| .jpg.webp) Eikeland chasing during Lewes FC Women 1 Reading Women 1, December 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Amalie Vevle Eikeland | ||
| Date of birth | 26 August 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Norway | ||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Brann | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Arna-Bjørnar | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | 
| 2011–2018 | Arna-Bjørnar | 166 | (44) | 
| 2019 | Sandviken | 11 | (1) | 
| 2019–2023 | Reading | 77 | (7) | 
| 2023– | Brann | 0 | (0) | 
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010 | Norway U15 | 1 | (0) | 
| 2011 | Norway U16 | 9 | (7) | 
| 2012 | Norway U17 | 4 | (2) | 
| 2012–2014 | Norway U19 | 23 | (7) | 
| 2014–2018 | Norway U23 | 18 | (3) | 
| 2016– | Norway | 45 | (3) | 
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:55, 9 July 2023 (UTC) | |||
Amalie Vevle Eikeland (born 26 August 1995) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays for Brann and the Norway national team.
Personal life
Club career
Eikeland played for the club Arna-Bjørnar from 2011 to 2018, and for IL Sandviken in 2019.[1]
On 8 August 2019, Eikeland signed for FA WSL club Reading.[2] On 21 May 2023, Eikeland played her 100th game for Reading, becoming the sixth player to do so in the process.[3] On 29 June 2023, Reading announced the departure of Eikeland following their relegation to the Women's Championship.[4] The day after, Brann announced that they had signed her. Brann was formerly known as Sandviken, which Eikeland played for before she signed for Reading.[5][6]
International career
Eikeland was selected to represent Norway at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[7]
On 19 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player Norwegian squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.[8]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arna-Bjørnar | 2019 | Toppserien | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | 18 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 2 | - | 25 | 13 | |||
| 2013 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | - | 25 | 6 | |||
| 2014 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | 19 | 2 | |||
| 2015 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - | 24 | 3 | |||
| 2016 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | 24 | 6 | |||
| 2017 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 0 | - | 25 | 5 | |||
| 2018 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 0 | - | 24 | 9 | |||
| Total | 166 | 44 | 18 | 3 | - | - | 184 | 47 | ||
| Sandviken | 2019 | Toppserien | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 12 | 2 | |
| Reading | 2019–20 | FA WSL | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 
| 2020–21 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 3 | ||
| 2021–22 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| Total | 77 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 100 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 254 | 52 | 27 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 296 | 57 | ||
International
- As of match played on 30 November 2021[10]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 2016 | 2 | 0 | 
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 10 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 3 | |
- Scores and results list Norways's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Norway goal.
- As of match played on 30 August 2019
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 August 2019 | Seaview, Belfast, Northern Ireland | .svg.png.webp) Northern Ireland | 5–0 | 6–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying | [10] | 
| 2 | 6–0 | ||||||
| 3 | 17 August 2014 | Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands |  Faroe Islands | 3–0 | 13–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying | [10] | 
Honours
International
Norway
Individual
References
- 1 2 Holm, Jan. "Amalie Eikeland". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ↑ "Norway World Cup star Eikeland added to Women's ranks". www.readingfc.co.uk.
- ↑ "EIKELAND: "FOUR YEARS HAS FLOWN BY!"". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ↑ "READING FC WOMEN PLAYERS RELEASED AS CONTRACTS EXPIRE". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ↑ "Landslagsspiller Amalie Eikeland returnerer til Norge – har signert for Brann". www.vg.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 30 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ↑ "BRANN HAR SIGNERT LOKAL LANDSLAGSSPILLER". brann.no (in Norwegian). SK Brann. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ↑ "Her er Norges VM-tropp". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ↑ updated, Jessy Parker Humphreys last (6 June 2023). "Norway Women's World Cup 2023 squad: full 23-player team". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ↑ Amalie Eikeland at Soccerway
- 1 2 3 4 "Amalie Vevle Eikeland". fotball.no/. NFF. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ↑ Fotballforbund, Norges. "Vant Algarve Cup: - Utrolig gøy å vinne". fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- 1 2 "SEASONAL AWARDS DISHED OUT AT GALA DINNER". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
External links
- Amalie Eikeland at FIFA (archived)
- Amalie Eikeland at UEFA
- Amalie Eikeland at the Norway Football Association (in Norwegian)
- Amalie Eikeland at FootballDatabase.eu
- Amalie Eikeland at Soccerway.com
