Fridolina Rolfö
Fridolina Rolfö (born 24 November 1993) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a forward for Frauen-Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg. She is a member of the Swedish national team.[2]
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Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 24 November 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Kungsbacka, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Playing position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | VfL Wolfsburg | |||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||
IFK Fjärås | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||
2008–2010 | Tölö IF | |||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2013 | Jitex | 59 | (16) | |||||||||||||||||||
2014–2016 | Linköpings FC | 51 | (16) | |||||||||||||||||||
2017–2019 | Bayern Munich | 40 | (18) | |||||||||||||||||||
2019– | VfL Wolfsburg | 7 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–12 | Sweden U19 | 15 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||
2015– | Sweden | 46 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 February 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 March 2020 (UTC) |
Club career
After joining from Tölö IF, Rolfö scored nine league goals for Jitex BK in her debut Damallsvenskan season, 2011. Her favoured position was on the right wing, so she could cut inside and shoot with her strong left foot.[3] She was named the 2011 Women's Junior Player of the Year by Göteborgs-Posten,[4]
Rolfö signed for Linköpings FC in 2014 and scored a hat-trick on her UEFA Women's Champions League debut against English champions Liverpool.[5]
In November 2016, it was announced that Rolfö would sign for current Frauen-Bundesliga champions FC Bayern Munich. She signed an 18-month contract, starting from 1 January 2017.[6] In each of her three seasons in Germany FC Bayern Munich finished runners up to VFL Wolfsburg in the League.[7]
In May 2019, current Frauen-Bundesliga champions VFL Wolfsburg announced the signing of Rolfö to a two-year contract.[8]
International career
Rolfö played for Sweden under-19 international[9] team at the 2011–12 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. She helped Sweden win the competition by defeating Spain 1–0 in extra time.[10]
Rolfö's club form with Linköpings caught the eye of national team coach Pia Sundhage, who promptly handed Rolfö a debut cap in Sweden's 2–1 friendly defeat by Germany at Behrn Arena on 29 October 2014. In her five-minute substitute appearance she almost scored but was denied by German goalkeeper Nadine Angerer.[11]
Rolfö played in the 2016 Olympics helping Sweden to a silver medal after losing in the final to Germany.[12] Rolfö did not feature in the 2–1 loss in the Gold Medal Match, after suffering a tournament ending injury in the Quarter-Final against the USA.[13]
In June 2019 Rolfö scored her first goal in the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in a 5–1 win over Thailand.[14]
Matches and goals scored at World Cup & Olympic tournaments
Key (expand for notes on “world cup and olympic goals”) | |
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Location | Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred |
Lineup | Start – played entire match on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time |
Min | The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal. |
Assist/pass | The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information. |
penalty or pk | Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.) |
Score | The match score after the goal was scored. |
Result | The final score. W – match was won |
aet | The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation |
pso | Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parenthesis; the match was tied at the end of extra-time |
Orange background color – Olympic women's football tournament | |
Blue background color – FIFA women's world cup final tournament |
Goal | Match | Date | Location | Opponent | Lineup | Min | Score | Result | Competition |
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2016-8-3[m 1] | Rio de Janeiro | ![]() |
1–0 W |
Group match | |||||
2016-8-6[m 2] | Rio de Janeiro | ![]() |
1–5 L |
Group match | |||||
2016-8-9[m 3] | Brasília | ![]() |
Start |
0–0 D |
Group match | ||||
2016-8-12[m 4] | Brasília | ![]() |
off 18' (on Blackstenius) |
1–1 (pso 4–3) (W) |
Quarter-Final | ||||
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2019-6-11[m 5] | Rennes | ![]() |
2–1 W |
Group match | |||||
1 | 2019-6-16[m 6] | Nice | ![]() |
42 | 3-0 |
5–1 W |
Group match | ||
2019-6-20[m 7] | Le Havre | ![]() |
0–2 L |
Group match | |||||
2019-6-24[m 8] | Paris | ![]() |
1–0 W |
Round of 16 | |||||
2019-6-29[m 9] | Rennes | ![]() |
2–1 W |
Quarter-Final | |||||
2019-7-6[m 10] | Nice | ![]() |
2–1 W |
3rd Place Match | |||||
Matches and goals scored at European Championship tournaments
Goal | Match | Date | Location | Opponent | Lineup | Min | Score | Result | Competition |
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2017-7-17[m 11] | Breda | ![]() |
off 56' (on Blackstenius) |
0–0 D |
Group match | ||||
2017-7-21[m 12] | Deventer | ![]() |
2–0 W |
Group match | |||||
2017-7-25[m 13] | Doetinchem | ![]() |
2–3 L |
Group match | |||||
2017-7-29[m 14] | Doetinchem | ![]() |
0–2 L |
Quarter-Final | |||||
Honours
Club
- Damallsvenskan: Winner 2016
- Svenska Cupen: Winner 2013–14, 2014–15
Country
- Sweden
- Summer Olympic Games: Silver Medal, 2016
- FIFA Women's World Cup: Bronze Medal, 2019
- Sweden U19
References
- Fridolina Rolfo Archived 2016-09-22 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
- Statistics in the SFA's website
- Sköld, Johan (8 April 2012). "Fridolina – bara bättre och bättre" (in Swedish). Göteborgs-Posten. Archived from the original on 14 April 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- Fridolina Rolfo Archived 2016-09-20 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
- "Rolfö rolls Liverpool over, Wolfsburg hold nerve". UEFA. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- "FCB-Frauen verpflichten Fridolina Rolfö" (in German). FC Bayern Munich. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- "Frauen-Bundesliga – Wikipedia". en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved 2019-06-16.
- "Rolfö joins She-Wolves". Rolfö joins She-Wolves. 2019-06-15. Retrieved 2019-06-16.
- Profile in UEFA's website
- "Sweden U19 vs. Spain U19 – 14 July 2012 – Women Soccerway". uk.women.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-06-16.
- Hilmersson, Eric (29 October 2014). "Schelin blev tidernas bästa målskytt" (in Swedish). Göteborgs-Posten. Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- "2016 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: Sweden - Germany: Gold Medal Match". ESPN.
- Lawson, Sophie (15 August 2016). "Rolfö's Olympics is over". Vavel. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- "Sweden book place in last 16 of World Cup as Thailand endure another rout". Telegraph. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- Match reports
- "2016 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: Sweden - South Africa: Group match". FIFA.
- "2016 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: Brazil - Sweden: Group match". ESPN.
- "2016 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: China - Sweden: Group match". ESPN.
- "2016 Olympic Games: MATCH Report: USA - Sweden: Quarter-Finals". ESPN.
- "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019: MATCH Report: Chile - Sweden: Group matches". FIFA.
- "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019: MATCH Report: Sweden - Thailand: Group matches". FIFA.
- "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019: MATCH Report: Sweden - USA: Group match". FIFA.
- "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019: MATCH Report: Sweden - Canada: Round of 16". FIFA.
- "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019: MATCH Report: Germany - Sweden: Quarter-Finals". FIFA.
- "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019: MATCH Report: England - Sweden: 3rd Place Match". FIFA.
- "2017 European Championship: MATCH Report: Germany - Sweden: Group matches". UEFA.
- "2017 European Championship: MATCH Report: Sweden - Russia: Group matches". UEFA.
- "2017 European Championship: MATCH Report: Sweden - Italy: Group matches". UEFA.
- "2017 European Championship: MATCH Report: Netherlands - Sweden: Quarter-Finals". UEFA.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fridolina Rolfö. |
- Fridolina Rolfö – UEFA competition record
- Fridolina Rolfö at SvFF (in Swedish)
- Fridolina Rolfö at Soccerway