Lisa Naalsund
![]() Naalsund in 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lisa Fjeldstad Naalsund | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 11 June 1995||
Place of birth | Bergen, Norway[2] | ||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Manchester United | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
2002–2011 | Tertnes[3] | ||
2012 | Arna-Bjørnar | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2018 | Arna-Bjørnar | 139 | (33) |
2019–2022 | Brann | 77 | (14) |
2023– | Manchester United | 18 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2010 | Norway U15 | 3 | (0) |
2011 | Norway U16 | 9 | (2) |
2011–2012 | Norway U17 | 8 | (0) |
2012–2014 | Norway U19 | 29 | (2) |
2015–2019 | Norway U23 | 16 | (1) |
2021– | Norway | 22 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 July 2024 |
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 an 80th-minute substitute for Vilde Bøe Risa in a friendly 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]Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental[c] | Total | ||||||
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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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
2023–24 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 5 | ||
Total | 18 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 5 | ||
Career total | 234 | 49 | 38 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 282 | 58 |
- ^ Includes Norwegian Cup and FA Cup
- ^ Includes FA Women's League Cup
- ^ UEFA Women's Champions League
International
[edit]- As of match played 16 July 2024[18]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Norway | 2021 | 3 | 0 |
2022 | 6 | 0 | |
2023 | 5 | 0 | |
2024 | 8 | 0 | |
Total | 22 | 0 |
Honours
[edit]Sandviken/Brann
Manchester United
- Women's FA Cup: 2023–24;[19] runner-up: 2022–23[20]
Individual
- Toppserien Team of the Year: 2020,[9] 2021[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Lisa Naalsund at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ "Lisa Naalsund". World Football. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ "Uttak, talentleir fotball". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). 26 May 2010. p. 46.
- ^ "Lisa Naalsund". Playmaker Stats. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ a b Larsen, Alexander (5 October 2020). "Lisa Naalsund: Drømmen om utlandet og landslagsspill". Norske Fotballkvinner (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 5 October 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "Røa - Arna-Bjørnar - 14.04.2012 15.00". Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian).
- ^ a b "Lisa Naalsund - Soccerway". Soccerway.
- ^ "Sandviken henter tre nye spillere fra byrival Arna-Bjørnar". www.aftenposten.no (in Norwegian). 20 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Emilie Haavi kåres til Årets spiller av NTB og OBOS". Toppserien (in Norwegian). 17 December 2020. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Årets lag i Toppserien 2021". Norske Fotballkvinner (in Norwegian). 15 November 2021. Archived from the original on 22 October 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "United Women sign Lisa Naalsund". www.manutd.com. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ Christensen, Stine (10 November 2017). "Tatt ut til sin første landskamp". Bergensavisen (in Norwegian).
- ^ "Canada vs. Norway - 28 November 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
- ^ "No har nesten halvparten av VM-spelarane vore i Arna-Bjørnar". www.aftenposten.no (in Norwegian). 21 June 2019.
- ^ "Sweden vs Norway". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ "Se Norges EM-tropp". Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian).
- ^ "Lisa Naalsund mister EM etter strekkskade". Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian).
- ^ a b "Lisa Naalsund - Profil". Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian).
- ^ Sanders, Emma (12 May 2024). "Women's FA Cup final: Manchester United beat Tottenham to win first major trophy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ Wrack, Suzanne (14 May 2023). "Chelsea claim FA Cup hat-trick after Sam Kerr sees off Manchester United". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Bergen
- Women's association football midfielders
- Norwegian women's footballers
- Norway women's youth international footballers
- Norway women's international footballers
- Arna-Bjørnar players
- SK Brann Kvinner players
- Manchester United W.F.C. players
- Toppserien players
- Women's Super League players
- Norwegian expatriate women's footballers
- Expatriate women's footballers in England
- Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in England