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 national team. She has previously played for the Damallsvenskan team BK Häcken, WSL club Brighton & Hove Albion and Frauen-Bundesliga club Bayern Munich.
.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 | 20 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Sweden U17 | 6 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Sweden U19 | 18 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018– | Sweden | 56 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:55, 17 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:50, 25 April 2026 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
A full international since 2018, Zigiotti Olme represented her country at the 2019 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2025.
Club career
editIn January 2022 she joined 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
editZigiotti 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 World Cup.[7]
Personal life
editZigiotti 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] Zigiotti Olme has an Italian mother and a Swedish father.[10]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 16 May 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 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 39 | 5 |
| Career total | 281 | 65 | 36 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 352 | 79 | ||
- ↑ Includes Svenska Cupen Damer, Women's FA Cup and DFB-Pokal
International
editInternational 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 |
4–0 | 8–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs |
Honours
editBK Häcken
- Damallsvenskan: 2020
- Svenska Cupen: 2019
Bayern Munich
Manchester United
- Women's League Cup runner-up: 2025–26[14]
Sweden
- FIFA Women's World Cup third place: 2019
Sweden U19
Individual
- Brighton & Hove Albion Player of the Season: 2022-23
- Shadow Football's End of Season Awards 2025/26: Best Signing[15]
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.
- ↑ Sanders, Emma (15 March 2026). "Chelsea 2-0 Manchester United: Lauren James and Aggie-Beever Jones score in League Cup final". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 15 March 2026. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
- ↑ Shadow Football (17 May 2026). The Shadow Football WSL End of Season Awards 2025/26 | Women's Super League 2025/26. Retrieved 18 May 2026 – via YouTube.
External links
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- 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