Oliver Hintsa (born 1 January 2001) is a footballer who plays as a striker for Sogndal. Born in Sweden, he represents Eritrea internationally.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oliver Endrias Hintsa | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Halmstad, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sogndal | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Halmstad | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Halmstad | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Tvååker (loan) | 20 | (8) |
| 2021–2023 | Falkenberg | 83 | (21) |
| 2024– | Sogndal | 64 | (19) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2026– | Eritrea | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 May 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 May 2015 | |||
Career
editHintsa started playing for Halmstads BK around age 9, rose in the ranks and signed a contract with the first team in 2019.[2] Having not made his league debut yet, he was loaned out to Tvååkers IF in August 2020.[3] He scored several goals there.[4]
In 2021, his prospects to gain more playing time in Halmstad were not good, and he chose to move on to Falkenbergs FF.[5] He scored his first Superettan goal in September 2021.[6]
In January 2024 he was announced as a new player for Sogndal IL in the Norwegian First Division.[7] His goalscoring picked up in his second season, stopping on 14 league goals.[8][9] A transfer bid from KFUM was reportedly rejected in January 2026.[10] Sogndal reportedly also "put Hintsa in the freezer", declined to let him play if he did not sign an extended contract.[11]
In 2026 he was called up to play for Eritrea,[12] alongside other members of the diaspora. He made his international debut in March in a two-legged face-off agaist Eswatini, where Eritrea won both legs.[1]
Personal life
editLegendary player Freddie Ljungberg is Hintsa's godfather.[13]
References
edit- 1 2 Oliver Hintsa at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "Talangen Oliver Hintsa skriver kontrakt med HBK" (in Swedish). Halmstads BK. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
- ↑ "Oliver Hintsa lånas ut resten av säsongen". Halmstadsport (in Swedish). 4 August 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
- ↑ "Hintsas sköna avslutning". Hallands Nyheter (in Swedish). 22 August 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
- ↑ "Oliver Hintsa klar för Falkenbergs FF". Hallands Nyheter (in Swedish). 4 January 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
- ↑ "Hintsa efter segern inför storpublik: "Otroligt häftigt"". Sveriges Radio. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
- ↑ "Officiellt: Hintsa klar för Sogndal". Fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). 23 January 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
- ↑ Oliver Hintsa at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ↑ "Proffskollen: Hintsa gör storsuccé i Norge – matchvinnare igen". Sogn Avis (in Norwegian Nynorsk). 5 May 2025. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
- ↑ "Uppgifter: Bud har nobbats på succésvensken". Fotbolldirekt (in Swedish). 4 January 2026. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
- ↑ "Ex-HBK:aren ville inte förlänga – hamnade i frysboxen". Hallands Nyheter (in Swedish). 15 August 2025. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
- ↑ "Mangla eit lass med spelarar – og det var han veldig glad for". Sogn Avis (in Norwegian Nynorsk). 31 March 2026. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
- ↑ ""Får tips av honom – vi skriver efter varje match"". Expressen (in Swedish). 28 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2026.