Oliver Abner Endrias Hintsa (Tigrinya: ኦሊቨር ኣብነር እንድርያስ ሕንጻ; born 1 January 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga I club Dinamo București. Born in Sweden, he represents Eritrea internationally.
Career Hintsa started playing for Halmstads BK around age 9, rose in the ranks and signed a contract with the first team in 2019. Having not made his league debut yet, he was loaned out to Tvååkers IF in August 2020. He scored several goals there.
In 2021, his prospects to gain more playing time in Halmstad were not good, and he chose to move on to Falkenbergs FF. He scored his first Superettan goal in September 2021.
In January 2024 he was announced as a new player for Sogndal IL in the Norwegian First Division. His goalscoring picked up in his second season, stopping on 14 league goals. A transfer bid from KFUM was reportedly rejected in January 2026. Sogndal reportedly also "put Hintsa in the freezer", declined to let him play if he did not sign an extended contract.
In 2026 he was called up to play for Eritrea, 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.
Career statistics Club
+Appearances and goals by club, season, and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsHalmstad2019Superettan0000——0020200000——00Total0000——00Tvååker (loan)2020Ettan208———208Falkenberg2021Superettan27330——3032022Ettan28821—203282023281021—213212Total832172—419424Sogndal20241. divisjon30421——3252025261443——30172026134———134Total692264——7526Dinamo București2026–27Liga I8111——92Career total18052147—4119860
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsEritrea202620Total20
Personal life Legendary player Freddie Ljungberg is Hintsa's godfather.
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