Julia Margareta Zigiotti Olme (born 24 December 1997) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Brighton & Hove Albion of the English FA Women's Super League. She previously played for the Damallsvenskan team BK Häcken. Zigiotti Olme made her debut for the Sweden women's national football team in October 2018 and appeared at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.
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Full name | Julia Margareta Zigiotti Olme[1] | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1997-12-24) 24 December 1997 (age 24) | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Upplands Väsby, Sweden | |||||||||||||||
Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||
Club 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 | 12 | (1) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2014 | Sweden U17 | 6 | (2) | |||||||||||||
2014–2016 | Sweden U19 | 18 | (3) | |||||||||||||
2018– | Sweden | 17 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:40, 1 January 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:40, 12 April 2022 (UTC) |
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]
Zigiotti Olme was "in shock" to be called up to the senior Sweden national team in September 2018. She was pleased that one of the opponents were Italy, as her mother is Italian. Zigiotti Olme was a childhood Juventus supporter, and she idolised Alessandro Del Piero.[3] In May 2019 she was selected by Sweden for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[4]
Zigiotti Olme lives together with Swedish footballer Emma Kullberg in a same-sex relationship.[5]
Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. – current squad | |
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Sweden squad – 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup third place | ||
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