[2][3] Starting off his career with Malmö FF in 1987, he was the 1988 Allsvenskan top scorer and played for clubs in the Bundesliga, Serie A, and the Premier League before retiring in 1999.

Dahlin was born in Uddevalla, Sweden to a Nigerian father, who was a musician (Nat Atkins), and a Swedish mother.

The most successful time of his career he spent with Borussia Mönchengladbach with whom he won the German Cup in 1995 along with Stefan Effenberg.

Blackburn Rovers later sued their insurance company who had refused to pay out over the injury claiming that normal wear and tear could have been a contributing factor.

[11] He represents Ola Toivonen,[12] Guillermo Molins,[13] Markus Rosenberg, Jonas Olsson,[14] Behrang Safari[15] and Pontus Jansson.