Oliver Dovin Explained

Oliver Dovin
Fullname:Oliver Lukas Dozae Nnonyelu Dovin
Birth Date:11 July 2002
Birth Place:London, England
Height:1.87m[1]
Position:Goalkeeper
Currentclub:Coventry City
Clubnumber:1
Youthyears1:–2013
Youthclubs1:Enskede IK
Youthyears2:2014–2019
Youthclubs2:Hammarby IF
Years1:2019–2024
Clubs1:Hammarby IF
Caps1:68
Goals1:0
Years2:2020
Clubs2:IK Frej (loan)
Caps2:23
Goals2:0
Years3:2022
Clubs3:Hammarby TFF
Caps3:1
Goals3:0
Years4:2024–
Clubs4:Coventry City
Caps4:2
Goals4:0
Nationalyears1:2017–2019
Nationalteam1:Sweden U17
Nationalcaps1:11
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2019–2020
Nationalteam2:Sweden U19
Nationalcaps2:2
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2021–
Nationalteam3:Sweden U21
Nationalcaps3:9
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalyears4:2023–
Nationalteam4:Sweden
Nationalcaps4:2
Nationalgoals4:0
Pcupdate:22:46, 22 July 2024 (UTC)
Ntupdate:22:19, 26 March 2024 (UTC)

Oliver Lukas Dozae Nnonyelu Dovin (born 11 July 2002) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Coventry City.

Early life

Dovin was born in London, England, 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] Throughout the season, Dovin made eight appearances in Allsvenskan, competing with David Ousted.[15] [16]

In 2022, Dovin started the year as Hammarby's first choice goalkeeper, but ended the season making 17 league appearances due to injuries. He helped his side to reach a 3rd place in the Allsvenskan table.[17] [18] [19]

On 17 March 2023, Dovin signed a new three-and-a-half-year contract with Hammarby, running until the summer of 2026.[20] Throughout the 2023 season, he made 29 league appearances in Allsvenskan, although Hammarby disappointedly finished 7th in the table.[15]

In July 2024, he signed for English club Coventry City.[21]

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.[22] 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.[23] Thus, Dovin also became the first goalkeeper born in the 21st century to represent the Sweden national team.[24]

Career statistics

Club

[25]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hammarby IF2019Allsvenskan000000
202010000010
2021802030130
202217040210
20232904020350
2024102030
Total56012050730
IK Frej (loan)2020Ettan23000230
Hammarby TFF (loan)2022Ettan100010
Coventry City2024–25Championship200020
Career total82012050990

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[26] !National team!Year!Apps!Goals
Sweden202310
202410
Total20

Honours

Hammarby IF

Notes and References

  1. Book: . 3 August 2023. Supportrarnas Matchprogram NR 424. Stockholm. Supportrarnas Matchprogram. 17.
  2. Web site: TV: Väntar Jesper Janssons besked – vill utmana Wiland. Fotbolldirekt. 3 July 2020. Swedish.
  3. Web site: Framtiden Är Vår – Oliver Dovin. May 2020 . Swedish Football Association. 3 July 2020. Swedish.
  4. Web site: Dovin tillbaka mellan stolparna. Swedish Football Association. 29 March 2019. 29 July 2020. Swedish.
  5. Web site: Hammarby kontrakterar tre akademispelare. Hammarby Fotboll. 3 July 2020. Swedish.
  6. Web site: Oliver Dovin ångrar inte positionsbytet. June 2020. Unicoach. 3 July 2020. Swedish.
  7. Web site: Blytung slutminut avslutade säsongen. Hammarby Fotboll. 14 December 2020. Swedish.
  8. Web site: Oliver Dovin förlänger med Hammarby. Hammarby Fotboll. 23 December 2020. Swedish.
  9. Web site: Hammarby cupvinnare efter straffdrama. Swedish Football Association. 30 May 2021. 30 May 2021. sv.
  10. Web site: Historisk och dramatisk cupfinalseger mot Häcken. Hammarby Fotboll. 30 May 2021. 30 May 2021. sv.
  11. Web site: Maribor 0 – 1 Hammarby. 30 August 2021. UEFA. English.
  12. Web site: Hammarby 5 – 1 Čukarički. 30 August 2021. UEFA. English.
  13. Web site: Hammarby 3 – 1 Basel. 30 August 2021. UEFA. English.
  14. Web site: Ett slut att glömma efter 210 minnesvärda minuter. 26 August 2021. 30 August 2021. Hammarby Fotboll. Swedish.
  15. Web site: Oliver Dovin. Swedish Football Association. 3 July 2020. Swedish.
  16. Web site: Dovin har avfärdat utlandsflytt för Bajen: "Vill inte lyssna på bud". Fotbollskanalen. 27 March 2022. 20 July 2023. Swedish.
  17. News: Fyra nollor för 19-åringen i Bajens mål. 15 May 2022. 20 July 2023. Dagens Nyheter. Swedish.
  18. Web site: Oliver missar matchen mot Värnamo. 28 May 2022. 20 July 2023. Hammarby Fotboll. Swedish.
  19. Web site: "Jag mådde inte jättebra förra året". 9 January 2023. 20 July 2023. Hammarby Fotboll. Swedish.
  20. Web site: Oliver Dovin förlänger kontraktet. 17 March 2023. 6 April 2023. Hammarby Fotboll. Swedish.
  21. Web site: Coventry City sign Oliver Dovin from Hammarby IF. 19 July 2024. BBC Sport.
  22. Web site: U21: 15 debutanter mot Finland. Swedish Football Association. 4 June 2021. 28 July 2021. Swedish.
  23. Web site: Sverige – Island – Matchfakta – Svensk fotboll . 13 January 2023 . www.svenskfotboll.se . sv.
  24. svenskfotboll. Swedish Football Association. 1617816632126234628. 24 January 2023. Under januariturnén blev Oliver Dovin från @Hammarbyfotboll första målvakten född på 2000-talet att spela för herrlandslaget.
  25. Web site: Oliver Nnonyelu-Dovin. Soccerway. 12 February 2012. English.
  26. Web site: Oliver Dovin – Spelarstatistik – Svensk fotboll . 13 January 2023 . www.svenskfotboll.se. . sv.