Julia Zigiotti Olme
.jpg) Zigiotti Olme with Bayern Munich in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Julia Margareta Zigiotti Olme[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 24 December 1997 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Upplands Väsby, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Manchester United | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Bollstanäs SK | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Bollstanäs SK | 44 | (17) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015 | AIK | 21 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Hammarby | 58 | (22) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | BK Häcken | 71 | (16) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 51 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Bayern Munich | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Manchester United | 16 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Sweden U17 | 6 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Sweden U19 | 18 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018– | Sweden | 52 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:15, 15 February 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11:25, 4 December 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Julia Margareta Zigiotti Olme (born 24 December 1997) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Women's Super League club Manchester United and the Sweden women's national team. She has previously played for the Damallsvenskan team BK Häcken, WSL club Brighton & Hove Albion and Frauen-Bundesliga club Bayern Munich.
A full international since 2018, Zigiotti Olme represented her country at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup and UEFA Women's Euro 2025.
Club career
[edit]In January 2022 she joined FA Women's Super League club Brighton & Hove Albion after three seasons with BK Häcken (known as Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC prior to 2021). She signed an 18-month contract in a double transfer with teammate Emma Kullberg.[2] On 9 August 2023 she signed a new contract with Brighton.[3] On 24 July 2024 it was announced that she had left Brighton after the expiry of her contract.[4] She later signed a two-year contract with Bayern Munich on 30 July.[5] On 31 July 2025, Zigiotti Olme signed for Manchester United on a two-year contract with the option for a further year.[6]
International career
[edit]Zigiotti Olme was first called up to the senior Sweden national team in September 2018. In May 2019 she was selected by Sweden for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Zigiotti Olme was in a relationship with her former club teammate and fellow Swedish footballer Emma Kullberg.[8] She was a childhood Juventus supporter, and she idolised Alessandro Del Piero.[9] Julia has an Italian mother and a Swedish father.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 22 February 2026.[11]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bollstanäs SK | 2012 | Norretta | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2013 | Norra Svealand | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 7 | |||
| 2014 | Elitettan | 25 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 8 | |||
| Total | 44 | 17 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 46 | 17 | ||||
| AIK | 2014 | Damallsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | Damallsvenskan | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 5 | |||
| Total | 21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 5 | ||||
| Hammarby | 2015 | Damallsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | Elitettan | 25 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 9 | |||
| 2017 | Damallsvenskan | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 9 | |||
| 2018 | Damallsvenskan | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 5 | |||
| Total | 58 | 22 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 63 | 23 | ||||
| BK Häcken | 2018 | Damallsvenskan | 11 | 7 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 17 | 10 | ||
| 2019 | Damallsvenskan | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 25 | 4 | ||
| 2020 | Damallsvenskan | 20 | 4 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 25 | 7 | ||
| 2021 | Damallsvenskan | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| Total | 71 | 16 | 13 | 6 | — | 7 | 0 | 91 | 22 | |||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2021–22 | Women's Super League | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 2 | |
| 2022–23 | Women's Super League | 20 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 27 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | Women's Super League | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| Total | 51 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 65 | 6 | |||
| Bayern Munich | 2024–25 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 5 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
| Manchester United | 2025–26 | Women's Super League | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 32 | 5 |
| Career total | 277 | 65 | 36 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 345 | 79 | ||
- ^ Includes Svenska Cupen Damer, Women's FA Cup and DFB-Pokal
International
[edit]- As of match played 2 December 2025[12]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 15 | 0 | |
| Total | 52 | 2 | |
International goals
[edit]| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 5 December 2023 | La Rosaleda, Málaga, Spain |  Spain |
1–0 | 3–5 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League |
| 2. | 29 October 2024 | Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden |  Luxembourg
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4–0 | 8–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs |
Honours
[edit]BK Häcken
- Damallsvenskan: 2020
- Svenska Cupen: 2019
Bayern Munich
Sweden
- FIFA Women's World Cup third place: 2019
Sweden U19
References
[edit]- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™ List of Players - Sweden" (PDF). FIFA. 27 May 2019. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ "Brighton sign Emma Kullberg & Julia Zigiotti Olme". BBC Sport. 1 January 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ "Julia Zigiotti signs new contract". Brighton & Hove Albion FC. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "Julia Zigiotti Leaves Albion". Brighton & Hove Albion FC. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "FC Bayern Women sign Julia Zigiotti Olme". fcbayern.com. FC Bayern München. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ Coates, Charlotte (31 July 2025). "Man Utd sign Sweden midfielder Zigiotti from Bayern". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 31 July 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ^ "Gerhardssons VM-trupp presenterad" [Gerhardsson's World Cup squad presented] (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ L-Mag.de: Das sind die 59 lesbischen Stars der Fussball-EM 2022 (German), July 2022
- ^ Nilsson, Jonathan (21 September 2018). "Anfallstalangen om landslaget: "Kom som en chock"". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ "Julia Zigiotti Olme interview: Ziggy and the Swede Stardust – Melody maketh the medals for Sweden midfielder – Beats & Rhymes FC". 28 November 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
- ^ "Julia Zigiotti Olme soccerway profile". Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Julia Zigiotti Olme - Player statistics - Swedish Football". Swedish National Team (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ "Google Pixel Supercup der Frauen, 2024, Finale". dfb.de. Deutscher Fußball-Bund. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
External links
[edit]
- Profile at the FC Bayern Munich website
- Julia Zigiotti Olme – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Julia Zigiotti Olme at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- J. Olme at Soccerway
- Julia Zigiotti Olme at WorldFootball.net
Sweden squads | |||||||||||||
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- 1997 births
- Living people
- Swedish women's footballers
- Sweden women's international footballers
- Women's association football forwards
- 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- AIK Fotboll (women) players
- Damallsvenskan players
- Hammarby Fotboll (women) players
- BK Häcken FF players
- Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. players
- Manchester United W.F.C. players
- Women's Super League players
- FC Bayern Munich (women) players
- Frauen-Bundesliga players
- Expatriate women's footballers in England
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in England
- Swedish expatriate women's footballers
- Swedish people of Italian descent
- People from Upplands Väsby Municipality
- Footballers from Stockholm County
- Swedish lesbian sportswomen
- Swedish LGBTQ footballers
- 21st-century Swedish LGBTQ people
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate women's footballers in Germany
- 21st-century Swedish sportswomen
- Bollstanäs SK players
- UEFA Women's Euro 2025 players