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Lisa Naalsund

{{short description|Norway footballer (born 1995)}}

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

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Lisa Naalsund

| fullname = Lisa Fjeldstad Naalsund

| image =Lewes FC Women 1 Manchester Utd Women 3 FAC QF 19 03 2023-1312 (cropped).jpg

| caption =Naalsund in 2023

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1995|06|11}}{{Soccerway|id=211552|accessdate=16 September 2021}}

| birth_place = Bergen, Norway{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/lisa-naalsund/|title=Lisa Naalsund|publisher=World Football|accessdate=16 September 2021|archive-date=22 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231022140815/https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/lisa-naalsund/|url-status=live}}

| height = 1.69 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Manchester United

| clubnumber = 16

| youthyears1 = 2002–2011

| youthclubs1 = Tertnes{{cite news|title=Uttak, talentleir fotball|date=26 May 2010|work=Bergens Tidende|page=46|language=no}}

| youthyears2 = 2012

| youthclubs2 = Arna-Bjørnar

| years1 = 2012–2018

| clubs1 = Arna-Bjørnar

| caps1 = 139

| goals1 = 33

| years2 = 2019–2022

| clubs2 = Brann

| caps2 = 77

| goals2 = 14

| years3 = 2023–

| clubs3 = Manchester United

| caps3 = 26

| goals3 = 2

| nationalyears1 = 2010

| nationalteam1 = Norway U15

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2011

| nationalteam2 = Norway U16

| nationalcaps2 = 9

| nationalgoals2 = 2

| nationalyears3 = 2011–2012

| nationalteam3 = Norway U17

| nationalcaps3 = 8

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| nationalyears4 = 2012–2014

| nationalteam4 = Norway U19

| nationalcaps4 = 29

| nationalgoals4 = 2

| nationalyears5 = 2015–2019

| nationalteam5 = Norway U23

| nationalcaps5 = 16

| nationalgoals5 = 1

| nationalyears6 = 2021–

| nationalteam6 = Norway

| nationalcaps6 = 29

| nationalgoals6 = 1

| pcupdate = 10 May 2025

| ntupdate = 10 July 2025

}}

Lisa Fjeldstad Naalsund (born 11 June 1995) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Manchester United of the English Women's Super League and the Norway national team.{{cite web|url=https://www.playmakerstats.com/player.php?id=258558|title=Lisa Naalsund|publisher=Playmaker Stats|accessdate=16 September 2021|archive-date=16 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210916200713/http://www.playmakerstats.com/player.php?id=258558|url-status=live}}

Club career

=Arna-Bjørnar=

Naalsund began playing football at the age of 6 for local club Tertnes. She also played handball until secondary school.{{cite web |last=Larsen |first=Alexander |title=Lisa Naalsund: Drømmen om utlandet og landslagsspill |url=https://nfkvinner.no/2020/10/lisa-naalsund-med-drommen-om-utlandet-og-landslagsspill/ |website=Norske Fotballkvinner |language=no |date=5 October 2020 |access-date=2 February 2023 |archive-date=5 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231005034258/https://nfkvinner.no/2020/10/lisa-naalsund-med-drommen-om-utlandet-og-landslagsspill/ |url-status=dead }} Ahead of the 2012 season, she joined Arna-Bjørnar. On 14 April 2012, Naalsund made her senior debut for the club when she started the season opener, a 1–1 draw with Røa IL. She played 67 minutes before being substituted for fellow offseason arrival Vilde Bøe Risa, also making her senior debut.{{cite web |title=Røa - Arna-Bjørnar - 14.04.2012 15.00 |url=https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/kamp/?fiksId=5452501 |website=Norges Fotballforbund |language=no |access-date=2 February 2023 |archive-date=3 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503170649/https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/kamp/?fiksId=5452501 |url-status=live }} She scored her first senior goal on 9 June 2012 during a 2–0 win over Klepp IL. In her first season with the club, Naalsund played in all 22 Toppserien matches including 18 starts and scored four goals.{{cite web |title=Lisa Naalsund - Soccerway |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/lisa-naalsund/211552/ |website=Soccerway |access-date=11 January 2023 |archive-date=18 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018200215/https://uk.soccerway.com/players/lisa-naalsund/211552/ |url-status=live }} During her first three seasons, Naalsund played in all but one league match as Arna-Bjørnar finished third in all three seasons, equalling the team's record highest finish position. In seven years, Naalsund was a mainstay of Arna-Bjørnar and made 157 appearances in all competitions.

=Sandviken/Brann=

Ahead of the 2019 season, Naalsund signed for Sandviken (rebranded

Brann in 2022).{{cite web |title=Sandviken henter tre nye spillere fra byrival Arna-Bjørnar |url=https://www.aftenposten.no/sport/fotball/i/awvQbd/sandviken-henter-tre-nye-spillere-fra-byrival-arna-bjoernar |website=www.aftenposten.no |language=no |date=20 December 2018 |access-date=2 February 2023 |archive-date=2 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202221941/https://www.aftenposten.no/sport/fotball/i/awvQbd/sandviken-henter-tre-nye-spillere-fra-byrival-arna-bjoernar |url-status=live }} In 2020, Naalsund made 18 league appearances as she was named to the Toppserien Team of the Year.{{cite web |title=Emilie Haavi kåres til Årets spiller av NTB og OBOS |url=https://toppserien.no/nyheter/emilie-haavi-kares-til-arets-spiller-av-ntb-og-obos/?fbclid=IwAR2H72qnXl1RJctKEthX1w5fji8YWK7djiPH0Gzh_Nv9uji5mLIRhjwdrQg |website=Toppserien |language=no |date=17 December 2020 |access-date=2 February 2023 |archive-date=2 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202221943/https://toppserien.no/nyheter/emilie-haavi-kares-til-arets-spiller-av-ntb-og-obos/?fbclid=IwAR2H72qnXl1RJctKEthX1w5fji8YWK7djiPH0Gzh_Nv9uji5mLIRhjwdrQg |url-status=dead }} Having previously recorded a team-record best 4th-place finish the previous three seasons in a row, Sandviken won the 2021 Toppserien league title for the first time. Naalsund was once again named to the team of the season having made 18 appearances and scored five goals.{{cite web |title=Årets lag i Toppserien 2021 |url=https://nfkvinner.no/2021/11/arets-lag-i-toppserien-2021/ |website=Norske Fotballkvinner |language=no |date=15 November 2021 |access-date=2 February 2023 |archive-date=22 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231022154134/https://nfkvinner.no/2021/11/arets-lag-i-toppserien-2021/ |url-status=dead }} In 2022, the team defended their league title and also won the Norwegian Women's Cup for the first time.

=Manchester United=

On 24 January 2023, Naalsund signed for English Women's Super League club Manchester United on a three-and-a-half-year contract.{{Cite web |date=24 January 2023 |title=United Women sign Lisa Naalsund |url=https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/man-utd-women-announce-the-signing-of-lisa-naalsund-january-2023 |access-date=28 January 2023 |website=www.manutd.com |archive-date=1 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201230117/https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/man-utd-women-announce-the-signing-of-lisa-naalsund-january-2023 |url-status=live }} Having joined while working through fitness issues, Naalsund had to wait until 19 March 2023 to make her debut, starting in an FA Cup quarter-final against second division team Lewes. She started the game but was substituted off after 25 minutes with a hamstring problem.

International career

=Youth=

Naalsund first represented Norway at under-15 level in 2010. She continued to progress as a youth international, participating in 2012 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification and attended her first tournament finals stage at the 2013 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. The following year she was recalled to the squad as Norway hosted the 2014 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.

=Senior=

In November 2017, Naalsund received her first senior international call-up for Norway for a friendly against Canada but was an unused substitute.{{cite web |last=Christensen |first=Stine |title=Tatt ut til sin første landskamp |url=https://www.ba.no/sport/fotball/arna-bjornar/tatt-ut-til-sin-forste-landskamp/s/5-8-686839 |website=Bergensavisen |language=no |date=10 November 2017 |access-date=2 February 2023 |archive-date=2 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202221927/https://www.ba.no/sport/fotball/arna-bjornar/tatt-ut-til-sin-forste-landskamp/s/5-8-686839 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Canada vs. Norway - 28 November 2017 - Soccerway |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2017/11/28/world/friendly-women/canada/norway/2688634/ |website=uk.soccerway.com |access-date=2 February 2023 |archive-date=2 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202221922/https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2017/11/28/world/friendly-women/canada/norway/2688634/ |url-status=live }}

Having yet to be capped, Naalsund was named as an injury replacement for Emilie Haavi for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.{{cite web |title=No har nesten halvparten av VM-spelarane vore i Arna-Bjørnar |url=https://www.aftenposten.no/sport/fotball/i/g7rWLJ/no-har-nesten-halvparten-av-vm-spelarane-vore-i-arna-bjoernar |website=www.aftenposten.no |language=no |date=21 June 2019 |access-date=2 February 2023 |archive-date=2 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202221951/https://www.aftenposten.no/sport/fotball/i/g7rWLJ/no-har-nesten-halvparten-av-vm-spelarane-vore-i-arna-bjoernar |url-status=live }} However, due to squad regulations, Naalsund could not be registered and had to remain a training player ineligible to play in the tournament.

Naalsund made her senior international debut for the Norway on 10 June 2021, coming on as an 80th-minute substitute for Vilde Bøe Risa in a friendly 1–0 loss against Sweden.{{cite web|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2021-06-10/sweden-vs-norway/2373025/|title=Sweden vs Norway|publisher=Global Sports Archive|accessdate=16 September 2021|archive-date=16 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210916152711/https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2021-06-10/sweden-vs-norway/2373025/|url-status=live}}

On 7 June 2022, Naalsund was named to the squad for 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 |access-date=2 February 2023 |archive-date=13 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240113000625/https://www.fotball.no/landslag/norge-a-kvinner/2022/her-er-norges-em-tropp/ |url-status=live }} However, she suffered a leg injury during a pre-tournament friendly against New Zealand on 25 June and was replaced by Thea Bjelde.{{cite web |title=Lisa Naalsund mister EM etter strekkskade |url=https://www.fotball.no/landslag/norge-a-kvinner/2022/lisa-naalsund-mister-em-etter-strekkskade/ |website=Norges Fotballforbund |language=no |access-date=2 February 2023 |archive-date=27 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627165324/https://www.fotball.no/landslag/norge-a-kvinner/2022/lisa-naalsund-mister-em-etter-strekkskade/ |url-status=live }}

On 16 June 2025, Naalsund 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}}

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|match played 18 May 2025}}{{cite web |title=Lisa Naalsund - Profil |url=https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/person/profil/?fiksId=3724799 |website=Norges Fotballforbund |language=no |access-date=11 January 2023 |archive-date=11 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111222439/https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/person/profil/?fiksId=3724799 |url-status=live }}

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 Cup and FA Cup}}

!colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes FA Women's League Cup}}

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

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="8"|Arna-Bjørnar

|2012

|rowspan="7"|Toppserien

|22

440colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—264
2013

|21

130colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—241
2014

|22

620colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—246
2015

|10

410colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—114
2016

|21

721colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—238
2017

|21

430colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—244
2018

|22

731colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—258
colspan="2"|Total

!139

33182000015735
rowspan="5"|Brann

|2019

|rowspan="4"|Toppserien

|22

523colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—248
2020

|18

331colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—214
2021

|18

550colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—235
2022

|19

150colspan="2"|—40281
colspan="2"|Total

!77

1415400409618
rowspan="4"|Manchester United

|2022–23

|rowspan="3"|WSL

|1

01000colspan="2"|—20
2023–24

|17

2414121275
2024–25

|8

02010colspan="2"|—110
colspan="2"|Total

!26

2715121405
colspan="3"|Career total

!242

49407516129358

{{notelist}}

=International summary=

{{Updated|match played 10 July 2025}}

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

|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year

National teamYearAppsGoals
rowspan="5"|Norway

|2021

|3

0
2022

|6

0
2023

|5

0
2024

|9

1
2025

|6

0
colspan="2"|Total

!29

1

=International goals=

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

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Lisa Naalsund

scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Cap

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

align="center"|1

|{{sortdate|2024|10|29|format=dmy}}{{cite web |title=Norway-Albania |url=https://www.uefa.com/womenseuropeanqualifiers/match/2041658/ |website=UEFA |access-date=19 December 2024 |archive-date=4 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241204135725/https://www.uefa.com/womenseuropeanqualifiers/match/2041658/ |url-status=live }}

|align="center"|23

|Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway

|{{fbw|ALB}}

|align="center"|2–0

|align="center"|9–0

|UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs

Honours

Sandviken/Brann

Manchester United

  • Women's FA Cup: 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=12 May 2024 |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 }} runner-up: 2022–23,{{Cite news |last=Wrack |first=Suzanne |date=14 May 2023 |title=Chelsea claim FA Cup hat-trick after Sam Kerr sees off Manchester United |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/may/14/chelsea-manchester-united-womens-fa-cup-final-match-report |access-date=29 November 2023 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=19 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230619211253/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/may/14/chelsea-manchester-united-womens-fa-cup-final-match-report |url-status=live }} 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 }}

Individual

References

{{reflist}}

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

{{Norway squad UEFA Women's Euro 2025}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Naalsund, Lisa}}

Category:1995 births

Category:Living people

Category:Footballers from Bergen

Category:Women's association football midfielders

Category:Norwegian women's footballers

Category:21st-century Norwegian sportswomen

Category:Norway women's youth international footballers

Category:Norway women's international footballers

Category:Arna-Bjørnar players

Category:SK Brann (women) players

Category:Manchester United W.F.C. players

Category:Toppserien players

Category:Women's Super League players

Category:Norwegian expatriate women's footballers

Category:Expatriate women's footballers in England

Category:Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in England

Category:UEFA Women's Euro 2025 players