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Norway footballer
Lisa Fjeldstad Naalsund (born 11 June 1995) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Manchester United of the English Women’s Super League and the Norway national team.[4]
Club career[edit]
Arna-Bjørnar[edit]
Naalsund began playing football at the age of 6 for local club Tertnes. She also played handball until secondary school.[5] Ahead of the 2012 season, she joined Arna-Bjørnar. On 14 April 2012, Naalsund made her senior debut for the club when she started the season opener, a 1–1 draw with Røa IL. She played 67 minutes before being substituted for fellow offseason arrival Vilde Bøe Risa, also making her senior debut.[6] She scored her first senior goal on 9 June 2012 during a 2–0 win over Klepp IL. In her first season with the club, Naalsund played in all 22 Toppserien matches including 18 starts and scored four goals.[7] During her first three seasons, Naalsund played in all but one league match as Arna-Bjørnar finished third in all three seasons, equalling the team’s record highest finish position. In seven years, Naalsund was a mainstay of Arna-Bjørnar and made 157 appearances in all competitions.
Sandviken/Brann[edit]
Ahead of the 2019 season, Naalsund signed for Sandviken (rebranded
Brann in 2022).[8] In 2020, Naalsund made 18 league appearances as she was named to the Toppserien Team of the Year.[9] Having previously recorded a team-record best 4th-place finish the previous three seasons in a row, Sandviken won the 2021 Toppserien league title for the first time. Naalsund was once again named to the team of the season having made 18 appearances and scored five goals.[10] In 2022, the team defended their league title and also won the Norwegian Women’s Cup for the first time.
Manchester United[edit]
On 24 January 2023, Naalsund signed for English Women’s Super League club Manchester United on a three-and-a-half year contract.[11] Having joined while working through fitness issues, Naalsund had to wait until 19 March 2023 to make her debut, starting in an FA Cup quarter-final against second division team Lewes. She started the game but was substituted off after 25 minutes with a hamstring problem.
International career[edit]
Youth[edit]
Naalsund first represented Norway at under-15 level in 2010. She continued to progress as a youth international, participating in 2012 UEFA Women’s Under-17 Championship qualification and attended her first tournament finals stage at the 2013 UEFA Women’s Under-19 Championship. The following year she was recalled to the squad as Norway hosted the 2014 UEFA Women’s Under-19 Championship.
Senior[edit]
In November 2017, Naalsund received her first senior international call-up for Norway for a friendly against Canada but was an unused substitute.[12][13]
Having yet to be capped, Naalsund was named as an injury replacement for Emilie Haavi for the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup.[14] However, due to squad regulations, Naalsund could not be registered and had to remain a training player ineligible to play in the tournament.[5]
Naalsund made her senior international debut for the Norway on 10 June 2021, coming on as a 80th-minute substitute for Vilde Bøe Risa in a frinedly 1–0 loss against Sweden.[15]
On 7 June 2022, Naalsund was named to the squad for UEFA Women’s Euro 2022.[16] However, she suffered a leg injury during a pre-tournament friendly against New Zealand on 25 June and was replaced by Thea Bjelde.[17]
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of match played 19 March 2023[18][7]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental[c] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arna-Bjørnar | 2012 | Toppserien | 22 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 4 | ||
| 2013 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||||
| 2014 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 6 | ||||
| 2015 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 4 | ||||
| 2016 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 8 | ||||
| 2017 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 4 | ||||
| 2018 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 25 | 8 | ||||
| Total | 139 | 33 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 35 | ||
| Brann | 2019 | Toppserien | 22 | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 24 | 8 | ||
| 2020 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 4 | ||||
| 2021 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 5 | ||||
| 2022 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |||
| Total | 77 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 96 | 18 | ||
| Manchester United | 2022–23 | WSL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 216 | 47 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 254 | 53 | ||
International[edit]
- As of match played 15 November 2022[18]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 2021 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | |
Honours[edit]
Sandviken/Brann
Individual
References[edit]
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