Julia Zigiotti Olme
Swedish footballer (born 1997)
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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.
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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 | ||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 58 | (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 16:29, 14 June 2026 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Early career
Zigiotti Olme joined the youth ranks of Bollstanäs SK in her home locality of Upplands Väsby, making her senior debut in her mid-teens. Between 2014 and 2018, she played with AIK and Hammarby in Sweden's Damallsvenskan.[2]
BK Häcken
Zigiotti Olme joined Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC from Hammarby in 2018.[3] In November 2020, Zigiotti Olme won the Damallsvenskan with Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC, the club's first league title.[4] Just days after the win, the club announced its plans to cease operations.[5] This decision was shortly reversed, but the club became part of BK Häcken, operating under the name Bollklubben Häcken Fotbollsförening (BK Häcken FF).[6] Zigiotti Olme underwent surgery on both hips in December 2020, and was sidelined for six months.[7]
In October 2021, Zigiotti Olme was on the bench as Häcken missed out on a chance to win their second Damallsvenskan title; her agent alleged that she was excluded from the match because she had not signed a new contract with the club.[8]
Brighton & Hove Albion
In January 2022, she joined Women's Super League club Brighton & Hove Albion on an 18-month contract in a double transfer with international teammate (and partner) Emma Kullberg.[3]
She was named Player's Player of the Season for her performance in the 2022–23 campaign.[9] She captained the club during the latter part of the season before losing the armband under new head coach Melissa Phillips.[7] On 9 August 2023, she signed a new contract with Brighton.[9]
On 24 July 2024, it was announced that Zigiotti Olme had left the club after the expiry of her contract.[10] She had rejected a contract extension from Brighton.[7]
Bayern Munich
On 30 July 2024, Zigiotti Olme signed a two-year contract with Frauen-Bundesliga side Bayern Munich.[11] With Bayern, she won the domestic treble: the Frauen-Bundesliga,[12] the DFB-Pokal,[13] and the DFB-Supercup.[14]
Manchester United
On 31 July 2025, Zigiotti Olme signed for Manchester United in the WSL on a two-year contract with the option for a further year.[15] She made her club debut on 10 September, with head coach Marc Skinner describing her as "exceptional".[16] On 7 February 2026, she scored her first goal for the club in a 0–2 win over Leicester City; she also assisted Elisabeth Terland's second-half goal.[17]
International career
Zigiotti Olme was first called up to the senior Sweden national team in September 2018.
In May 2019, she was called up to the Swedish team for the 2019 Women's World Cup.[18] Sweden beat England to claim third-place at the tournament.[19] She was not called up to team for the 2020 Summer Olympics, 2022 Women's Euro or the 2023 Women's World Cup.
Zigiotti Olme represented Sweden at the 2025 Women's Euro tournament in Switzerland, where Sweden were eliminated in the quarter-finals through a 2–3 penalty shootout loss to eventual champions England. Only Zigiotti Olme and Nathalie Björn scored their penalties for Sweden, with Player of the Match Hannah Hampton making two saves and five Swedish players recording misses.[20]
Personal life
Zigiotti Olme has an Italian mother and a Swedish father.[21] She has always intended to play for Sweden internationally, and plays with her mother's surname to honour her Italian side.[7] She was a childhood Juventus supporter, and idolised Alessandro Del Piero.[22]
Zigiotti Olme was in a relationship with her Häcken and Brighton teammate and fellow Swedish footballer Emma Kullberg.[23] The pair became engaged in 2022, but appeared to have split by 2025.[24]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 16 May 2026.[25]
| 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
- As of match played 9 June 2026[26]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Sweden | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 58 | 2 | |
International goals
| 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
BK Häcken
- Damallsvenskan: 2020
- Svenska Cupen: 2019
Bayern Munich
Manchester United
- Women's League Cup runner-up: 2025–26[28]
Sweden
- FIFA Women's World Cup third place: 2019
Sweden U19
Individual
- Brighton & Hove Albion Player's Player of the Season: 2022-23[9]
- Shadow Football's End of Season Awards 2025/26: Best Signing[29]
