Julia Zigiotti Olme

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 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.

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 27)
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	5	(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 2019 France Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:20, 3 October 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10:30, 31 July 2025 (UTC)

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 3 October 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
Manchester United	2025–26	Women's Super League	5	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	9	0
Career total			266	63	34	11	6	0	16	0	322	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

• Damallsvenskan: 2020
• Svenska Cupen: 2019

Bayern Munich

• Frauen-Bundesliga: 2024–25
• DFB-Pokal: 2024–25
• DFB-Supercup: 2024^[13]

Sweden

• FIFA Women's World Cup third place: 2019

Sweden U19

• UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship: 2015