Julia Roddar

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Julia Roddar
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Personal information
Full name Julia Elisabeth Roddar [1]
Date of birth (1992-02-16) 16 February 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Falun, Sweden
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) [1]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 London City Lionesses
Number 16
Youth career
Slätta SK
Falu Elit DFF
Korsnäs IF
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011 Wisconsin Badgers
2012–2014 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009 Korsnäs IF 1 (1)
2010–2012 Kvarnsvedens IK 22 (2)
2013 Korsnäs IF 6 (0)
2014–2017 Kvarnsvedens IK 54 (2)
2018–2020 Göteborg FC 60 (7)
2021–2022 Washington Spirit 34 (1)
2023–2024 Hammarby IF 24 (1)
2024– London City Lionesses 3 (0)
International career‡
2011 Sweden U19 3 (0)
2017– Sweden 13 (0)
Medal record
Women's soccer
Representing Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Team
FIFA Women's World Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 France Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 April 2022

Julia Elisabeth Roddar (born 16 February 1992) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Women's Championship club London City Lionesses. [2]

Contents

She has won 13 caps for the Sweden national team, being part of the squad in the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Playing career

Early career and studies abroad

Roddar was born in Falun, Sweden, and started to play youth football with local club Slätta SK. [3] [4] She later represented Falu Elit DFF and Korsnäs IF at youth level. [5]

In 2009, she moved the United States to attend Shattuck St. Marys high school. [6] In 2011, Roddar started her college career with Wisconsin Badgers, before moving Florida Gulf Coast Eagles a year later, graduating in 2014. [7] [8] When visiting Sweden between 2010 and 2012, she mostly played football with Kvarnsvedens IF in the second tier Elitettan, as well with her former club Korsnäs IF in the third tier Division 1 in 2013. [9]

Returning to Sweden, she won promotion with Kvarnsveden by claiming the Elitettan title in 2015. [10] [11] [12] In 2016, aged 24, Roddar made her debut in Damallsvenskan, making 22 appearances throughout the season, helping her side finish 9th in the table. [13] [9] In 2017, she scored twice in 19 appearances, but was unable to save her side from relegation. [14]

Göteborg FC

On 13 November 2017, Roddar joined Göteborg FC in Damallsvenskan, effective in January 2018. [15] She helped her side finish 2nd in the Damallsvenskan table in her debut season, making 22 appearances. [9]

In 2019, Roddar made 19 league appearances, scoring three goals, as Göteborg finished 2nd in Damallsvenskan for a second consecutive season. [9] On 1 May 2019, Göteborg won the 2018–19 Svenska Cupen. Roddar appeared in the final, that ended in a 2–1 win at home against Kristianstads DFF. [16] In the 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League, the side was knocked out in the round of 32 on away goals (2–2 on aggagate) to Bayern Munich, with Roddar playing the first leg. [17] [18] On 27 September 2019, Roddar signed a new two-year contract with the club. [19]

In 2020, Göteborg won their first ever Damallsvenskan title, with Roddar scoring three goals in 21 appearances. [20] [9] [21] In the 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League, Roddar played in both legs as Göteborg lost in the round of 32 to Manchester City by 1–5 on aggregate. [22]

Washington Spirit

On 26 January 2021, Roddar signed a two-year contract with the Washington Spirit in the NWSL. [23] In her debut season, the club won the NSWL Championship for the first time in its history, with Roddar making 17 appearances. [24] [25]

In 2022, Roddar made 17 appearances, but Washington Spirit only finished 11th in the regular season table. [25] She was offered a new contract by Washington Spirit at the end of the year, but decided to turn it down. [26]

Hammarby IF

On 2 December 2022, Roddar signed a three-year contract with Hammarby IF in Damallsvenskan, effective in January 2023. [27] On 6 June 2023, Hammarby won the 2022–23 Svenska Cupen. Roddar appeared in the final, that ended in a 3–0 win at home against BK Häcken. [28] The club also won the 2023 Damallsvenskan, claiming its second Swedish championship after 38 years, with Roddar making 24 league appearances. [29] [9] At the end of the season, she was nominated for the prize of Damallsvenskan Midfielder of the Year, that eventually was awarded to Yuka Momiki from Linköping FC. [30]

London City Lionesses

On 4 August 2024, Roddar signed a two-year contract with the London City Lionesses in the Women's Championship. [31]

Honours

Club

Göteborg FC

Hammarby IF

Kvarnsvedens IF

Washington Spirit

International

Sweden

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