Noor Eckhoff
Personal information
Full name Noor Hoelsbrekken Eckhoff
Date of birth (1999-12-06) 6 December 1999
Place of birth Norway
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Lyn 43 (1)
2020 Kolbotn 15 (0)
2021 Melbourne City 7 (0)
2021–2022 Eskilstuna United 46 (6)
2023 Inter Milan 10 (0)
International career
2014 Norway U15 2 (0)
2015 Norway U16 12 (1)
2016 Norway U17 8 (1)
2016–2018 Norway U19 21 (3)
2019–2022 Norway U23 18 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 September 2023

Noor Hoelsbrekken Eckhoff (born 6 December 1999) is a Norwegian professional footballer, who plays as a midfielder. She is currently a free agent, having most recently played for Serie A club Inter Milan.

Club career

After many years in Lyn, she signed for Kolbotn in January 2020.[1]  After one season in Kolbotn, it was announced in January 2021 that she had signed for Melbourne City in the A-League Women.[2][3]

When the season in Australia was over, she signed for Swedish Eskilstuna United in April 2021.[4]  In December 2022, the contract with Eskilstuna United was terminated after the club was forcibly relegated due to financial imbalance.[5]

On 18 March 2023, Eckhoff officially joined Italian club Inter Milan, signing a contract until the end of the season, with an option for another year.[6][7] On 15 December of the same year, she terminated her deal with Inter.[8][9]

International career

Eckhoff participated for Norway under 15, under 16, under 17, under 19, and under 23 levels.[10]

In August 2022, Eckhoff was selected for the first time on the Norwegian senior national team, as part of Hege Riise's first team squad.[11]

Other endeavors

Eckhoff is also a cartoonist and has released a Norwegian comics album about her football career; Blør for drakta (Bleeds for the jersey).[12][13][14]

References

  1. Isaksen, Ingvild (2020-01-29). "Noor Eckhoff er klar for Kolbotn". Kolbotn Kvinner (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2023-05-06.
  2. "Melbourne City sign Norway youth international Noor Eckhoff". ESPN. Jan 12, 2021.
  3. Admin (2021-01-11). "Lykke til Down Under, Noor!". Toppserien (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2023-05-06.
  4. NTB (2021-04-08). "Eckhoff blir Sverige-proff". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2023-05-06.
  5. AS, TV 2 (2022-12-19). "Norske Eskilstuna-spillerne fikk sjokkbeskjed på ferie: - Ingen av oss klarte å si noe". TV 2 (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2023-05-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. "Noor Eckhoff joins Inter". Inter Milan. 18 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  7. "Noor Eckhoff è una nuova calciatrice dell'Inter". L Football (in Italian). 18 March 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  8. "Noor Eckhoff departs by mutual consent". Inter Milan. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  9. Iannucci, Federica (15 December 2023). "Si dividono le strade fra Noor Eckhoff e l'Inter Women". L Football (in Italian). Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  10. Noor Eckhoff at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  11. Bjørnar, Hjellen (Aug 23, 2022). "Thorisdottir knust etter vraking: – Vondeste telefonsamtalen jeg har hatt" (in Norwegian). NRK.
  12. Syversen, Christina Paulos (2 September 2022). "Noor (22) lever av fotball og tegneserier: – Min form for meditasjon" (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  13. Dingstad, Nora Geiran (15 August 2021). "Fotballproffens «ukjente» talent: Hun håper å kunne glede andre". Nordre Aker Budstikke (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  14. Nilsen, Torbjørn (22 July 2023). "Ballkunstneren". Klassekampen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 September 2023.


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