Fridolina Rolfö (born 24 November 1993) is a Swedish professional footballer who primarily plays as a left-back or left winger for Women's Super League club Manchester United and the Sweden national team.Statistics on the Swedish Football Association's website
Early life Fridolina Rolfö was born on 24 November 1993 to mother Eleonore Andersson and father Lars Rolfö. She has a younger brother named Julius and an older sister named Daniella, the latter of whom played football and inspired Rolfö to do the same. She grew up in Kungsbacka, a municipality within Metropolitan Gothenburg.
In her youth, Rolfö played both football and handball, but chose to focus solely on football when she turned 15 years old. The first football team she played for at age 10 was the girls youth section of IFK Fjärås, located in the south of Kungsbacka in the town of Fjärås.
Club career
Early career After joining from Tölö, Rolfö scored nine league goals for Jitex 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. She scored her first three league goals on 5 May 2011 in a 9–0 away win against newly promoted Dalsjöfors GoIF with a hat trick to make it 1–0, 2–0 and 3–0. She was named the 2011 Women's Junior Player of the Year by Göteborgs-Posten,Fridolina Rolfo . nbcolympics.com
Rolfö signed for Linköping in 2014 and scored a hat-trick on her UEFA Champions League debut against English champions Liverpool.
Bayern Munich In November 2016, it was announced that Rolfö would sign for reigning Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich. She signed an 18-month contract, starting from 1 January 2017. On 26 February 2017 she made her debut in a 2–1 win in a home game against FF USV Jena, coming on as a substitute for Melanie Leupolz in the 68th minute. She scored her first Bundesliga goal on 1 October 2017 in a 4–0 away win against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. In each of her three seasons in Germany, Bayern Munich finished runners up to VfL Wolfsburg in the league.Frauen-Bundesliga – Wikipedia
VfL Wolfsburg In May 2019, current Bundesliga champions VfL Wolfsburg announced the signing of Rolfö to a two-year contract. On 25 August 2020, Rolfö scored the only goal against Barcelona in their single-legged Champions League semifinal victory to book a place in the final, where her team eventually lost 1–3 to Lyon. On 30 June 2021, Rolfö left VfL Wolfsburg after the expiration of her contract.
Barcelona On 7 July 2021, she signed a two-year deal with Barcelona. On 4 September, Rolfö made her official debut for Barcelona when she came on for the last 18 minutes, replacing Mariona Caldentey in her side's 5–0 routing of Granadilla Tenerife. A week later, she scored her first goal for the club, when she slotted her side's fourth goal in another 5–0 victory against Real Betis.
In January 2023, Rolfö extended her contract with Barcelona until June 2026. Rolfö scored the winning goal of the 2022–23 Champions League final, making it 3–2 against her former club VfL Wolfsburg and giving Barcelona their second Champions League title.
On 5 September 2023, Rolfö announced that she would be undergoing keyhole surgery on the meniscus of her right knee. She returned from injury on 17 March 2024, and in her first match back, she opened scoring in the 8th minute for a 7–0 victory against UD Tenerife. Playing both as full-back and winger, and serving as the team's penalty taker, she returned in top form to help Barcelona to Champions League victories at Stamford Bridge and then in the final. On 7 July 2025, her contract with Barcelona was terminated by mutual consent.
Manchester United On 15 August 2025, it was announced that Rolfö had signed for English Women's Super League club Manchester United on a two-year deal. She made her debut for the club on 14 September during a 5–1 WSL victory against London City Lionesses. Rolfö scored her first goal for United during their 1–0 Champions League victory against Atlético Madrid on 16 October.
International career Rolfö played for Sweden under-19 internationalProfile in UEFA's website team at the 2011–12 UEFA Under-19 Championship. She helped Sweden win the competition by defeating Spain 1–0 in extra time.
Rolfö's club form with Linköping 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 Eyravallen on 29 October 2014. In her five-minute substitute appearance she almost scored but was denied by German goalkeeper Nadine Angerer.
Rolfö played in the 2016 Summer Olympics at Rio de Janeiro helping Sweden to a silver medal after losing in the final to Germany. 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 USWNT.
On 16 June 2019, Rolfö scored her first goal in the 2019 World Cup in a 5–1 win over Thailand.
Rolfö was selected to represent Sweden in the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo in 2021. She featured in every match except for Sweden's final group stage match against New Zealand. She scored three goals in five matches as her team won the silver medal again after being defeated 2–3 on penalties by Canada.
On 13 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the FIFA 2023 World Cup. She scored the first goal in the 2-0 win over Australia for third place. Two weeks later, she underwent knee surgery to repair her meniscus, and was out for the rest of the year.
On 12 July 2025, she received her 100th cap in a 4–1 victory over Germany at the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.
Personal life Rolfö is currently in a relationship with Simon Skott, whom she met in 2016. In February 2025, she announced that they had become engaged at some point in the previous year. In September 2026, Rolfö announced that she was pregnant, with the pair expecting their first child in March 2027.
While at Wolfsburg, Rolfö was roommates with fellow national team teammate Madelen Janogy, whom Rolfö helped tackle her mental health challenges.
Career statistics
Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupUWCLOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsJitex2011Damallsvenskan21920––239201216330––193201322410––234Total591660––6516Linköping2014Damallsvenskan20830––2382015183315400268201613547–1118132017–10––10Total511611854116829Bayern Munich2016–17Frauen-Bundesliga500000–502017–181992221–23122018–191691162–2312Total40183383–5124VfL Wolfsburg2019–20Frauen-Bundesliga1161042–1682020–211433051–224Total2594093–3812Barcelona2021–22Primera División269301132142132022–23218001142034122023–24753052001572024–25235409120386Total772710036106112938Manchester United2025–26WSL193009321307Career total271893411672393381126
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsSweden2014302015202016842017141201863201910220204220211492022123202310420241022025123202630Total10833
Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rolfö goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Fridolina RolföNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition12 June 2016Łódź, PolandEuro 2017 qualifying26 June 2016Gothenburg, Sweden3421 July 2016Kalmar, SwedenFriendly58 March 2017Albufeira, Portugal2017 Algarve Cup628 February 2018Parchal, Portugal2018 Algarve Cup75 March 2018Parchal, Portugal8916 June 2019Nice, France2019 FIFA Women's World Cup108 October 2019Gothenburg, SwedenEuro 2022 qualifying1110 March 2020Faro/Loulé, Portugal2020 Algarve Cup121 December 2020Trnava, SlovakiaEuro 2022 qualifying1319 February 2021Paola, MaltaFriendly141524 July 2021Saitama, Japan2020 Summer Olympics16172 August 2021Yokohama, Japan1817 September 2021Senec, Slovakia2023 World Cup qualification1926 October 2021Paisley, ScotlandFriendly2025 November 2021Gothenburg, Sweden2023 World Cup qualification2130 November 2021Malmö, Sweden227 April 2022Gori, Georgia2313 July 2022Sheffield, EnglandEuro 2022247 September 2022Tampere, Finland2023 World Cup qualification2511 April 2023Gothenburg, SwedenFriendly2623 July 2023Wellington, New Zealand2023 FIFA Women's World Cup2729 July 20232819 August 2023Brisbane, Australia295 April 2024London, EnglandUEFA Euro 2025 qualifying3031 May 2024Dublin, Ireland3121 February 2025Odense, Denmark 1–0 2–1 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League A324 April 2025Solna, Sweden 3312 July 2025Zurich, Switzerland Euro 2025349 June 2026 Gothenburg, Sweden 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
Honours Linköping Damallsvenskan: 2016 Svenska Cupen: 2013–14, 2014–15
VfL Wolfsburg Frauen-Bundesliga: 2019–20 DFB-Pokal Frauen: 2019–20, 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League runner-up: 2019–20
Barcelona Primera División: 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25 Supercopa de España: 2021–22, 2022–23, 2024–25 Copa de la Reina: 2021–22, 2023–24, 2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League: 2022–23, 2023–24, runner-up: 2021–22, 2024–25
Manchester United Women's League Cup runner-up: 2025–26
Sweden Summer Olympic Games Silver Medal: 2016, 2020 FIFA Women's World Cup Bronze Medal: 2019, 2023 Algarve Cup: 2018
Sweden U19 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship: 2012
Individual Fotbollsgalan Diamantbollen: 2021, 2022 Fotbollsgalan Swedish Forward of the Year: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 Fotbollsgalan Swedish Goal of the Year: 2021
References
Match reports
External links
Fridolina Rolfö at FC Barcelona Fridolina Rolfö at BDFutbol