Freja Olofsson

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Freja Olofsson
Personal information
Full name Freja Siri Margareta Olofsson [1]
Date of birth (1998-05-24) 24 May 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Örebro, Sweden
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Madrid CFF
Number 24
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2018 KIF Örebro 69 (6)
2019 Arna-Bjørnar 7 (0)
2020 KIF Örebro 21 (2)
2021–2022 Racing Louisville 37 (0)
2022–2024 Real Madrid 29 (0)
2024– Madrid CFF
International career
2015 Sweden U17 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:58, 23 June 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 May 2016

Freja Siri Margareta Olofsson (born 24 May 1998) is a Swedish professional footballer.

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Club career

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]

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References

  1. Freja Olofsson at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian) OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. Brennan, Clare (2 May 2022). "Freja Olofsson signs three-year deal with Racing Louisville". Just Women's Sports. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  3. "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.