Austria Wien signs Maria Olsen

The 24-year-old attacking player Maria Olsen is moving from SCR Altach to Vienna. The Dane has signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with the Violets until the summer of 2027.

"I'm very happy to join Austria Wien. It's a new challenge and an opportunity to grow. I'm excited to get started with the team and staff, I'm motivated to putting in my best effort and contributing to the team’s success. My goal for this season is to enjoy, have fun again playing football and grow as a player. Together we want to try to continue to challenge St. Pölten and play at the top of the league", says Maria Olsen.

Olsen started her soccer career in Denmark with Kolding IF, playing for Varde IF in the meantime, before venturing to the USA in 2020 at the age of 19. There, Olsen played for the Wildcats at the University of Kentucky and studied marketing. In February 2022, she returned to her home country and joined AGF Fodbold. Six months later, she moved to Austria to join the then SPG Altach/Vorderland.

In her first debut season, Olsen scored 17 goals and provided eight assists in 23 Bundesliga and cup games with Altach. In 2023/24, Olsen scored eight goals in 22 games, including a remarkable free-kick in the 3-3 draw against the Violets in the final Bundesliga game of the season at the Generali-Arena. She has also been a starter for Altach this season, but they never really found their stride in the first half of the season. Olsen, who always wears her white hairband, has scored two goals and provided four assists in 14 games.

Lisa Makas, sporting director: "Maria has been an absolute favourite of ours for a long time and we are delighted that the transfer has now worked out. She has proven her footballing qualities many times in recent years and can cause problems for any defense in Austria with her creativity. Maria makes us even more versatile in attack and brings an additional variable to our game with her strength at set pieces."