Group G sees three-time third-place finishers Sweden grouped with Argentina, Italy, and South Korea. Sweden will look to go one step further this time and if they are to do it, Barcelona forward Fridolina Rolfö needs to play a key part. The 29-year-old Liga F player has had a promising first season in Spain after a productive spell in Germany for Bayern Munich and Wolfsburg.

The below visualisation shows where Fridolina Rolfö ranks for some of the key metrics when compared with the other players who play in a similar position to hers in the 22/23 league season.

Even though the above visual is a comparison of Rolfö’s numbers against the other left-backs from Liga F, the 29-year-old has played a major chunk of her minutes as a left-sided forward or left-sided attacking midfielder. She has even played 11% of her minutes as a centre-forward. There are not a lot of players in the world who can bring this level of versatility on the pitch and this is what makes her special.

After signing for Barcelona in 2021, Rolfö had a steady but exciting start to her career in Spain, scoring nine goals in her first season. This season, with eight goals and eight assists to her name, Rolfö had another productive campaign in front of goal. The visual above indicates Fridolina Rolfö’s abilities across different aspects of the game.

Her offensive numbers show her truly attacking ability. She is a high-volume shooter (96th percentile for shots per 90 minutes), 83rd percentile for dribbles per 90 minutes, and a very good finisher (96th percentile for Goal Contributions per 90 minutes and Expected Goal Contributions per 90 minutes ).

Her defensive numbers are sound too, with her ranking above average for a number of key defensive metrics — including 1v1 defending.

Fridolina Rolfö could not have asked for a better season going into this summer’s World Cup. The Sweden international, one of the seniormost members of the squad will be looking to help her nation go that step further in this year’s tournament. She is definitely one of the players to watch out for not just in Group G but in the entirety of the tournament.