Julia Zigiotti Olme
Personal information
Full name Julia Margareta Zigiotti Olme[1]
Date of birth (1997-12-24) 24 December 1997
Place of birth Upplands Väsby, Sweden
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Brighton & Hove Albion
Number 10
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– Brighton & Hove Albion 39 (4)
International career
2014 Sweden U17 6 (2)
2014–2016 Sweden U19 18 (3)
2018– Sweden 25 (0)
Medal record
Women's soccer
Representing  Sweden
FIFA Women's World Cup
Bronze medal – third place2019 FranceTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:47, 23 October 2023 (UTC)

Julia Margareta Zigiotti Olme (born 24 December 1997) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Brighton & Hove Albion and the Sweden national football team. She previously played for the Damallsvenskan team BK Häcken.

A full international since 2018, Zigiotti Olme had represented her country at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Club career

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 team mate Emma Kullberg.[2] On 9 August 2023 she signed a new contract with Brighton.[3]

International career

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.[4]

Personal life

Zigiotti Olme is in a relationship with her club teammate and fellow Swedish footballer Emma Kullberg.[5] She was a childhood Juventus supporter, and she idolised Alessandro Del Piero.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 December 2023.[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bollstanäs SK 2012 Norretta 520052
2013 Norra Svealand 14710157
2014 Elitettan 25810268
Total 4417204617
AIK 2014 Damallsvenskan 001010
2015 Damallsvenskan 21411225
Total 21421235
Hammarby 2015 Damallsvenskan 001010
2016 Elitettan 25900259
2017 Damallsvenskan 22841269
2018 Damallsvenskan 11500115
Total 5822516323
BK Häcken 2018 Damallsvenskan 117631710
2019 Damallsvenskan 2241020254
2020 Damallsvenskan 2045300257
2021 Damallsvenskan 1811050241
Total 7116136709122
Brighton & Hove Albion 2021–22 Women's Super League 1121000122
2022–23 Women's Super League 2024230274
2023–24 Women's Super League 80001090
Total 3945240486
Career total 233632710407027173

International

As of match played 26 September 2023[8][9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Sweden 201820
2019110
202030
202110
202230
202350
Total250

References

  1. "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.
  2. "Brighton sign Emma Kullberg & Julia Zigiotti Olme". BBC Sport. 1 January 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  3. "Julia Zigiotti signs new contract". Brighton & Hove Albion FC. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  4. "Gerhardssons VM-trupp presenterad" [Gerhardsson's World Cup squad presented] (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  5. L-Mag.de: Das sind die 59 lesbischen Stars der Fussball-EM 2022 (German), July 2022
  6. Nilsson, Jonathan (21 September 2018). "Anfallstalangen om landslaget: "Kom som en chock"". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  7. "Julia Zigiotti-Olme soccerway profile". Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  8. Source
  9. "Julia Zigiotti Olme - Player statistics - Swedish Football". Swedish National Team. Retrieved 23 October 2023.


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