Julia Zigiotti

Julia Zigiotti
Zigiotti with Manchester United in 2025
Personal information
Full name Julia Margareta Zigiotti Olme
Date of birth (1997-12-24) 24 December 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth Upplands Väsby, Sweden
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Manchester United
Number 15
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 26 (5)
International career‡
2014 Sweden U17 6 (2)
2014–2016 Sweden U19 18 (3)
2018– Sweden 60 (2)
Medal record
Women's soccer
Representing  Sweden
FIFA Women's World Cup
Bronze medal – third place2019 FranceTeam
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:55, 18 October 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 09:09, 14 October 2026 (UTC)

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.

Club career

Early career

Zigiotti 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.

BK Häcken

Zigiotti joined Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC from Hammarby in 2018. In November 2020, Zigiotti Olme won the Damallsvenskan with Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC, the club's first league title. Just days after the win, the club announced its plans to cease operations. This decision was shortly reversed, but the club became part of BK Häcken, operating under the name Bollklubben Häcken Fotbollsförening (BK Häcken FF). Zigiotti Olme underwent surgery on both hips in December 2020, and was sidelined for six months.

In October 2021, Zigiotti 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.

Brighton & Hove Albion

In January 2022, Zigiotti 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.

She was named Player's Player of the Season for her performance in the 2022–23 campaign. She captained the club during the latter part of the season before losing the armband under new head coach Melissa Phillips. On 9 August 2023, she signed a new contract with Brighton.

On 24 July 2024, it was announced that Zigiotti had left the club after the expiry of her contract. She had rejected a contract extension from Brighton.

Bayern Munich

On 30 July 2024, Zigiotti signed a two-year contract with Frauen-Bundesliga side Bayern Munich. With Bayern, she won the domestic treble: the Frauen-Bundesliga, the DFB-Pokal, and the DFB-Supercup.

Manchester United

On 31 July 2025, Zigiotti signed for Manchester United in the WSL on a two-year contract with the option for a further year. She made her club debut on 10 September, with head coach Marc Skinner describing her as "exceptional". 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.

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. Sweden beat England to claim third-place at the tournament. She was not called up to team for the 2020 Summer Olympics, 2022 Women's Euro or the 2023 Women's World Cup.

Zigiotti 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.

Personal life

Zigiotti born to a Italian mother and a Swedish father. She has always intended to play for Sweden internationally, and plays with her mother's surname to honour her Italian side. She was a childhood Juventus supporter, and idolised Alessandro Del Piero.

Zigiotti was in a relationship with her Häcken and Brighton teammate and fellow Swedish footballer Emma Kullberg. The pair became engaged in 2022, but appeared to have split by 2025.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 October 2026.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bollstanäs SK 2012 Norretta 5200——52
2013 Norra Svealand 14710——157
2014 Elitettan 25810——268
Total 441720——4617
AIK 2014 Damallsvenskan 0010——10
2015 Damallsvenskan 21411——225
Total 21421——235
Hammarby 2015 Damallsvenskan 0010——10
2016 Elitettan 25900——259
2017 Damallsvenskan 22841——269
2018 Damallsvenskan 11500——115
Total 582251——6323
BK Häcken 2018 Damallsvenskan 11763——1710
2019 Damallsvenskan 22410—20254
2020 Damallsvenskan 20453—00257
2021 Damallsvenskan 18110—50241
Total 7116136—709122
Brighton & Hove Albion 2021–22 Women's Super League 1121000—122
2022–23 Women's Super League 2024230—274
2023–24 Women's Super League 2003030—260
Total 5148260—656
Bayern Munich 2024–25 Frauen-Bundesliga 16041—50251
Manchester United 2025–26 Women's Super League 2022130142395
2026–27 Women's Super League 630020—83
Total 2652150142478
Career total 28768361211026236082

International

As of match played 13 October 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Sweden 201820
2019110
202030
202110
202230
202371
2024101
2025150
202680
Total602

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.5 December 2023La Rosaleda, Málaga, Spain Spain1–03–52023–24 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

Manchester United

Sweden

Sweden U19

Individual

References

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