Freja Olofsson

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.

Freja Olofsson
Personal information
Full name Freja Siri Margareta Olofsson[1]
Date of birth (1998-05-24) 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)
*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

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.

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
  1. Freja Olofsson at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  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.


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