List of Norway women's international footballers

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The Norway women's national football team represents Norway in international association football. It is fielded by the Norwegian Football Federation, NFF, the governing body of football in Norway, and competes as a member of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), which encompasses the countries of Europe. Norway competed for the first time on 7 July 1978, in a match the team lost 1–2 against Sweden.

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Norway has competed in numerous competitions, and all players who have played between 55 or more matches, either as a member of the starting eleven or as a substitute, are listed below. Each player's details include her usual playing position while with the team, the number of caps earned and goals scored in all international matches, and details of the first and most recent matches played in. The names are initially ordered by number of caps (in descending order), then by date of debut, then by alphabetical order. All statistics are correct up to 8 November 2019.

Key

Player
  This colour background and the * symbol indicate that the player was active at club level as at the date specified above. [1]
Positions key
GK Goalkeeper
DF Defender
MF Midfielder
FW Forward
UUnknown
Position
Caps and goals
Caps and goals comprise those in the FIFA Women's World Cup and UEFA European Women's Championship, their associated qualification matches and international friendly tournaments and matches.

Players

Solveig Gulbrandsen is Norway's second most capped player behind Hege Riise. Solveig Gulbrandsen.jpg
Solveig Gulbrandsen is Norway's second most capped player behind Hege Riise.

This list is under construction.

Norway women's national team football players with at least 25 caps
No.PlayerPos. Caps GoalsDebutLast or most recent matchRef.
DateOpponentDateOpponent
1 Hege Riise MF1885823 July 1990Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 27 May 2004Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark [2]
2 Solveig Gulbrandsen MF1835517 June 1998Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 22 June 2015Flag of England.svg  England [3]
3 Bente Nordby GK172030 August 1991Flag of the United States.svg  United States 27 October 2007Flag of Russia.svg  Russia [4]
4 Trine Rønning DF / MF1622223 October 1999Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 9 March 2016Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland [5]
5 Linda Medalen FW152647 October 1987Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 23 October 1999Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal [6]
6 Heidi Støre MF1512210 July 1980Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 6 July 1997Flag of Italy.svg  Italy [7]
7 Maren Mjelde *DF / MF1461927 October 2007Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 8 November 2019Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland [8]
8 Ingvild Stensland MF1441023 January 2003Flag of the United States.svg  United States 7 June 2016Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales [9]
9 Ingrid Hjelmseth GK138023 January 2003Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3 September 2019Flag of England.svg  England [10]
10 Unni Lehn MF1332431 August 1996Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 14 July 2007Flag of the United States.svg  United States [11]
= Isabell Herlovsen *FW1336711 March 2005Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 8 October 2019Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands [12]
12 Elise Thorsnes *DF / FW1212010 May 2006Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Serbia and Montenegro 8 November 2019Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland [13]
13 Brit Sandaune FW120920 March 1995Flag of the United States.svg  United States 16 November 2003Flag of Spain.svg  Spain [14]
14 Ann Kristin Aarønes FW111602 September 1990Flag of England.svg  England 23 October 1999Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal [15]
15 Gunn Nyborg U110207 July 1978Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 10 October 1992Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands [16]
16 Ane Stangeland Horpestad DF107512 May 1999Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2 October 2008Flag of Russia.svg  Russia [17]
17 Gro Espeseth DF10592 March 1991Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 28 September 2000Flag of the United States.svg  United States [18]
18 Kristine Minde *MF10496 July 2011Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3 September 2019Flag of England.svg  England [19]
19 Marianne Pettersen FW986629 October 1994Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 16 November 2003Flag of Spain.svg  Spain [20]
= Leni Larsen Kaurin MF98511 March 2001Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 28 July 2013Flag of Germany.svg  Germany [21]
21 Agnete Carlsen MF96175 November 1998Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 6 July 1997Flag of Italy.svg  Italy [22]
22 Dagny Mellgren FW944914 March 1999Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 29 October 2005Flag of Italy.svg  Italy [23]
23 Lene Mykjåland MF / FW91147 March 2007Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 7 June 2016Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales [24]
24 Marit Fiane Grødum DF891216 March 2003Flag of the United States.svg  United States 30 October 2013Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands [25]
25 Tone Haugen MF871930 May 1985Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2 August 1996Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil [26]
= Monica Knudsen MF87631 August 1996Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 16 November 2003Flag of Spain.svg  Spain [27]
27 Birthe Hegstad MF83235 July 1987Flag of the United States.svg  United States 20 March 1995Flag of the United States.svg  United States [28]
= Emilie Haavi *FW83163 June 2010Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 8 June 2019Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria [29]
29 Caroline Graham Hansen *MF / FW823726 October 2011Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 8 November 2019Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland [30]
30 Marita Skammelsrud Lund DF / MF81227 October 2007Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 24 October 2016Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden [31]
31 Liv Strædet U79525 October 1981Flag of England.svg  England 30 November 1991Flag of the United States.svg  United States [32]
= Margunn Haugenes MF791321 March 1990Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 4 July 2001Flag of Germany.svg  Germany [33]
= Ragnhild Gulbrandsen FW793010 March 1997Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 30 September 2007Flag of the United States.svg  United States [34]
34 Gunhild Følstad DF76121 July 2002Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2 October 2008Flag of Russia.svg  Russia [35]
35 Lise Klaveness MF / FW73923 January 2002Flag of the United States.svg  United States 9 March 2011Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark [36]
36 Gøril Kringen DF72030 July 1995Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 13 October 2001Flag of France.svg  France [37]
37 Reidun Seth GK71026 September 1984Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 6 July 1996Flag of Finland.svg  Finland [38]
38 Ingrid Moe Wold *DF70317 January 2012Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 8 November 2019Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland [39]
39 Nora Holstad Berge DF6922 March 2011Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 24 July 2017Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark [40]
40 Cathrine Zaborowski MF6871 June 1988Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 24 September 1994Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic [41]
41 Ada Hegerberg *FW663819 November 2011Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 24 July 2017Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark [42]
42 Anne Nymark Rylandsholm DF / MF65913 June 1990Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 23 June 1999Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada [43]
43 Lene Storløkken MF64620 January 2006Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 9 March 2011Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark [44]
= Ingvild Isaksen MF64331 January 2009Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 5 March 2018Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal [45]
45 Melissa Wiik FW63152 October 2004Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 31 March 2012Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria [46]
46 Anita Rapp DF621210 October 1998Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 16 November 2003Flag of Spain.svg  Spain [47]
47 Merete Myklebust DF60225 September 1993Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 6 November 1997Flag of Germany.svg  Germany [48]
= Anne Tønnessen DF60031 August 1996Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 27 May 2004Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark [49]
49 Toril Hetland Akerhaugen DF59020 January 2006Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 30 October 2013Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands [50]
50 Tina Svensson Grønlund DF571113 June 1990Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 2 August 1996Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil [51]
51 Marie Knutsen MF55619 February 2005Flag of France.svg  France 28 October 2009Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia [52]

See also

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