Julia Zigiotti Olme

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
Place of birth Upplands Väsby, Sweden
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
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 0 (0)
International career‡
2014 Sweden U17 6 (2)
2014–2016 Sweden U19 18 (3)
2018– Sweden 48 (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 as of 10:30, 31 July 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10:30, 31 July 2025 (UTC)

Julia Margareta Zigiotti Olme (Swedish: [ˈjʉːlɪa mɑrɡaˈreːta dziˈɡɔtti ˈuːlmɛ]; 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

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

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

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

Club

As of match played 11 May 2025.[11]
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 16 0 4 1 — 5 0 25 1
Career total 261 63 34 11 6 0 12 0 313 74
  1. ^ Includes Svenska Cupen Damer, Women's FA Cup and DFB-Pokal

International

As of match played 17 July 2025[12]
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 7 1
2024 10 1
2025 11 0
Total 48 2

International goals

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

Honours

BK Häcken

Bayern Munich

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. ^ "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. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Gerhardssons VM-trupp presenterad" [Gerhardsson's World Cup squad presented] (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  8. ^ L-Mag.de: Das sind die 59 lesbischen Stars der Fussball-EM 2022 (German), July 2022
  9. ^ Nilsson, Jonathan (21 September 2018). "Anfallstalangen om landslaget: "Kom som en chock"". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Julia Zigiotti Olme soccerway profile". Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Julia Zigiotti Olme - Player statistics - Swedish Football". Swedish National Team (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  13. ^ "Google Pixel Supercup der Frauen, 2024, Finale". dfb.de. Deutscher Fußball-Bund. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
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