Maria Brochmann
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maria Dybwad Brochmann | ||
| Date of birth | 25 March 1993 | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Djurgården | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Åsane | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2013 | Åsane | ||
| 2014–2018 | Arna-Bjørnar | 85 | (27) |
| 2019– | Brann | 93 | (38) |
| 2024– | Djurgården | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Norway U23 | 7 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2020 | Tertnes | ||
| 2022–2023 | Fana | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 January 2024 | |||
Maria Dybwad Brochmann (born 25 March 1993) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a forward for Djurgården.
Club career
[edit]Brochmann hails from Bergen and started her career in Åsane. Her breakthrough came in the 2013 Norwegian First Division, where she became top goalscorer with 20 goals in 20 games.[2]
In 2014 she moved up one division to Arna-Bjørnar. During parts of her spell at Arna-Bjørnar, she played as a defender. However, she reverted to being a forward and became one of the most prolific goalscorers of the 2018 Toppserien.[3] She lastly served as team captain before moving to city rivals IL Sandviken ahead of the 2019 season.[4]
Brochmann reached a milestone when winning the 2021 Toppserien with Sandviken. In the penultimate game, the team secured gold as Brochmann scored 5 times in a 8–0 thrashing of Klepp.[5] Sandviken was subsequently renamed SK Brann Kvinner, and with Brann, Brochmann scored her first Champions League goals in 2022, with 3 goals in 4 games during the 2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying rounds.[6] During the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying rounds, she scored 3 goals in a single game against Stare Zagora.[7] At the same time, there was doubt whether Brann wanted to renew Brochmann's contract which was due to expire after the 2023 season.[8] At the end of the season, it was announced that Brann brought in Anna Aahjem to replace Brochmann.[9] Instead, Brochmann signed for Djurgårdens IF in Sweden.[10]
International career
[edit]Brochmann did not play for any youth national teams until the age of 21, when she was selected for Norway U23.[2] She received her first callup for Norway in August 2018, when she was included in the squad to face Slovakia and the Netherlands.[11] She did not get any playtime however.
Managerial career
[edit]In her late 20s, Brochmann began working as a coach in Tertnes IL.[12] Her work here was severely curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic. In January 2022 she was announced as the head coach of Fana IL.[13][14] As at August 2023, the team was leading their Third Division group.[15] The team won promotion to the 2024 Second Division. However, Brochmann resigned as coach when she moved to play in Sweden.[16]
References
[edit]- ^ NRK
- ^ a b Maria Brochmann at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ Bakken, Benedicte A. (10 July 2018). "25-åringen fra Bergen kan nesten ikke trene. Likevel briljerer hun som spiss og kaptein". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ "Brochmann klar for Sandviken" (in Norwegian). NRK. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ Hagen, Mathias (7 November 2021). "I tårer etter triumfen – sendte gamleklubben ned" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ Maria Brochmann at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Langeveld, Espen (6 September 2023). "Brann med perfekt start på Champions League-kvalifiseringen – Brochmann med hat trick" (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ "Målmaskinen Brann ikke vil ha". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). 6 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ Strøm, Ole Kristian (VG) (23 November 2023). "Brochmann ferdig i Brann - henter Anna Aahjem". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Bekreftet: Brann-spissen til svensk fotball" (in Norwegian). TV 2. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Brochmann tatt ut på A-landslaget" (in Norwegian). NRK. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ Baisotti, Valentina (8 May 2020). "Mennene får spille, men kvinnene må vente: – Sinnssykt urettferdig" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ "Brochmann ny hovedtrener" (in Norwegian). Fana IL. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ Lygren, Ingvild (12 April 2022). "Brann-spilleren er hovedtrener i Fana". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ "Sommerferie på tabelltopp" (in Norwegian). Fana IL. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ "Fana damene jakter serieformen" (in Norwegian). Sportskollektivet. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Bergen
- Norwegian women's footballers
- Norway women's youth international footballers
- Women's association football forwards
- Åsane Fotball players
- Arna-Bjørnar players
- SK Brann Kvinner players
- Toppserien players
- Djurgårdens IF Fotboll (women) players
- Norwegian expatriate women's footballers
- Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden
- Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Norwegian women's football managers