Karna Solskjær
Personal information
Place of birth Norway
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
AaFK Fortuna
Youth career
–2019 Clausenengen
2019–2022 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Clausenengen 16 (15)
2022 Manchester United 1 (0)
2022– AaFK Fortuna 16 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Karna Solskjær is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a forward for AaFK Fortuna.

Career and early life

Karna Solskjær is the daughter of Ole Gunnar Solskjær, both a former player and manager of Premier League club Manchester United.[1]

She started her youth career in Clausenengen FK before moving on to Manchester United U21's.[2] She made her youth international debut in 2021.[3]

She made her senior debut on 30 January 2022 in a 2021–22 Women's FA Cup match against Bridgwater United coming as a substitute for Ivana Fuso.[4][2]

On 9 March 2022, she played 61 minutes before coming off for Keira Barry as Manchester United Women Under-21s were crowned winners of the 2022 WSL Academy Cup following a 4–1 victory over Birmingham City in the final at St George’s Park.[5]

In 2022, Solskjær signed for Norwegian second tier club AaFK Fortuna.[6][7][8]

References

  1. Wilson, Charlie (2021-10-07). "Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's daughter scores four goals for Man United team". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  2. 1 2 Magnussen, Jostein (30 January 2022). "Her debuterer Karna Solskjær for Manchester United". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  3. Karna Solskjær at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  4. A senior #MUWomen debut for Karna Solskjaer #WomensFACup Tweet from Manchester United Women, Retrieved on 30 January 2022
  5. Partington, Mikey (9 March 2022). "Birmingham City 1 United Women U21s 4". Manchester United F.C. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  6. "Karna Solskjær har signert proffkontrakt! - AaFK Fortuna". AaFK Fortuna (in Norwegian Bokmål). 16 September 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  7. "Solskjær var ønsket tilbake til Manchester United. Nå har hun bestemt seg om fremtiden". rbnett.no.
  8. "Derfor ville Karna Solskjær hjem til Norge". tk.no.


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