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Julia Zigiotti Olme
Zigiotti Olme with Brighton in 2023
Personal information
Full name Julia Margareta Zigiotti Olme[1]
Date of birth (1997-12-24) 24 December 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Upplands Väsby, Sweden
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
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
Women's soccer
Representing  Sweden
FIFA Women's World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2019 France Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 November 2024

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.

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

Club career

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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] 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

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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.[6]

Personal life

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Zigiotti 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

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Club

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As of match played 30 August 2024.[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup Continental Total
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
  1. ^ Includes Svenska Cupen Damer, Women's FA Cup and DFB-Pokal

International

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As of match played 16 July 2024[10][11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
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

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
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

References

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  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. ^ "Julia Zigiotti Leaves Albion". Brighton & Hove Albion FC. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  5. ^ "FC Bayern Women sign Julia Zigiotti Olme". fcbayern.com. FC Bayern München. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Gerhardssons VM-trupp presenterad" [Gerhardsson's World Cup squad presented] (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  7. ^ L-Mag.de: Das sind die 59 lesbischen Stars der Fussball-EM 2022 (German), July 2022
  8. ^ Nilsson, Jonathan (21 September 2018). "Anfallstalangen om landslaget: "Kom som en chock"". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Julia Zigiotti Olme soccerway profile". Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  10. ^ Source
  11. ^ "Julia Zigiotti Olme - Player statistics - Swedish Football". Swedish National Team. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
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