Lisa Naalsund

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Lisa Naalsund
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Naalsund in 2023
Personal information
Full name Lisa Fjeldstad Naalsund
Date of birth (1995-06-11) 11 June 1995 (age 28) [1]
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2018 Arna-Bjørnar 139 (33)
2019–2022 Brann 77 (14)
2023– Manchester United 14 (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 18 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 April 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]

Contents

Club career

Arna-Bjørnar

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

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

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

Youth

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

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

Club

As of match played 14 April 2024 [18] [7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] League cup [lower-alpha 2] Continental [lower-alpha 3] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arna-Bjørnar 2012 Toppserien 22440——264
2013 21130——241
2014 22620——246
2015 10410——114
2016 21721——238
2017 21430——244
2018 22731——258
Total13933182000015735
Brann 2019 Toppserien 22523——248
2020 18331——214
2021 18550——235
2022 19150—40281
Total771415400409618
Manchester United 2022–23 WSL 101000—20
2023–24 132314121225
Total142414121245
Career total23049377416127758

International

As of match played 9 April 2024 [18]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Norway 202130
202260
202350
202440
Total180

Honours

Sandviken/Brann

Manchester United

Individual

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