Ola Toivonen

He started on the bench, coming on as a 77th-minute substitute for Zakaria Labyad.

Toivonen scored PSV's second goal, deep into stoppage time, securing a 2–2 draw.

On 24 April, PSV travelled to Rotterdam to play Feyenoord at De Kuip.

After embarrassingly losing 10–0 in the first meeting of the season, Feyenoord responded by winning 3–1, Toivonen scored the only goal for the Boerens, ending PSV's title hopes.

Nils Ola Toivonen (born 3 July 1986) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder and forward.

He became Malmö's second most expensive player of all time (only Brazilian international Afonso Alves cost Malmö more money, when the club bought him for approximately $1.3 million in 2004, also from Örgryte).

Toivonen started his career at Degerfors IF, where he became involved in their campaign in 2005 to avoid relegation from Superettan.

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.

He soon signed a four-year contract with Malmö FF, in a transfer worth more than $1.1 million.

After beginning his career in his home town team of Degerfors, he spent time in the top flight for Örgryte before he got signed by Malmö FF before the 2007 season.

A full international for Sweden between 2007 and 2018, he earned 64 caps and scored 14 goals for his nation, and was part of their squads for UEFA Euro 2012 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup in which Sweden reached the Quarter-Finals.

His father Yrjö was born in Finland and emigrated to Degerfors to work in a factory.

In the 2007 season, Toivonen's first at Malmö, the club finished 9th in Allsvenskan and Toivonen scored three goals.

Having spent two seasons with Malmö, breaking through with 14 league goals in 2008, he joined Eredivisie club PSV Eindhoven in January 2009.

The 2008 season went somewhat better for Malmö, finishing 6th, and this was the absolute breakthrough for Toivonen.

In 27 games, he managed to score 14 goals as well as seven assists.

This drew the attention of some Premier League and Eredivisie clubs, most notably West Ham United and PSV Eindhoven.

Toivonen signed a contract with PSV Eindhoven in early 2009.

The transfer fee was, according to some source, €3.5 million, and according to other sources €4.5 million.

He received a red card in a February 2009 match against FC Volendam, which sidelined him for two matches.

His first half season in the Netherlands, saw Toivonen score 6 goals in 14 appearances for his new club.

On 8 November 2009, Toivonen scored four out of five goals against ADO Den Haag in a 5–1 win, scoring a hat trick in the first 42 minutes of the game.

His first full season in the Eredivise proved very successful, adapting quickly, scoring 13 goals.

The first game of the new season kicked off on 7 August 2010 and saw PSV head to the Abe Lenstra Stadion to face Heerenveen.

Toivonen struck two second half goals, before Orlando Engelaar added a third, helping to secure a comfortable 3–1 victory.

14 August 2010 saw Toivonen net his second hat trick for PSV, scoring three goals in a 6–0 win over De Graafschap.

He added the third goal in a 3–1 win against NEC Nijmegen on 11 September that helped his side climb to first in the Eredivisie rankings.

24 October saw his side record a memorable 10–0 win over rivals Feyenoord at the Philips Stadion.

Toivonen scored the first of six goals in the second half.

On 4 December Toivonen added two goals to his account in a 5–2 win over Heracles Almelo.

In PSV's second game back following the winter break, Toivonen netted the equalizing goal in a 2–1 win against Willem II.

The 2010–11 campaign saw Toivonen score 15 Eredivisie goals and 3 Europa League goals for PSV, making him the club's second leading goalscorer of the season behind Balázs Dzsudzsák.

A month later on 20 February 2011, Toivonen scored the third goal, in a 4–1 home win against NAC Breda that saw PSV move two points clear at the top of the Eredivisie.

A crucial game against SC Heerenveen on 10 April saw Toivonen return to the squad.

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 had a stint with Sunderland in the Premier League before returning to France in 2016 to suit up for Toulouse.

He played in Australia for Melbourne Victory between 2018 and 2020, and then returned to Malmö FF before officially retiring from professional football in 2022.