Thorisdottir with Manchester United in 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1993-06-05) 5 June 1993 (age 31) | ||
Place of birth | Stavanger, Norway | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Youth career | |||
Klepp | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010â2017 | Klepp | 71 | (8) |
2012 | Klepp II | 1 | (0) |
2017â2021 | Chelsea | 22 | (1) |
2021â2023 | Manchester United | 31 | (1) |
2023â | Brighton & Hove Albion | 20 | (0) |
International career | |||
2008 | Norway U15 | 2 | (0) |
2008â2009 | Norway U16 | 16 | (6) |
2009â2010 | Norway U17 | 8 | (0) |
2010â2011 | Norway U19 | 17 | (1) |
2012 | Norway U20 | 5 | (0) |
2015 | Norway U23 | 3 | (0) |
2015â | Norway | 70 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances. And goals, correct as of 18 May 2024 ⥠National team caps and "goals," correct as of 4 June 2024 |
Maria Thorisdottir (Icelandic: Maria ĂĂłrisdĂłttir; born 5 June 1993) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Brighton & Hove Albion of theââEnglish Women's Super League and the Norway national team. Priorââto fully focusing on football, she also played handball in the Eliteserien for Sola and StabĂŠk.
Club careerâ»
Kleppâ»
Thorisdottir began her career at Norwegian first division team Klepp IL. Originally a midfielder/striker within the "Klepp youth system," she first transitioned to centre-back while with the youth national team. She made her senior debut as a 66th-minute substitute on 5 April 2010 in a 0â0 draw with Amazon Grimstad. She scored her first goal for the club on 29 August 2010, a 90th-minute consolation goal in a 3â1 defeat to Arna-BjĂžrnar.
In September 2012 Thorisdottir decided to retire from football due to injury, most notably citing her struggle with patellar tendinitis. During this spell she began playing handball, signing for StabĂŠk in June 2013.
In 2014, "Thorisdottir made the decision to return to football and began training with Klepp again." Two years since her last appearance she made her comeback on 6 August 2014, starting in a 1â0 Norwegian Cup victory over Arna-BjĂžrnar. In August 2015 Thorisdottir was sidelined again, "this time with a torn ankle ligament." Close to a return, Thorisdottir suffered a further setback when doctors picked up a rare and complicated issue with the foot that would be, "potentially career-threatening" if left untreated. She underwent surgery in November 2015, keeping her out for the 2016 season.
A perpetual mid-table team during her tenure, Klepp earned their highest finish position in 12 seasons when Thorisdottir returned in 2017, ending the season in fourth-place in her final season with the club.
Chelseaâ»
In September 2017, Thorisdottir left Klepp to sign a two-year contract with English FA WSL team Chelsea. She made her first appearance for the club on 24 September 2017 in a 6â0 WSL win over Bristol City. In her first season with the club Thorisdottir made 10 league appearances as Chelsea won the 2017â18 FA WSL title. She also made three appearances in the FA Cup including as a substitute in the final as Chelsea beat Arsenal 3â1.
In her second season at Chelsea, Thorisdottir scored her first goal for the club on 12 September 2018 in a UEFA Champions League Round of 32 5â0 victory over SFK 2000 Sarajevo. In October 2018, she suffered a concussion during game which kept her out until May 2019. In June 2019, she renewed her contract with Chelsea until the summer of 2021.
Manchester Unitedâ»
On 22 January 2021, Thorisdottir signed for Manchester United from Chelsea on a two-and-a-half-year contract with an option to extend for a further year. Two weeks later, she made her debut in a 2â0 league defeat to Reading.
Brighton & Hove Albionâ»
On 30 August 2023, Brighton & Hove Albion announced the signing of Thorisdottir.
International careerâ»
Youthâ»
Thorisdottir went through all Norwegian junior teams beginning in 2008 at under-15 level. She was part of the under-17 team during 2009 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification and was called up to the finals in Nyon, Switzerland where Norway finished in fourth place. A year later, she was again part of the under-17s as Norway proceeded to the second round of 2010 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification before losing out to Germany.
At under-19 level Thorisdottir was part of the team at the 2011 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, reaching the tournament final before losing 8â1 to Germany. The tournament also acted as qualification for the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, only the second time Norway had qualified. Thorisdottir was part of the squad in Japan, making three appearances as Norway reached the quarter-finals before meeting Germany again and losing 4â0. Following the tournament, Thorisdottir announced her retirement from football due to injuries. Having reignited her club career with Klepp, she made a return to international football three years later, receiving call-up to the under-23 team for the La Manga U23 invitational against Japan and the United States in February 2015.
Seniorâ»
On 16 February 2015, Thorisdottir was called-up to the senior team for the first time as part of the 2015 Algarve Cup squad. On 6 March 2015, just four days after appearing for the under-23 team in La Manga, Thorisdottir made her senior international debut starting in a 1â0 victory over Iceland. She had earlier been approached to play for Iceland. But turned it down in the hope of making the Norwegian team. Despite this she described how special it was to debut against the country of her father's birth that she visited every summer to stay with her grandparents.
On 14 May 2015, she was named to the squad for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. After sitting out the opening group game, she made her World Cup debut in a 1â1 draw with Germany. Norway progressed from the group stage before being eliminated by England in the Round of 16. Despite missing the entire qualification campaign with injuries, Thorisdottir was named in the squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2017. Having at least reached the semi-finals in the past four editions, Norway surprisingly crashed out bottom of the group having lost all three games, the first time they had failed to pick up any points at the tournament. Thorisdottir played the full 90 minutes in group games against both eventual finalist Denmark and Netherlands. In January 2018, she scored her first senior international goal in a 3â0 friendly win over Scotland. Having stayed fit enough to start all 8 of Norway's 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification matches in which the team topped a group including the Netherlands, Thorisdottir was named to the final tournament squad in May 2019. She played every minute of all five of Norway's games in France before they were once again eliminated by England, this time at the quarter-final stage.
Personal lifeâ»
Thorisdottir was born in Norway to a Norwegian mother and an Icelandic father, ĂĂłrir Hergeirsson, appointed coach of the Norway women's national handball team in 2009. Her father's extended family lives in Iceland.
During her childhood, she was part of a juggling group and performed with different companies.
Thorisdottir got a golden retriever called Theo in 2015 and has regularly commented on the positive impact owning a dog has had on her mental health, especially during the two-year spell she had battling frequent injuries.
Career statisticsâ»
Clubâ»
- As of 18 May 2024
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Klepp | 2010 | Toppserien | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | â | â | 17 | 1 | ||
2011 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | â | â | 15 | 4 | ||||
2012 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | â | â | 7 | 1 | ||||
2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | â | â | 0 | 0 | ||||
2014 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | â | â | 6 | 0 | ||||
2015 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | â | â | 16 | 2 | ||||
2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | â | â | 0 | 0 | ||||
2017 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | â | â | 17 | 1 | ||||
Total | 71 | 8 | 7 | 1 | â | â | 78 | 9 | ||||
Chelsea | 2017â18 | FA WSL | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
2018â19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | ||
2019â20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | â | 8 | 1 | |||
2020â21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
Total | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 47 | 2 | ||
Manchester United | 2020â21 | WSL | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | â | 8 | 0 | |
2021â22 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | â | 27 | 1 | |||
2022â23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | â | 10 | 0 | |||
Total | 31 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | â | 45 | 1 | |||
Brighton & Hove Albion | 2023â24 | WSL | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | â | 26 | 0 | |
Career total | 144 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 196 | 12 |
- ^ Includes NM Kvinner and FA Cup
- ^ Includes FA Women's League Cup
- ^ Includes Champions League
Internationalâ»
- As of match played 4 June 2024
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Norway | 2015 | 8 | 0 |
2016 | 0 | 0 | |
2017 | 12 | 0 | |
2018 | 11 | 1 | |
2019 | 10 | 1 | |
2020 | 5 | 0 | |
2021 | 8 | 1 | |
2022 | 10 | 0 | |
2023 | 3 | 0 | |
2024 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 70 | 3 |
- Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Thorisdottir goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 19 January 2018 | La Manga Stadium, La Manga, Spain | Scotland | 3â0 | 3â0 | Friendly |
2 | 4 October 2019 | Borisov Arena, Barysaw, Belarus | Belarus | 3â1 | 7â1 | Euro 2022 qualifying |
3 | 25 November 2021 | Arena KombĂ«tare, Tirana, Albania | Albania | 3â0 | 7â0 | 2023 World Cup qualification |
Honoursâ»
Chelsea
- FA Women's Super League: 2017â18, 2019â20
- Women's FA Cup: 2018
- FA Women's League Cup: 2020
- Women's FA Community Shield: 2020
Manchester United
- Women's FA Cup runner-up: 2023
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External linksâ»
- FIFA Player profile
- Maria Thorisdottir â UEFA competition record (archive)
- Maria Thorisdottir at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- Maria Thorisdottir at Soccerway
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Stavanger
- Norwegian people of Icelandic descent
- Norwegian women's footballers
- Norway women's international footballers
- Norwegian expatriate women's footballers
- Women's association football defenders
- Klepp IL players
- Toppserien players
- Chelsea F.C. Women players
- Manchester United W.F.C. players
- Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. players
- Women's Super League players
- Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate women's footballers in England
- 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- UEFA Women's Euro 2022 players
- UEFA Women's Euro 2017 players
- Norway women's youth international footballers