Fridolina Rolfö


Fridolina Rolfö 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.
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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,
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.

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 [FC FC Barcelona Femení|Barcelona Femení|Barcelona] in their single-legged Champions League semifinal victory to book a place in the [2020 UEFA Women's 2025–26 UEFA Women's Champions League|Champions League Final|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 a 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 international 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.
While at Wolfsburg, Rolfö was roommates with fellow national team teammate Madelen Janogy, whom Rolfö helped tackle her mental health challenges.

Career statistics

International

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
12 June 2016Łódź, PolandEuro 2017 qualifying
26 June 2016Gothenburg, SwedenEuro 2017 qualifying
36 June 2016Gothenburg, SwedenEuro 2017 qualifying
421 July 2016Kalmar, SwedenFriendly
58 March 2017Albufeira, Portugal2017 Algarve Cup
628 February 2018Parchal, Portugal2018 Algarve Cup
75 March 2018Parchal, Portugal2018 Algarve Cup
85 March 2018Parchal, Portugal2018 Algarve Cup
916 June 2019Nice, France2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
108 October 2019Gothenburg, Sweden[UEFA Women's UEFA Women's Euro 2022|Euro 2022 qualifying Group F|Euro 2022 qualifying]
1110 March 2020Faro/Loulé, Portugal2020 Algarve Cup
121 December 2020Trnava, SlovakiaEuro 2022 qualifying
1319 February 2021Paola, MaltaFriendly
1419 February 2021Paola, MaltaFriendly
1524 July 2021Saitama, Japan2020 Summer Olympics
1624 July 2021Saitama, Japan2020 Summer Olympics
172 August 2021Yokohama, Japan2020 Summer Olympics
1817 September 2021Senec, Slovakia2023 World Cup qualification
1926 October 2021Paisley, ScotlandFriendly
2025 November 2021Gothenburg, Sweden2023 World Cup qualification
2130 November 2021Malmö, Sweden2023 World Cup qualification
227 April 2022Gori, Georgia2023 World Cup qualification
2313 July 2022Sheffield, EnglandEuro 2022
247 September 2022Tampere, Finland2023 World Cup qualification
2511 April 2023Gothenburg, SwedenFriendly
2623 July 2023Wellington, New Zealand2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
2729 July 2023Wellington, New Zealand2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
2819 August 2023Brisbane, Australia2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
295 April 2024London, EnglandUEFA Euro 2025 qualifying
3031 May 2024Dublin, IrelandUEFA Euro 2025 qualifying
3121 February 2025Odense, Denmark1–02–12025 UEFA Women's Nations League A
324 April 2025Solna, Sweden2025 UEFA Women's Nations League A
3312 July 2025Zurich, SwitzerlandEuro 2025

Honours

Linköping
VfL Wolfsburg
Barcelona
Sweden
Sweden U19
Individual