Selma Pettersen
{{short description|Norwegian footballer (born 2003)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Selma Pettersen
| image =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|2|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = Norway
| height =
| currentclub = Vålerenga
| clubnumber = 5
| position = Defender
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Kjelsås
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = Lyn
| years1 = 2020–2021
| clubs1 = Kolbotn
| caps1 = 7
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2021
| clubs2 = → Øvrevoll Hosle (loan)
| caps2 = 6
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2022–2023
| clubs3 = Stabæk
| caps3= 35
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2023–
| clubs4 = Vålerenga
| caps4 = 19
| goals4 = 0
| nationalteam1 = Norway U15
| nationalyears1 = 2018
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalteam2 = Norway U19
| nationalyears2 = 2021–2022
| nationalcaps2 = 10
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalteam3 = Norway U23
| nationalyears3 = 2022–
| nationalcaps3 = 7
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| pcupdate = 23:13, 20 June 2025 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 30 November 2023
}}
Selma Pettersen (born 21 February 2003) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Toppserien club Vålerenga.{{Cite web |title=Selma Pettersen |url=https://www.soccerdonna.de/en/-/profil/spieler_47739.html |access-date=2023-10-12 |website=soccerdonna.de}}
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.{{Cite web |title=- Nesten sånn at jeg gråt, fordi det var så moro! |url=https://www.nab.no/nesten-sann-at-jeg-grat-fordi-det-var-sa-moro/s/5-143-238451 |access-date=12 October 2023 |website=www.nab.no |date=24 August 2020 |language=no}} She made her toppserien debut in May 2020.{{Cite web |last=Fotballforbund |first=Norges |title=Selma Pettersen - Profil |url=https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/person/profil/?fiksId=3174537 |access-date=12 October 2023 |website=fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund |language=no}} In the second half of the 2021 season, she was loaned out to second-tier side Øvrevoll Hosle.{{Cite web |title=Skademarerittet gjorde Stabæk-talentet best i én spesiell ferdighet |url=https://nfkvinner.no/2022/04/skademarerittet-gjorde-stabaek-talentet-best-i-en-spesiell-ferdighet/ |access-date=12 October 2023 |website=www.nfkvinner.no |language=no}}
= Stabæk (2022–2023) =
In December 2021 she signed a two-year deal with Stabæk.{{Cite web |title=Selma Pettersen klar for Stabæk |url=https://www.stabak.no/lag/kvinner/nyheter/selma-pettersen-klar-for-stabaek |access-date=12 October 2023 |website=www.stabak.no |language=no}} She made her league debut against Vålerenga on 21 March 2022.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2022/03/21/norway/toppserien/valerenga-if-oslo/stabak-idrettsforening/3730025/|title=Vålerenga vs Stabæk - 21 March 2022|website=int.soccerway.com}} Pettersen scored her first league goal against Lillestrøm SK on 18 June 2022, scoring in the 70th minute.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2022/06/18/norway/toppserien/stabak-idrettsforening/team-strommen-fotball-klubb/3730064/|title=Stabæk vs Lillestrøm - 18 June 2022|website=int.soccerway.com}}
In 2022 she was included in Aftenposten's list of the biggest talents in Norwegian football.{{Cite web |title=Norges største fotballtalenter |url=https://www.aftenposten.no/sport/fotball/i/66A5dW/norges-stoerste-fotballtalenter |access-date=12 October 2023 |website=www.aftenposten.no |date=19 April 2022 |language=no}}
= Vålerenga (2023–) =
In July 2023 she signed a two-year deal with Vålerenga.{{Cite web |title=Velkommen, Selma Pettersen |url=http://vif-damefotball.no/2023/07/03/velkommen-selma-pettersen/ |access-date=12 October 2023 |website=www.vif-damefotball.no |language=no}} She described it as a dream came true to sign for the club she was supporting as a child.{{Cite web |title=VIF-supporteren er endelig blitt VIF-spiller |url=https://www.dagsavisen.no/oslo/sport/trikkeligaen/2023/07/06/vif-supporteren-er-endelig-blitt-vif-spiller/ |access-date=12 October 2023 |website=www.dagsavisen.no |date=6 July 2023 |language=no}} She made her league debut against Åsane on 26 August 2023.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2023/08/26/norway/toppserien/valerenga-if-oslo/asane-fotball/4031763/|title=Vålerenga vs Åsane - 26 August 2023|website=int.soccerway.com}}
National team career
Pettersen has international matches for U15, U19, and the U23 national team for Norway.{{Cite web |last=Fotballforbund |first=Norges |title=Selma Pettersen - Profil |url=https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/person/profil/?fiksId=3174537 |access-date=12 October 2023 |website=fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund |language=no}}
She was a part of the Norwegian squad who made it to the final of the 2022 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.{{Cite web |title=2022 Women's Under-19 EURO finals: Meet the finalists |url=https://www.uefa.com/womensunder19/news/0275-15290ccbe57a-05d50b1f8317-1000--2022-women-s-under-19-euro-finals-meet-the-finalists/ |access-date=12 October 2023 |website=UEFA |language=en}}
References
External links
- {{Soccerway|selma-pettersen/656227}}
- {{NFF|3174537}}
- [https://www.soccerdonna.de/de/selma-pettersen/profil/spieler_47739.html Selma Pettersen] at Soccerdonna
- {{FBref|5f8d27bd/Selma-Pettersen}}
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Category:Kolbotn Fotball players
Category:Stabæk Fotball Kvinner players
Category:Vålerenga Fotball Damer players
Category:Norwegian women's footballers
Category:21st-century Norwegian sportswomen