Freja Siri Margareta Olofsson (born 24 May 1998) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Real Madrid in the Primera Iberdrola.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Freja Siri Margareta Olofsson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 May 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Örebro, Sweden | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Real Madrid | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | KIF Örebro | 69 | (6) |
| 2019 | Arna-Bjørnar | 7 | (0) |
| 2020 | KIF Örebro | 21 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Racing Louisville | 37 | (0) |
| 2022– | Real Madrid | 14 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Sweden U17 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 May 2016 | |||
Club career edit
Olofsson began her professional career with KIF Orebro, making 69 appearances for the Swedish club. After tearing her ACL after seven appearances with Arna-Bjørnar, Olofsson returned in 2020 with KIF and scored twice in 21 appearances.[citation needed]
She signed a one-year contract with National Women's Soccer League club Racing Louisville FC in 2021, starting 20 league matches in her first season. She signed a three-year contract with Racing Louisville in May 2022, but started only 9 league matches in her second season before being transferred under new manager Kim Björkegren.[2]
On 7 September 2022, Racing announced the transfer of Olofsson to Real Madrid four months into her three-year contract with Racing, in exchange for an undisclosed transfer fee.[3]
References edit
- ^ Freja Olofsson at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ Brennan, Clare (2 May 2022). "Freja Olofsson signs three-year deal with Racing Louisville". Just Women's Sports. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ^ "LIVE Transfer Talk: AC Milan eye €120m for Rafael Leao's transfer amid Real Madrid, Chelsea interest". ESPN. 7 September 2022.
Swedish midfielder Freja Olofsson has completed a transfer from stateside Racing Louisville for Spanish club Real Madrid, the clubs have announced.
External links edit
- Freja Olofsson at Soccerway
- Freja Olofsson on realmadrid.com
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