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Celin Bizet

{{short description|Norwegian footballer (born 2001)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Celin Bizet Dønnum

| image =

| fullname = Celin Bizet Dønnum

| birth_name = Celin Bizet Ildhusøy

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|10|24|df=y}}

| birth_place = Frogner i Sørum, Norway

| height = 1.68 m

| position = Forward

| currentclub = Manchester United

| clubnumber = 15

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Frogner

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs2 = Skedsmo

| years1 = 2016

| clubs1 = Skedsmo

| caps1 = 9

| goals1 = 7

| years2 = 2017–2021

| clubs2 = Vålerenga

| caps2 = 69

| goals2 = 8

| years3 = 2017–2019

| clubs3 = → Vålerenga II

| caps3 = 25

| goals3 = 18

| years4 = 2019

| clubs4 = → Grei (loan)

| caps4 = 3

| goals4 = 2

| years5 = 2021–2022

| clubs5 = Paris Saint-Germain

| caps5 = 6

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2022–2024

| clubs6 = Tottenham Hotspur

| caps6 = 42

| goals6 = 6

| years7 = 2024–

| clubs7 = Manchester United

| caps7 = 22

| goals7 = 2

| nationalyears1 = 2017

| nationalteam1 = Norway U16

| nationalcaps1 = 9

| nationalgoals1 = 6

| nationalyears2 = 2018

| nationalteam2 = Norway U17

| nationalcaps2 = 7

| nationalgoals2 = 1

| nationalyears3 = 2018–2020

| nationalteam3 = Norway U19

| nationalcaps3 = 24

| nationalgoals3 = 14

| nationalyears4 = 2021–2023

| nationalteam4 = Norway U23

| nationalcaps4 = 5

| nationalgoals4 = 2

| nationalyears5 = 2021–

| nationalteam5 = Norway

| nationalcaps5 = 31

| nationalgoals5 = 7

| pcupdate = 10 May 2025

| ntupdate = 10 July 2025

}}

Celin Bizet Dønnum ({{IPA|no|ˈseːliːn bizɛ ˈdœnːʉm|lang}}; born Celin Bizet Ildhusøy; 24 October 2001) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Manchester United and the Norway national team.

Career

Hailing from Frogner i Sørum,{{cite news|url=https://www.tv2.no/a/11839112/|title=Stortalentet (19) gjør helomvending – blir i VIF|last=Fjellvang|first=Fredrik|date=5 January 2021|publisher=TV 2|language=no|access-date=16 July 2021}} Bizet made her senior debut for Skedsmo on the third tier in 2016. Ahead of the 2017 season she transferred to Vålerenga, where she made her Toppserien debut against Avaldsnes in April 2017. She scored her first goal in May 2018 against Grand Bodø. In 2019 she was briefly on loan at Grei.{{NFF|3472069}} With Vålerenga she was a losing cup finalist in 2017 and 2019, before winning the double in 2020.{{Soccerway|480711}}

After a good 2020 season, there were several speculations about a transfer abroad, but Bizet penned a new contract with Vålerenga in January 2021.{{cite news|url=https://vartoslo.no/bydel-gamle-oslo-celin-bizet-ildhusoy-eli-landsem/stortalentet-celin-bizet-ildhusoy-19-legger-proffplanene-pa-hylla-forelopig-blir-valerenga-spiller-enda-ett-ar/278703|title=Stortalentet Celin Bizet Ildhusøy (19) legger proffplanene på hylla foreløpig|last=Boger|first=Christian|date=7 January 2021|work=Vårt Oslo|language=no|access-date=16 July 2021}} She was also called up to national team training camp in the autumn of 2020.

In July 2021, Bizet signed for Paris Saint-Germain in the top flight of French football.{{Cite web|last=VAVEL.com|date=18 July 2021|title=French champions continue to push on with Bizet addition|url=https://www.vavel.com/en/football/2021/07/18/womens-football/1078501-french-champions-continue-to-push-on-with-bizet-addition.html|access-date=20 July 2021|website=VAVEL|language=en}}

On 10 August 2022, Paris Saint-Germain transferred Bizet to Tottenham Hotspur in the top flight of English football, where she signed a contract until 2025.{{cite press release |url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2022/august/celin-bizet-ildhus%C3%B8y-arrives-from-psg/ |title=Celin Bizet Ildhusøy arrives from PSG |date=10 August 2022 |access-date=10 August 2022 |publisher=Tottenham Hotspur F.C. |archive-date=12 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812014817/https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2022/august/celin-bizet-ildhus%C3%B8y-arrives-from-psg/ |url-status=live }}

On 4 September 2024, Bizet signed for Manchester United on a three-year deal.{{cite web |last1=Sanders |first1=Emma |title=Man Utd sign forward Bizet from Tottenham for £60k |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cz738zn7x8zo |website=BBC Sport |access-date=4 September 2024 |date=4 September 2024 |archive-date=3 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240903223707/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cz738zn7x8zo |url-status=live }} She made her debut on 21 September, as a 66th-minute substitute in an opening day 3–0 win at Old Trafford.{{cite web |title=United Women 3 West Ham 0 |url=https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/man-utd-women-vs-west-ham-utd-wsl-21-september-2024 |website=www.manutd.com |access-date=21 September 2024 |archive-date=21 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921153604/https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/man-utd-women-vs-west-ham-utd-wsl-21-september-2024 |url-status=live }}

International career

On 7 June 2022, Bizet was called up to the Norway squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.{{cite web |title=Se Norges EM-tropp |url=https://www.fotball.no/landslag/norge-a-kvinner/2022/her-er-norges-em-tropp/ |website=Norges Fotballforbund |language=no}}

On 16 June 2025, Bizet was called up to the Norway squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.{{cite web|url=https://www.fotball.no/landslag/norge-a-kvinner/2025/her-er-norges-em-tropp/ |title=Her er Norges EM-tropp |language=NO |trans-title=Here is Norway's European Championship squad |publisher=Norwegian Football Federation |date=16 June 2025 |access-date=16 June 2025 |archive-date=16 June 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250616092127/https://www.fotball.no/landslag/norge-a-kvinner/2025/her-er-norges-em-tropp/ |url-status=live}}

Personal life

Bizet is the daughter of a former Norwegian footballer, Kjell Gunnar Ildhusøy and a Cuban mother.{{cite news|url=https://www.vg.no/sport/fotball/i/VbKa5J/vif-celin-18-vil-bli-verdens-beste|title=VIF-Celin (18) vil bli verdens beste|last=Baardsen|first=Joachim|date=31 July 2020|work=VG|language=no|access-date=16 July 2021}} In June 2025, she married Aron Dønnum.{{Cite web |last=AS |first=TV 2 |date=2025-06-20 |title=Stjerneparet giftet seg i Italia |url=https://www.tv2.no/sport/fotball/stjerneparet-giftet-seg-i-italia/17836873/ |access-date=2025-06-23 |website=TV 2 |language=nb-NO}}

Career statistics

= Club =

{{updated|match played 18 May 2025}}{{cite web | url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/-/480711/ | title=Norway - C. Bizet Ildhusøy - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway }}{{cite web | url=https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/person/profil/?fiksId=3472069 | title=Celin Bizet Ildhusøy - Kampstatistikk}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Norwegian Women's Cup, Coupe de France féminine, Women's FA Cup}}

!colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes FA WSL Cup}}

!colspan="2"|Continental{{efn|Includes UEFA Women's Champions League}}

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Skedsmo

|2016

|2. divisjon

|9

7colspan="2" |—colspan="2" |—colspan="2" |—97
rowspan="4" |Vålerenga 2

|2017

|2. divisjon

|13

8colspan="2" |—colspan="2" |—colspan="2" |—138
2018

|2. divisjon

|5

4colspan="2" |—colspan="2" |—colspan="2" |—54
2019

|2. divisjon

|7

6colspan="2" |—colspan="2" |—colspan="2" |—76
colspan="2" |Total

!25

180000002518
rowspan="6" |Vålerenga

|2017

|Toppserien

|6

040colspan="2" |—colspan="2" |—100
2018

|Toppserien

|17

132colspan="2" |—colspan="2" |—203
2019

|Toppserien

|19

251colspan="2" |—colspan="2" |—243
2020

|Toppserien

|18

230colspan="2" |—30242
2021

|Toppserien

|9

300colspan="2" |—colspan="2" |—93
colspan="2" |Total

!69

815300308711
Grei (loan)

|2019

|1. divisjon

|3

200colspan="2" |—colspan="2" |—32
Paris Saint-Germain

|2021–22

|D1 Féminine

|6

000colspan="2" |—2080
rowspan="3" |Tottenham Hotspur

|2022–23

|Women's Super League

|22

22030colspan="2" |—272
2023–24

|Women's Super League

|20

45040colspan="2" |—294
colspan="2" |Total

!42

6707000566
Manchester United

|2024–25

|Women's Super League

|22

24430colspan="2" |—296
colspan="3" |Career total

!176

432671005021750

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=International=

{{updated|match played 10 July 2025}}{{cite web | url=https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/person/profil/?p=n&fiksId=3472069 | title= Celin Bizet Ildhusøy - Kampstatistikk}}

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|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year

National teamYearAppsGoals
rowspan="5" |Norway

|2021

11
2022104
202340
2024102
202560
colspan="2"|Total||31||7

:Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bizet goal.

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Celin Bizet

scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

align="center"|130 November 2021Yerevan Football Academy Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia{{fbw|ARM}}align="center"|9–0align="center"|10–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
align="center"|220 February 2022rowspan=2| Estádio Algarve, Loulé, Portugal{{fbw|ITA}}align="center"|1–2align="center"|1–2rowspan=2| 2022 Algarve Cup
align="center"|323 February 2022{{fbw|POR}}align="center"|2–0align="center"|2–0
align="center"|47 April 2022Sandefjord Arena, Sandefjord, Norway{{fbw|KVX}}align="center"|5–1align="center"|5–12023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
align="center"|57 October 2022Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway{{fbw|BRA}}align="center"|1–2align="center"|1–4Friendly
align="center"|623 February 2024Opus Arena, Osijek, Croatia{{fbw|CRO}}align="center"|3–0align="center"|3–02023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League play-offs
align="center"|75 April 2024Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway{{fbw|FIN}}align="center"|1–0align="center"|4–0UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying

Honours

Vålerenga

Paris Saint-Germain

  • Coupe de France féminine: 2021–22{{cite web|title=Coupe de France féminine : les Parisiennes sans pitié pour Yzeure|url=https://www.leparisien.fr/sports/football/psg/coupe-de-france-feminine-les-parisiennes-sans-pitie-pour-yzeure-15-05-2022-HNXQZ7TI6VAG3KB3A4IG5F7UQE.php|date=15 May 2022|access-date=15 May 2022|archive-date=15 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220515181445/https://www.leparisien.fr/sports/football/psg/coupe-de-france-feminine-les-parisiennes-sans-pitie-pour-yzeure-15-05-2022-HNXQZ7TI6VAG3KB3A4IG5F7UQE.php|url-status=live}}

Tottenham Hotspur

  • Women's FA Cup runner-up: 2023–24{{Cite web |last=Sanders |first=Emma |date=12 May 2024 |title=Women's FA Cup final: Manchester United beat Tottenham to win first major trophy |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/c3g9d12wn33t |access-date=20 May 2025 |website=BBC Sport |language= |archive-date=23 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240523132928/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/c3g9d12wn33t |url-status=live }}

Manchester United

  • Women's FA Cup runner-up: 2024–25{{cite web |last1=Sanders |first1=Emma |title=Chelsea seal treble with FA Cup win over Man Utd |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c5yegvjzq0vt |website=BBC Sport |access-date=18 May 2025 |date=18 May 2025 |archive-date=18 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250518193247/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c5yegvjzq0vt |url-status=live }}

References

{{Reflist}}

{{Manchester United W.F.C. squad}}

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