 Hammarby". UEFA. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  12. "Hammarby 5 – 1 Čukarički". UEFA. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  13. "Hammarby 3 – 1 Basel". UEFA. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  14. "Ett slut att glömma efter 210 minnesvärda minuter" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  15. "Oliver Dovin förlänger kontraktet" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  16. "U21: 15 debutanter mot Finland" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  17. "Sverige - Island - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  18. Swedish Football Association [@svenskfotboll] (24 January 2023). "Under januariturnén blev Oliver Dovin från @Hammarbyfotboll första målvakten född på 2000-talet att spela för herrlandslaget" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  19. "Oliver Nnonyelu-Dovin". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  20. "Oliver Dovin - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-01-13.
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