Noor Eckhoff
Personal information
Full name Noor Hoelsbrekken Eckhoff
Date of birth (1999-12-06) 6 December 1999
Place of birth Norway
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Lyn 43 (1)
2020 Kolbotn 15 (0)
2021 Melbourne City 7 (0)
2021–2022 Eskilstuna United 46 (6)
2023 Inter Milan 10 (0)
International career‡
2014 Norway U15 2 (0)
2015 Norway U16 12 (1)
2016 Norway U17 8 (1)
2016–2018 Norway U19 21 (3)
2019–2022 Norway U23 18 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 September 2023

Noor Hoelsbrekken Eckhoff (born 6 December 1999) is a Norwegian professional footballer, who plays as a midfielder. She is currently a free agent, having most recently played for Serie A club Inter Milan.

Club career

After many years in Lyn, she signed for Kolbotn in January 2020.[1]  After one season in Kolbotn, it was announced in January 2021 that she had signed for Melbourne City in the A-League Women.[2][3]

When the season in Australia was over, she signed for Swedish Eskilstuna United in April 2021.[4]  In December 2022, the contract with Eskilstuna United was terminated after the club was forcibly relegated due to financial imbalance.[5]

On 18 March 2023, Eckhoff officially joined Italian club Inter Milan, signing a contract until the end of the season, with an option for another year.[6][7] On 15 December of the same year, she terminated her deal with Inter.[8][9]

International career

Eckhoff participated for Norway under 15, under 16, under 17, under 19, and under 23 levels.[10]

In August 2022, Eckhoff was selected for the first time on the Norwegian senior national team, as part of Hege Riise's first team squad.[11]

Other endeavors

Eckhoff is also a cartoonist and has released a Norwegian comics album about her football career; Blør for drakta (Bleeds for the jersey).[12][13][14]

References

  1. ↑ Isaksen, Ingvild (2020-01-29). "Noor Eckhoff er klar for Kolbotn". Kolbotn Kvinner (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2023-05-06.
  2. ↑ "Melbourne City sign Norway youth international Noor Eckhoff". ESPN. Jan 12, 2021.
  3. ↑ Admin (2021-01-11). "Lykke til Down Under, Noor!". Toppserien (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2023-05-06.
  4. ↑ NTB (2021-04-08). "Eckhoff blir Sverige-proff". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2023-05-06.
  5. ↑ AS, TV 2 (2022-12-19). "Norske Eskilstuna-spillerne fikk sjokkbeskjed på ferie: - Ingen av oss klarte å si noe". TV 2 (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2023-05-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ "Noor Eckhoff joins Inter". Inter Milan. 18 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  7. ↑ "Noor Eckhoff è una nuova calciatrice dell'Inter". L Football (in Italian). 18 March 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "Noor Eckhoff departs by mutual consent". Inter Milan. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  9. ↑ Iannucci, Federica (15 December 2023). "Si dividono le strade fra Noor Eckhoff e l'Inter Women". L Football (in Italian). Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  10. ↑ Noor Eckhoff at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  11. ↑ Bjørnar, Hjellen (Aug 23, 2022). "Thorisdottir knust etter vraking: – Vondeste telefonsamtalen jeg har hatt" (in Norwegian). NRK.
  12. ↑ Syversen, Christina Paulos (2 September 2022). "Noor (22) lever av fotball og tegneserier: – Min form for meditasjon" (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  13. ↑ Dingstad, Nora Geiran (15 August 2021). "Fotballproffens «ukjente» talent: Hun håper å kunne glede andre". Nordre Aker Budstikke (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  14. ↑ Nilsen, Torbjørn (22 July 2023). "Ballkunstneren". Klassekampen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 September 2023.


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