Nora Heroum

Nora Heroum
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-07-20) 20 July 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Helsinki, Finland
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender / Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sampdoria
Number 11
Youth career
 –2009 FC Viikingit
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 HJK 57 (8)
2013 FC Honka 22 (3)
2014 Åland United 23 (4)
2015–2017 Fortuna Hjørring
2017–2018 Brescia 21 (3)
2018–2020 Milan 35 (2)
2020–2021 Brighton & Hove Albion 11 (0)
2021–2022 Lazio 22 (0)
2022–2023 Parma 25 (1)
2023– Sampdoria 24 (1)
International career‡
2012– Finland 91 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 0:22, 19 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 December 2023

Nora Heroum[1] (born 20 July 1994) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Italian Serie A club Sampdoria and the Finland national team.

She previously played for HJK, FC Honka and Åland United of the Finnish Naisten Liiga,[2] Danish club Fortuna Hjørring, English club Brighton & Hove Albion and Italian Serie A clubs Brescia, AC Milan, Lazio and Parma.

Club career

HJK

Heroum made her league debut against Kokkolan Palloveikot on 29 May 2010.[3] She scored her first league goal against FC Sport on 12 June 2010, scoring in the 76th minute.[4]

FC Honka

On 26 November 2012, Heroum was announced at FC Honka.[5] She made her league debut against TPS on 23 March 2013.[6] Heroum scored her first league goal against Pallokissat on 7 September 2013, scoring a penalty in the 77th minute.[7]

Åland United

Heroum made her league debut against Honka on 22 March 2014.[8] She scored her first league goal against HJK on 29 March 2014, scoring in the 43rd minute.[9]

Fortuna Hjørring

On 6 January 2015, Heroum was announced at Fortuna Hjørring.[10] During her time at Fortuna Hjørring, the club reached the UEFA Women's Champions League quarterfinals.[11]

Brescia

Heroum scored on her league debut against Pink Sport Bari on 30 September 2017, scoring in the 11th minute.[12]

Milan

On 19 July 2018, Heroum was announced at Milan.[13] She made her league debut against Pink Sport Bari on 22 September 2018.[14] Heroum scored her first league goal against Roma on 15 September 2019, scoring in the 69th minute.[15]

Brighton & Hove Albion

On 15 July 2020, Heroum was announced at Brighton.[16] She made her league debut against Manchester City on 13 September 2020.[17] Brighton & Hove Albion released Heroum at the end of the 2020–21 Women's Super League season in May 2021.[18]

Lazio

Heroum made her league debut against Sampdoria on 29 August 2021.[19]

Parma

Heroum made her league debut against Inter Milan on 28 August 2022.[20] She scored her first league goal against Sassuolo on 6 May 2023, scoring in the 1st minute.[21]

Sampdoria

Heroum made her league debut against Inter Milan on 17 September 2023.[22] She scored her first league goal against Lazio on 15 September 2024, scoring in the 72nd minute.[23]

International career

Heroum played her first international for Finland women's national team on 27 May 2012 against Belgium. She was a member of the Finnish squad at the UEFA Women's Euro 2013.[24] Aged 18, she was one of the youngest players at the competition and had to withdraw from the 2013 UEFA Women's U-19 Championship in order to participate.

Heroum was called up to the 2020 Cyprus Women's Cup.[25]

Heroum was called up to the Finland squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.[26] After Finland failed to qualify in 2017, Heroum was considered an important member of the national team which competed at UEFA Women's Euro 2022 in England.[27]

Heroum was part of the Finland squad that won the 2023 Cyprus Women's Cup for the first time.[28]

Playing style

Originally an attacking midfielder who modelled her game on Pavel Nedvěd, Heroum was retrained as a full-back by her coach at Milan, Carolina Morace.[29]

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 22 February 2023 AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus  Romania 3–0 4–0 2023 Cyprus Women's Cup

Personal life

Although she was born and raised in Finland, Heroum's father is originally from Morocco. Her brother Samir is also a footballer.[30]

References

  1. ^ a b "List of Players – Finland" (PDF). FIFA. 4 August 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  2. ^ Nora Heroum player profile on FC Honka Official Homepage Archived 2014-09-03 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  3. ^ "KPV vs HJK - 29 May 2010". int.soccerway.com.
  4. ^ "HJK vs FC Sport - 12 June 2010". int.soccerway.com.
  5. ^ "Heroum ja Koivisto Honkaan". uutisarkisto.palloliitto.fi (in Finnish).
  6. ^ "Honka vs TPS - 23 March 2013". int.soccerway.com.
  7. ^ "Honka vs Pallokissat - 7 September 2013". int.soccerway.com.
  8. ^ "Honka vs Åland United - 22 March 2014". int.soccerway.com.
  9. ^ "HJK vs Åland United - 29 March 2014". int.soccerway.com.
  10. ^ "Fortuna henter landsholdsspiller". nordjyske.dk (in Danish). 6 January 2015.
  11. ^ "Heroum och Hyyrynen till kvartsfinal i Champions League". yle.fi (in Finnish). 17 November 2016.
  12. ^ "Pink Sport Bari vs Brescia - 30 September 2017". int.soccerway.com.
  13. ^ "Milan Femminile, arriva la finlandese Nora Heroum". www.milannews.it (in Italian).
  14. ^ "Pink Sport Bari vs Milan - 22 September 2018". int.soccerway.com.
  15. ^ "Roma vs Milan - 15 September 2019". int.soccerway.com.
  16. ^ "Brighton Women: AC Milan midfielder Nora Heroum signs for WSL side". BBC Sport. 15 July 2020.
  17. ^ "Manchester City vs Brighton - 13 September 2020". int.soccerway.com.
  18. ^ Diamond, Drew (20 May 2021). "Ten leave Brighton and Hove Albion as Hope Powell begins rebuild". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  19. ^ "Lazio vs Sampdoria - 29 August 2021". int.soccerway.com.
  20. ^ "Internazionale vs Parma - 28 August 2022". int.soccerway.com.
  21. ^ "Sassuolo vs Parma - 6 May 2023". int.soccerway.com.
  22. ^ "Sampdoria vs Internazionale - 17 September 2023". int.soccerway.com.
  23. ^ "Sampdoria vs Lazio - 15 September 2024". int.soccerway.com.
  24. ^ Finnish Football Association Archived 7 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  25. ^ "Helmarit nimetty Cyprus Cupiin 2020" [Helmarit named to the Cyprus Cup 2020] (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 25 February 2020.
  26. ^ "Helmareiden EM-kisajoukkue valittu" (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 9 June 2022.
  27. ^ "Finland's Nora Heroum on Women's EURO anticipation, her fluid role and her footballing hero". UEFA. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  28. ^ "Rumänien utklassat av fotbollsdamerna – Cyprus Cup blev en framgångssaga för Finland". svenska.yle.fi. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  29. ^ Vehviläinen, Jenna (16 June 2022). "Pallo on pääasia" (in Finnish). Veikkaus. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  30. ^ "Nora Heroum – marokkolaispiirteinen iloluonne" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 7 July 2013. Archived from the original on 10 July 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.