Kristine Bjørdal Leine
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kristine Bjørdal Leine | ||
Date of birth | (1996-08-06) 6 August 1996 (age 28) | ||
Place of birth | Norway | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Rosenborg | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Youth career | |||
Fortuna Ålesund | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2015 | Fortuna Ålesund | ||
2015–2019 | Røa | 84 | (2) |
2019–2021 | Reading | 29 | (1) |
2021– | Rosenborg | 29 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2012 | Norway U16 | 2 | (0) |
2013 | Norway U17 | 1 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Norway U19 | 11 | (0) |
2016–2020 | Norway U23 | 13 | (2) |
2017– | Norway | 12 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 October 2022 |
Kristine Bjørdal Leine (born 6 August 1996) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Rosenborg and the Norway national team.
Career
Club
On 20 July 2019, Reading announced the signing of Leine.[1]
In October 2011, at the age of 15, she played her first game for Norwegian club Fortuna Ålesund, for whom she played in second division ( 1. Divisjon ) and Norwegian Championship games until the 2014/15 season. She then moved to first division club Røa IL.[2] During her time there, she made her debut for the national team on November 28, 2017 in the game against Canada.
In addition to her work as a soccer player, she began training as a nurse. The fact that she initially did not get any time off from her school in 2018 to go to the national team's World Cup qualifiers caused a stir in the media. Her teammates Maren Mjelde and Maria Thorisdottir then criticized the fact that many female soccer players find it difficult to combine their education and sport.[3] She finally dropped out of her training later due to the incompatibility with her sporting career.[4]
Finally, in May 2019, she was not called up to the national team squad for the World Cup in France. This was seen as a surprising decision by coach Martin Sjögren. In June 2019 it was announced that she was leaving Røa IL for English Premier League club Reading.[5] There she played eleven games in the season that was prematurely canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After two seasons with the English club, it was announced in May 2021 that she would join Rosenborg BK Kvinner.
In 2021/22 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying, she lost with Rosenborg to Levante UD in the first-round final, which they lost 4-3 after extra time, meaning they missed the inaugural group stage. They also lost to a Spanish representative, this time Real Madrid, in qualifying for the 2022/23 UEFA Women's Champions League group stage.
Career statistics
Club
As of 19 May 2021.[6]
Club | Season | League | League Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Røa | 2015 | Toppserien | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
2016 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
2017 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
2018 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
2019 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
Total | 84 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 2 | ||
Reading | 2019-20 | FA WSL | 11 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 2 |
2020-21 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
Total | 29 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 37 | 2 | ||
Career total | 113 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 121 | 4 |
International
As of 16 July 2021.[6]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Norway | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
2018 | 5 | 0 | |
2019 | 4 | 0 | |
2021 | 1 | 0 |
Honours
International
References
- ^ "Norwegian international Leine joins Royals Women". www.readingfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 21 June 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ Kristine Bjørdal Leine at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ Agledal, Henrik Halvorsen (23 August 2018). "Mjelde og Thorisdottir reagerer på skolens landslagsnekt". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Archived from the original on 6 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ "Landslags-Leine ga opp å bli sykepleier: – Det kom mange tårer". www.vg.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 1 November 2018. Archived from the original on 28 January 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ Jørnholt, Malin (21 June 2019). "Vraket til VM – klar for engelsk toppklubb". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Archived from the original on 6 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Norway - K. Leine - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
External links
- Kristine Bjørdal Leine at Soccerway
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- 1 Hjelmseth
- 2 Moe Wold
- 3 Thorisdottir
- 4 Reiten
- 5 T. Hansen
- 6 Mjelde (c)
- 7 Schjelderup
- 8 An. Hegerberg
- 9 Thorsnes
- 10 C. Hansen
- 11 Berge
- 12 Fiskerstrand
- 13 Reinås
- 14 Ad. Hegerberg
- 15 Utland
- 16 Sønstevold
- 17 Minde
- 18 Maanum
- 19 Isaksen
- 20 Haavi
- 21 Leine
- 22 Spord
- 23 Bogstad
- Coach: Sjögren
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