Selma Pettersen

Selma Pettersen
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-02-21) 21 February 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Norway
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Vålerenga
Number 5
Youth career
Kjelsås
Lyn
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Kolbotn 7 (0)
2021 → Øvrevoll Hosle (loan) 6 (0)
2022–2023 Stabæk 35 (1)
2023– Vålerenga 13 (0)
International career‡
2018 Norway U15 2 (0)
2021–2022 Norway U19 10 (0)
2022– Norway U23 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:13, 29 August 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 April 2023 (UTC)

Selma Pettersen (born 21 February 2003) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Toppserien club Vålerenga.[1]

Club career

Kolbotn (2020–2021)

Pettersen had trouble with injuries at the start of her career. She went through several surgeries before signing for Toppserien side Kolbotn in 2020.[2] She made her toppserien debut in May 2020.[3] In the second half of the 2021 season, she was loaned out to second-tier side Øvrevoll Hosle.[4]

Stabæk (2022–2023)

In December 2021 she signed a two-year deal with Stabæk.[5] She made her league debut against Vålerenga on 21 March 2022.[6] Pettersen scored her first league goal against Lillestrøm SK on 18 June 2022, scoring in the 70th minute.[7]

In 2022 she was included in Aftenposten's list of the biggest talents in Norwegian football.[8]

Vålerenga (2023–)

In July 2023 she signed a two-year deal with Vålerenga.[9] She described it as a dream came true to sign for the club she was supporting as a child.[10] She made her league debut against Åsane on 26 August 2023.[11]

National team career

Pettersen has international matches for U15, U19, and the U23 national team for Norway.[12]

She was a part of the Norwegian squad who made it to the final of the 2022 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Selma Pettersen". soccerdonna.de. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  2. ^ "- Nesten sånn at jeg gråt, fordi det var så moro!". www.nab.no (in Norwegian). 24 August 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  3. ^ Fotballforbund, Norges. "Selma Pettersen - Profil". fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Skademarerittet gjorde Stabæk-talentet best i én spesiell ferdighet". www.nfkvinner.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Selma Pettersen klar for Stabæk". www.stabak.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Vålerenga vs Stabæk - 21 March 2022". int.soccerway.com.
  7. ^ "Stabæk vs Lillestrøm - 18 June 2022". int.soccerway.com.
  8. ^ "Norges største fotballtalenter". www.aftenposten.no (in Norwegian). 19 April 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Velkommen, Selma Pettersen". www.vif-damefotball.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  10. ^ "VIF-supporteren er endelig blitt VIF-spiller". www.dagsavisen.no (in Norwegian). 6 July 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  11. ^ "Vålerenga vs Åsane - 26 August 2023". int.soccerway.com.
  12. ^ Fotballforbund, Norges. "Selma Pettersen - Profil". fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  13. ^ "2022 Women's Under-19 EURO finals: Meet the finalists". www.UEFA.com. Retrieved 12 October 2023.