Lisa Naalsund

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Lisa Naalsund
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*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2018 Arna-Bjørnar 139 (33)
2019–2022 Brann 77 (14)
2023– Manchester United 15 (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 21 April 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]

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]

As of match played 21 April 2024[18][7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental[c] Total
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 14 2 3 1 4 1 2 1 23 5
Total 15 2 4 1 4 1 2 1 25 5
Career total 231 49 37 7 4 1 6 1 278 58
  1. ^ Includes Norwegian Cup and FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes FA Women's League Cup
  3. ^ UEFA Women's Champions League

International[edit]

As of match played 9 April 2024[18]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Norway 2021 3 0
2022 6 0
2023 5 0
2024 4 0
Total 18 0

Honours[edit]

Sandviken/Brann

Manchester United

Individual

References[edit]

  1. ^ Lisa Naalsund at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Lisa Naalsund". World Football. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Uttak, talentleir fotball". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). 26 May 2010. p. 46.
  4. ^ "Lisa Naalsund". Playmaker Stats. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  5. ^ a b Larsen, Alexander (5 October 2020). "Lisa Naalsund: Drømmen om utlandet og landslagsspill". Norske Fotballkvinner (in Norwegian).
  6. ^ "Røa - Arna-Bjørnar - 14.04.2012 15.00". Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian).
  7. ^ a b "Lisa Naalsund - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  8. ^ "Sandviken henter tre nye spillere fra byrival Arna-Bjørnar". www.aftenposten.no (in Norwegian). 20 December 2018.
  9. ^ a b "Emilie Haavi kåres til Årets spiller av NTB og OBOS". Toppserien (in Norwegian). 17 December 2020.
  10. ^ a b "Årets lag i Toppserien 2021". Norske Fotballkvinner (in Norwegian). 15 November 2021.
  11. ^ "United Women sign Lisa Naalsund". www.manutd.com. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  12. ^ Christensen, Stine (10 November 2017). "Tatt ut til sin første landskamp". Bergensavisen (in Norwegian).
  13. ^ "Canada vs. Norway - 28 November 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  14. ^ "No har nesten halvparten av VM-spelarane vore i Arna-Bjørnar". www.aftenposten.no (in Norwegian). 21 June 2019.
  15. ^ "Sweden vs Norway". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  16. ^ "Se Norges EM-tropp". Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian).
  17. ^ "Lisa Naalsund mister EM etter strekkskade". Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian).
  18. ^ a b "Lisa Naalsund - Profil". Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian).
  19. ^ 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.
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