Noor_Eckhoff
Noor Hoelsbrekken Eckhoff (born 6 December 1999) is a Norwegian professional footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Damallsvenskan club Linköpings FC.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Noor Hoelsbrekken Eckhoff | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-12-06) 6 December 1999 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Norway | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Linköpings FC | ||
| 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) |
| 2024– | Linköpings FC | 0 | (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) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 September 2023 | |||
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]
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]
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]
- Isaksen, Ingvild (2020-01-29). "Noor Eckhoff er klar for Kolbotn". Kolbotn Kvinner (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2023-05-06.
- "Melbourne City sign Norway youth international Noor Eckhoff". ESPN. Jan 12, 2021.
- Admin (2021-01-11). "Lykke til Down Under, Noor!". Toppserien (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2023-05-06.
- NTB (2021-04-08). "Eckhoff blir Sverige-proff". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2023-05-06.
- 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) - "Noor Eckhoff joins Inter". Inter Milan. 18 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- "Noor Eckhoff è una nuova calciatrice dell'Inter". L Football (in Italian). 18 March 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- "Noor Eckhoff departs by mutual consent". Inter Milan. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- Iannucci, Federica (15 December 2023). "Si dividono le strade fra Noor Eckhoff e l'Inter Women". L Football (in Italian). Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- Noor Eckhoff at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- Bjørnar, Hjellen (Aug 23, 2022). "Thorisdottir knust etter vraking: – Vondeste telefonsamtalen jeg har hatt" (in Norwegian). NRK.
- 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.
- Dingstad, Nora Geiran (15 August 2021). "Fotballproffens "ukjente" talent: Hun håper å kunne glede andre". Nordre Aker Budstikke (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- Nilsen, Torbjørn (22 July 2023). "Ballkunstneren". Klassekampen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 September 2023.
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