Player
Jesper Olsen
United 1984–1988#11Midfielder
#116 of 985 goalscorers
- 176
- apps27 sub
- 0.14
- goals / app
- 5
- multi-goal apps1 hat-trick
- 11
- assists
Verified competitive record
Suggest correction →Goals and assists by season
Assists first recorded from 87/88 onwards.
Season by season
24 recorded goals · 5 of 5 seasons coveredPeak goals — 85/86 · 13 goals
How the goals were scored
- Left Foot150%
- Right Foot150%
Hand-curated goal types · 1987–1988 · Tableau source
Matches where he scored
18 matchesMost goals v West Bromwich Albion — 3 · Longest scoring run: 2 in a row (5 Sep 1984–8 Sep 1984)
- 3–1v Oxford12/12/1987
First Division
1 goal50' - 2–2v Newcastle12/09/1987
First Division
1 goal8' - 1–1@ Southampton03/01/1987
First Division
1 goal11' - 4–1v Newcastle01/01/1987
First Division
1 goal90' - 5–1v Southampton13/09/1986
First Division
1 goal22' - 1–2v Chelsea09/04/1986
First Division
1 goal68' - 3–0v West Brom22/02/1986
First Division
3 goals26' 53' 70' - 3–0v Sunderland29/01/1986
FA CupRound 4
brace38' 54' - 2–3v Nott'm Forest18/01/1986
First Division
brace46' 67' - 2–0v Coventry02/11/1985
First Division
brace18' 41' - 2–1@ Chelsea26/10/1985
First Division
1 goal41' - 2–0v QPR12/10/1985
First Division
1 goal52' - 4–0v Aston Villa17/08/1985
First Division
1 goal84' - 5–0v Stoke06/04/1985
First Division
brace - 1–1v Everton02/03/1985
First Division
1 goal - 3–0@ Burnley09/10/1984
League CupRound 22nd
1 goal - 5–0v Newcastle08/09/1984
First Division
1 goal - 1–1v Chelsea05/09/1984
First Division
1 goal
- 3–1WvOxfordOxfordOxford UnitedFirst Division·12 Dec 1987 · 1987-881 goal50'1987-88First DivisionFirst Division
- 2–2DvNewcastleNewcastleNewcastle UnitedFirst Division·12 Sep 1987 · 1987-881 goal8'1987-88First DivisionFirst Division
- 1–1D@SouthamptonSouthamptonSouthamptonFirst Division·3 Jan 1987 · 1986-871 goal11'1986-87First DivisionFirst Division
- 4–1WvNewcastleNewcastleNewcastle UnitedFirst Division·1 Jan 1987 · 1986-871 goal90'1986-87First DivisionFirst Division
- 5–1WvSouthamptonSouthamptonSouthamptonFirst Division·13 Sep 1986 · 1986-871 goal22'1986-87First DivisionFirst Division
- 1–2LvChelseaChelseaChelseaFirst Division·9 Apr 1986 · 1985-861 goal68'1985-86First DivisionFirst Division
- 3–0WvWest BromWest BromWest Bromwich AlbionFirst Division·22 Feb 1986 · 1985-863 goals26' 53' 70'1985-86First DivisionFirst Division
- 3–0WvSunderlandSunderlandSunderlandFA Cup·29 Jan 1986 · 1985-86brace38' 54'1985-86FA CupFA CupRound 4
- 2–3LvNott'm ForestNott'm ForestNottingham ForestFirst Division·18 Jan 1986 · 1985-86brace46' 67'1985-86First DivisionFirst Division
- 2–0WvCoventryCoventryCoventry CityFirst Division·2 Nov 1985 · 1985-86brace18' 41'1985-86First DivisionFirst Division
- 2–1W@ChelseaChelseaChelseaFirst Division·26 Oct 1985 · 1985-861 goal41'1985-86First DivisionFirst Division
- 2–0WvQPRQPRQueens Park RangersFirst Division·12 Oct 1985 · 1985-861 goal52'1985-86First DivisionFirst Division
- 4–0WvAston VillaAston VillaAston VillaFirst Division·17 Aug 1985 · 1985-861 goal84'1985-86First DivisionFirst Division
- 5–0WvStokeStokeStoke CityFirst Division·6 Apr 1985 · 1984-85brace1984-85First DivisionFirst Division
- 1–1DvEvertonEvertonEvertonFirst Division·2 Mar 1985 · 1984-851 goal1984-85First DivisionFirst Division
- 3–0W@BurnleyBurnleyBurnleyLeague Cup·9 Oct 1984 · 1984-851 goal1984-85League CupLeague CupRound 22nd
- 5–0WvNewcastleNewcastleNewcastle UnitedFirst Division·8 Sep 1984 · 1984-851 goal1984-85First DivisionFirst Division
- 1–1DvChelseaChelseaChelseaFirst Division·5 Sep 1984 · 1984-851 goal1984-85First DivisionFirst Division
Transfer record
2 recorded- from Ajax29 Jun 1984£350k
- £400kto Bordeaux18 Nov 1988
Data coverageshowhide
Club record — verified competitive goals, apps, and starts in the hero plate. Recorded splits below are drawn from match coverage we can evidence, not necessarily a full career total.
Slice: all competitions, per season
Slice: curated goals, assists, and goal types, 1987–2015
Coverage: 2 goals and 11 assists across 2 seasons; hand-curated, not exhaustive, and not match-attributed. Tableau source