Isabell Herlovsen

Isabell Herlovsen

Isabell Herlovsen in October 2007
Personal information
Full name	Isabell Lehn Herlovsen
Date of birth	(1988-06-23) 23 June 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Mönchengladbach, West Germany
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
2000–2004	Kolbotn
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2009	Kolbotn	95	(48)
2009–2010	Olympique Lyon	13	(3)
2011–2017	LSK Kvinner	108	(100)
2017	Jiangsu Suning
2018–2020	Vålerenga	19	(6)
2019	→ Kolbotn (loan)	17	(8)
2021	Fredrikstad	2	(3)
International career‡
2003–2004	Norway U17	12	(1)
2004–2007	Norway U19	13	(3)
2008	Norway U20	4	(2)
2006	Norway U21	2	(0)
2007	Norway U23	2	(0)
2005–2019	Norway	133	(67)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 November 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 October 2019

Isabell Lehn Herlovsen (born 23 June 1988) is a Norwegian former football player.

She last played for Våleranga and Kolbotn after moving home from China and the club Jiangsu Suning. ^{[1] [2]} She plays as a midfielder and a striker.

Herlovsen is the daughter of former football player Kai Erik Herlovsen and was born in Germany during his spell at Borussia Mönchengladbach. She is a Norwegian women's international having made her debut at the age of 16. Herlovsen was the youngest player at UEFA Women's Euro 2005 and became the youngest goal-scorer in the tournament's history on 9 June 2005 when she scored a goal in a 1–1 draw against France. ^[3]

Club career

Herlovsen began her career at Kolbotn IL. She made her debut with the club in 2004 and played for five seasons winning two league titles in 2005 and 2006 and winning the women's national cup in 2007. Following the UEFA Women's Euro 2005, Herlovsen drew interest from the women's section of English club Arsenal. The two sides met for negotiations, but were unable to reach an agreement. ^[4] Later on, Herlovsen scored for her club Kolbotn in the 2007 edition of the women's Norwegian Cup. The players received their championship medals from the King of Norway.

On 28 October 2009, Herlovsen's parent club Kolbotn announced that the player, alongside club and national team teammate Christine Colombo Nilsen, would be joining Olympique Lyonnais of the Division 1 Féminine. ^[5] She made her debut for the club on 8 November 2009 coming on as a substitute in a 6–1 victory over Juvisy. Herlovsen scored her first goal for the club on 7 March 2010 scoring a brace in a 9–0 victory over Muret in the Challenge de France. She later featured in the final match of the UEFA Women's Champions League in 2010.

In February 2017, Herlovsen signed a contract with the Chinese club Jiangsu Suning, at the same time taking a break from playing for the Norwegian national team. ^[6] In her Chinese debut match she scored a goal. ^[7]

In 2018, Herlovsen returned to Norway to join Våleranga, then she was loaned out to her former club Kolbotn in 2019. In 2020, she and her club Våleranga agreed to terminate her contract. ^[8]

She made a brief comeback in 2021 for Fredrikstad FK, to secure promotion to the Second Division. ^[9]

International career

Herlovsen had her first appearance for the Norwegian national team at the age of 16. In her first major tournament, Herlovsen was the youngest player at the competition. She scored two goals; one against France in the group stage and another against Sweden in the semi-finals. Norway won the match 3–2, but lost 3–1 in the final to Germany.

At the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup in China, Herlovsen scored one goal in the group stage against Ghana. In the quarter-finals she scored the game-winning goal in Norway's 1–0 victory over the hosts, thus eliminating China from the tournament, in front of 50,000 spectators. In the semi-finals, Norway again lost to Germany. On 9 June 2008, Herlovsen was named to the national team squad to play in the women's tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics. ^[10]

In August 2009, Herlovsen was selected for the Norway team that had qualified for the UEFA Women's Euro 2009 in Finland. ^[11] With a steady place in the team for the first time, as a striker, she played all matches and won praise for her energetic and accurate play even at times as the team's single front runner. Norway beat Sweden unexpectedly in the quarter finals only to lose to the champions Germany in the semifinal in which Herlovsen scored Norway's only goal.

Personal life

Herlovsen's home is in Fredrikstad. Her father is Kai Erik Herlovsen, a former Norwegian international footballer who also played professionally in Germany for Borussia Mönchengladbach. Isabell has an older sister and a younger brother. In July 2011, Herlovsen came out as a lesbian, having been out to friends and family while in her teens. ^[12] She has a son with her partner Christine Porsmyr Olsen. ^[8]

Career statistics

As of 4 October 2019

Club	Season	Division	League		Cup		Continental		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Kolbotn	2004	Toppserien	10	6	3	4	-		13	10
	2005		18	13	4	2	-		22	15
	2006		13	4	0	0	-		13	4
	2007		19	5	0	0	-		19	5
	2008		21	7	0	0	-		21	7
	2009		14	13	0	0	-		14	13
	Total		95	48	7	6	-	-	102	54
Lyon	2009–10	Division 1 Féminine	9	0	0	0	5	0	14	0
	2010–11		4	3	0	0	2	0	6	3
	Total		13	3	0	0	7	0	20	3
LSK Kvinner	2011	Toppserien	16	6	1	1	-		17	7
	2012		22	25	2	0	-		24	25
	2013		17	5	1	1	2	0	20	6
	2014		20	15	4	7	-		24	22
	2015		12	19	3	3	2	0	17	22
	2016		21	30	4	4	2	0	27	34
	Total		108	100	15	16	6	0	129	116
Vålerenga	2018	Toppserien	19	6	3	6	-		22	12
	Total		19	6	3	6	-	-	22	12
Kolbotn (loan)	2019	Toppserien	17	8	1	5	-		18	13
	Total		17	8	1	5	-	-	18	13
Career total			252	165	26	33	13	0	291	198

International goals

Key (expand for notes on "international goals" and sorting)
Location	Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred Sorted by country name first, then by city name
Lineup	Start – played entire match on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time ( c ) – captain Sorted by minutes played
Min	The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal.
Assist/pass	The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information.
penalty or pk	Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.)
Score	The match score after the goal was scored. Sorted by goal difference, then by goal scored by the player's team
Result	The final score. Sorted by goal difference in the match, then by goal difference in penalty-shoot-out if it is taken, followed by goal scored by the player's team in the match, then by goal scored in the penalty-shoot-out. For matches with identical final scores, match ending in extra-time without penalty-shoot-out is a tougher match, therefore precede matches that ended in regulation
aet	The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation
pso	Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parentheses; the match was tied at the end of extra-time
	Light-yellow background color – match at an invitational tournament
	Light-orange background color – Olympic women's football qualification match
NOTE: some keys may not apply for a particular football player

Goal	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	9 June 2005	Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington, England	France	5350.03005 1–1	5650.06005 1–1	2005 UEFA Women's Championship
2.	16 June 2005	Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington, England	Sweden	5350.03005 2–1	5650.06005 3–2
3.	20 September 2007	Yellow Dragon Stadium, Hangzhou, China	Ghana	4–0	7–2	2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
4.	23 September 2007	Wuhan Stadium, Wuhan, China	China	1–0	1–0
5.	25 June 2008	City Stadium, Kutno, Poland	Poland	3–0	3–0	UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying
6.	19 August 2009	Enavallen, Enköping, Sweden	Sweden	1–0	1–0	Friendly
7.	29 October 2009	Nadderud stadion, Bærum, Norway	Netherlands	3–0	3–0	2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)
8.	26 February 2010	José Arcanjo Stadium, Olhão, Portugal	United States	1–1	1–2	2010 Algarve Cup
9.	27 March 2010	AKA Arena, Hønefoss, Norway	North Macedonia	1–0	14–0	2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)
10.				3–0
11.				4–0
12.				8–0
13.				10–0
14.				12–0
15.	30 March 2010	Neman Stadium, Grodno, Belarus	Belarus	3–0	5–0
16.	19 June 2010	Oosterenkstadion, Zwolle, Netherlands	Netherlands	1–1	2–2
17.	26 October 2010	Falkenburg, Sweden	Sweden	2–1	3–1	Friendly
18.	21 September 2011	Nadderud Stadion, Nadderud, Norway	Hungary	2–0	6–0	UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
19.				3–0
20.	19 November 2011	Mourneview Park, Lurgan, Northern Ireland	Northern Ireland	1–2	1–3
21.	29 February 2012	Estádio Municipal, Parchal, Portugal	Japan	1–0	1–2	2012 Algarve Cup
22.	16 June 2012	Sarpsborg Stadion, Sarpsborg, Norway	Bulgaria	1–0	11–0	UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
23.				2–0
24.				4–0
25.				6–0
26.				7–0
27.	30 August 2012	East End Park, Edinburgh, Scotland	Scotland	1–1	2–2	Friendly
28.				2–1
29.	15 September 2012	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway	Belgium	2–0	3–2	UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
30.	7 May 2014	Tønsberg Gressbane, Tønsberg, Norway	Portugal	2–0	2–0	2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)
31.	14 June 2014	Brann Stadion, Bergen, Norway	Greece	5–0	6–0
32.	18 June 2014	Estádio Marcolino de Castro, Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal	Portugal	1–0	2–0
33.	13 September 2014	Niko Dovana Stadium, Durres, Albania	Albania	1–0	11–0
34.				4–0
35.				8–0
36.	25 November 2014	Randaberg Stadion, Randaberg, Norway	New Zealand	1–1	1–1	Friendly
37.	13 January 2015	La Manga, Spain	Sweden	1–0	2–3
38.				2–0
39.	9 March 2015	Estádio Municipal, Albufeira, Portugal	Switzerland	2–2	2–2	2015 Algarve Cup
56.	1 March 2019	Albufeira Municipal, Albufeira, Portugal	China	1–0	3–1	2019 Algarve Cup
57.	6 March 2019	Bela Vista Municipal, Parchal, Portugal	Poland	1–0	3–0
58.	2 June 2019	Stade Moulonguet, Amiens, France	South Africa	4–0	7–2	Friendly
59.				5–0
60.				6–1
61.	17 June 2019	Stade Auguste-Delaune, Reims, France	South Korea	2–0	2–1	2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
62.	22 June 2019	Allianz Riviera, Nice, France	Australia	5350.03005 1–0	5650.06005 1–1
63.	4 October 2019	Borisov Arena, Barysaw, Belarus	Belarus	1–0	7–1	UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying
64.				2–0
65.	8 October 2019	Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands	6–0	13–0
66.				10–0
67.				12–0

Honours

Club

Kolbotn

• Toppserien: 2005, 2006
• Norwegian Cup: 2007

Lyon

• Division 1 Féminine: 2009–10
• Champions League runners-up: 2010

LSK Kvinner

• Toppserien: 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016
• Norwegian Cup: 2014, 2015, 2016

Jiangsu Suning

• Chinese Women's FA Cup: 2017

Individual

• Top Scorer, Toppserien: 2012 (25 goals), 2016 (30 goals)

References

1. "Herlovsen libérée de son contrat avec Lyon" (in French). FootoFeminin. 9 December 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
2. "Isabell Herlovsen". Store Norske Leksikon. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
3. "Norway Player profile – Isabell Lehn Herlovsen". UEFA. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
4. Eriksen, Klaus (4 August 2005). "Herlovsen sa nei til Arsenal" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang . Retrieved 24 September 2014.
5. Herlovsen and Colombo to Lyon Archived 7 September 2012 at archive.today
6. Bryne, Lars; Hansen, Jonathan Simchai (9 February 2017). "Herlovsen solgt til kinesisk fotball – tar pause fra landslaget" (in Norwegian). NRK . Retrieved 30 March 2017.
7. Bryne, Lars (30 March 2017). "Herlovsen på ufrivillig slankekur etter matsjokk i Kina" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
8. "Isabell Herlovsen legger opp: – Har vært en tøff periode". nrk.no (in Norwegian). 23 September 2020.
9. Isabell Herlovsen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
10. Drømmen gikk i oppfyllelse ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
11. "Herlovsen spurred on by memories". UEFA.com. 4 September 2009. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
12. Ingrid Marie Treborg (5 July 2011). "Isabell Herlovsen står fram som lesbisk" (in Norwegian). TV2.no. Retrieved 14 September 2011.

External links

• NFF profile (in Norwegian)
• Isabell Herlovsen – FIFA competition record (archived)