Julia Margareta Zigiotti Olme (born 24 December 1997) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Frauen-Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the Sweden women's national team. She played for the Damallsvenskan team BK Häcken and Women's Super League club Brighton & Hove Albion.
.jpg) Zigiotti Olme with Brighton in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
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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(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Bayern Munich | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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– | Bayern Munich | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Sweden U17 | 6 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Sweden U19 | 18 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018– | Sweden | 35 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 November 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
A full international since 2018, Zigiotti Olme had represented her country at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Club career
editIn 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 team mate 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 signed later a two-year contract with Bayern Munich.[5]
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 Women's World Cup.[6]
Personal life
editZigiotti Olme is in a relationship with her club teammate and fellow Swedish footballer Emma Kullberg.[7] She was a childhood Juventus supporter, and she idolised Alessandro Del Piero.[8]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 30 August 2024.[9]
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 246 | 63 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 289 | 73 | ||
- ^ Includes Svenska Cupen Damer, Women's FA Cup and DFB-Pokal
International
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | |
| Total | 34 | 1 | |
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 |
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.
- ^ "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 soccerway profile". Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ Source
- ^ "Julia Zigiotti Olme - Player statistics - Swedish Football". Swedish National Team. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
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
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