Julia Zigiotti Olme

Julia Zigiotti Olme
Personal information
Full name	Julia Margareta Zigiotti Olme
Date of birth	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	Brighton & Hove Albion
Number	10
Youth career
	Bollstanäs SK
Senior career*
Years	Team
2012–2014	Bollstanäs SK
2015	AIK
2016–2018	Hammarby
2018–2021	BK Häcken
2022–	Brighton & Hove Albion
International career‡
2014	Sweden U17
2014–2016	Sweden U19
2018–	Sweden
Medal record
Women's soccer
Representing Sweden
FIFA Women's World Cup
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 March 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:47, 9 April 2024 (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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 31 March 2024.^[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup^[a]		League Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	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	16	0	3	0	3	0	—		22	0
	Total		47	4	8	2	6	0	—		61	6
Career total			241	63	30	10	6	0	7	0	284	73

^ Includes Svenska Cupen Damer and Women's FA Cup

International[edit]

As of match played 9 April 2024^[8]^[9]

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	2	0
Total		30	1

International goals[edit]

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

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.
^ "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 15 October 2023.
^ Source
^ "Julia Zigiotti Olme - Player statistics - Swedish Football". Swedish National Team. Retrieved 23 October 2023.

External links[edit]

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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[8] Includes Svenska Cupen Damer and Women's FA Cup

[fifa-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.

[9] Source

[10] "Julia Zigiotti Olme - Player statistics - Swedish Football". Swedish National Team. Retrieved 23 October 2023.

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