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Ada Martine Stolsmo Hegerberg is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a striker for the Première Ligue club Lyon and captains the Norway national team. She is widely regarded as one of the best footballers in the world.
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Born 10 July 1995 · Q129118
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“That whole time was messed up but, as you say in Norwegian: ‘I stayed still in my boat.’ It’s an expression that means you let people do the talking, but you know the real story. I never ever pointed a finger at anyone.”
“That willingness to win, I really liked that. Why is it that you have some expectations [for] girls and some other expectations [for] boys? We are the ones responsible to break all the stigmas about young girls. I think we”
“wanting to move the sport into the right direction, the more impact it can have. But it”
“In the beginning, I got a lot of criticism about not explaining the reasons, because I wanted to stay loyal [to] the feedback I gave to the federation. But how things developed, obviously I had to speak up because how [the federation] communicated was quite awful. And when I spoke up, I also got criticism. So in the end, there”
“t want to keep paying the price for speaking out. She has been bruised by her experiences pushing back on patriarchal practices, and the result is a stubbornness and steadfastness not just to what she”
“I was really honest with the national team representative. What I felt wasn”
“As long as you keep consistency in the way you work and in the way you think and are always thinking positively and have a nice little offensive spirit you will get there.”
“I was very fortunate to grow up in the family that I did. I had a mom and dad who were extremely focused toward gender equality. I would call my dad a little feminist sometimes.”
“We need to put the same demands on young girls in order for them to feel seen. We don’t take young girls as seriously as we do young boys. And as a footballer, I can see that the end product is not going to be the same quality as it is with the men. We’re just behind, you know?”
“The world of football is not just about football; it’s a game of power, gender equality, democracy, and a lot of politics as well.”
“We’ve come a long way, but there’s still such a long way to go, and is it happening at the pace we want it to happen? I don’t think so. You have all these young girls, and it’s about getting them in an environment where they can practice the sport. And I think we failed a little bit.”
“I take a lot of responsibility in terms of using my platform to carry the sport into the right direction. Because I know that you’ve had trailblazers before me. Pioneers, grandmothers, mothers. Amazing, badass women who fought for us to get to the place where we’re at today, and I genuinely think that we need to carry that responsibility to make room for the next generation.”
Won: Coupe LFFP with Lyon (2025–26).
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Won: Coupe de France Féminine with Lyon (2025–26).
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Won: Première Ligue with Lyon (2024–25).
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Won: Première Ligue with Lyon (2023–24).
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Forbes: Ada Hegerberg Continues Her Adventure With Olympique Lyon Féminin
Yahoo: Ada Hegerberg is out for Norway's key match against the Philippines at the Women's World Cup
Yahoo! Sports: Ada Hegerberg does not start Norway's critical match against Switzerland at Women's World Cup
Won: Trophée des Championnes with Lyon (2023).
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Won: Première Ligue with Lyon (2022–23).
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Won: Coupe de France Féminine with Lyon (2022–23).
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“It’s important to say that, in order to be able to be ambitious, or to reach goals, you also need to create an environment where people can stand up, have their opinions and not be put in a box and I am quite confident that I’m coming back into an environment where I will be allowed to be myself.”
Won: Trophée des Championnes with Lyon (2022).
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Won: Première Ligue with Lyon (2021–22).
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Won: UEFA Women's Champions League Squad of the Season with 2019 UEFA Women's Champions League Final Player of the Match (2021–22).
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Won: UEFA Women's Champions League with Lyon (2021–22).
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Won: UEFA Women's Champions League with Lyon (2019–20).
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Won: Première Ligue with Lyon (2019–20).
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Won: Coupe de France Féminine with Lyon (2019–20).
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Won award: IFFHS Women's World Team (2019).
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Won: Coupe de France Féminine with Lyon (2018–19).
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Won: UEFA Women's Champions League Squad of the Season with 2019 UEFA Women's Champions League Final Player of the Match (2018–19).
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Won: UEFA Women's Champions League with Lyon (2018–19).
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Won: Première Ligue with Lyon (2018–19).
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Won award: UEFA Best Women's Player in Europe (2019).
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Won: Trophée des Championnes with Lyon (2019).
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Won award: BBC Women's Footballer of the Year (2019).
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Won award: The Best FIFA Women's Player – Nominated (2019).
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Yahoo! Sports: Why Ada Hegerberg, the planet's best female soccer player, is skipping the Women's World Cup
Won the FIFA Ballon d Or with Lyon Women (2018).
Third place: The Best FIFA Women's Player – (2018).
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Won: UEFA Women's Champions League with Lyon (2017–18).
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Won Ballon d'Or Féminin (2018).
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Won award: UEFA Best Women's Player in Europe (2018).
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Won: Première Ligue with Lyon (2017–18).
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Won award: Ballon d'Or Féminin (2018).
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Won award: IFFHS Women's World Team (2018).
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Won award: Gullballen (2018).
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Won: UEFA Women's Champions League Best Goalscorer with IFFHS UEFA Woman Team of the Decade 2011–2020 (2018).
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Won: Division 1 Féminine Best Goalscorer with IFFHS UEFA Woman Team of the Decade 2011–2020 (2018).
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Won: UEFA Women's Champions League Squad of the Season with 2019 UEFA Women's Champions League Final Player of the Match (2017–18).
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Became an ambassador for the watchmaker Hublot, as well as the financial technology company Mastercard
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Was the first-ever recipient of the Ballon d'Or Féminin
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Won the French Coupe de France feminine with Lyon Women (2016-2017).
Won: Division 1 Féminine Best Goalscorer with IFFHS UEFA Woman Team of the Decade 2011–2020 (2017).
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Won: Première Ligue with Lyon (2016–17).
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Won: Coupe de France Féminine with Lyon (2016–17).
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Won: UEFA Women's Champions League with Lyon (2016–17).
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Won award: BBC Women's Footballer of the Year (2017).
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Awarded BBC Women's Footballer of the Year (2017).
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And 2019 was named BBC Women's Footballer of the Year
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Won the FIFA FIFPro World XI with Lyon Women (2016).
Won the French Coupe de France feminine with Lyon Women (2015-2016).
Won: UEFA Women's Champions League with Lyon (2015–16).
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Awarded UEFA Women's Player of the Year Award (2016).
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Awarded Norwegian Sportsperson of the Year (2016).
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Won Aftenposten Gold Medal (2016).
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Won: UEFA Women's Champions League Squad of the Season with 2019 UEFA Women's Champions League Final Player of the Match (2015–16).
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Won: Division 1 Féminine Best Player with IFFHS UEFA Woman Team of the Decade 2011–2020 (2016).
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Won award: FIFA FIFPro World XI (2016).
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Won: Première Ligue with Lyon (2015–16).
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Won: Coupe de France Féminine with Lyon (2015–16).
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Won: UEFA Women's Champions League Best Goalscorer with IFFHS UEFA Woman Team of the Decade 2011–2020 (2016).
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Won award: Gullballen (2016).
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Won award: The 100 Best Female Footballers In The World Winner (2016).
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Won award: Norwegian Sportsperson of the Year (2016).
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Won: Division 1 Féminine Best Goalscorer with IFFHS UEFA Woman Team of the Decade 2011–2020 (2016).
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Won award: UEFA Best Women's Player in Europe (2016).
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Won the French Coupe de France feminine with Lyon Women (2014-2015).
Won: Coupe de France Féminine with Lyon (2014–15).
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Won award: Gullballen (2015).
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Won: Première Ligue with Lyon (2014–15).
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Played for OL Lyonnes (2014).
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Won: UEFA Women's Euro with Norway (2013).
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And her sister signed contracts with the German side 1
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Joined Turbine Potsdam Women in 2013.
Was a part of the silver medalist team at the 2013 UEFA European Championship
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Played for 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam (2013–2014) — 25 appearances, 11 goals.
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Won: Norwegian Women's Cup with Stabæk (2012).
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Joined Stabæk Women in 2012.
Played for Stabæk Fotball Kvinner (2012–2012) — 18 appearances, 24 goals.
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Played for Kolbotn IL (2011–2011) — 20 appearances, 12 goals.
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Played for Norway women's national football team (2011).
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Played for Kolbotn Fotball (2010–2011) — 30 appearances, 15 goals.
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Their family moved to Kolbotn, where the sisters later joined Kolbotn IL
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Born 1995-07-10.
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We need to put the same demands on young girls in order for them to feel seen. We don’t take young girls as seriously as we do young boys. And as a footballer, I can see that the end product is not going to be the same quality as it is with the men. We’re just behind, you know?
We’ve come a long way, but there’s still such a long way to go, and is it happening at the pace we want it to happen? I don’t think so. You have all these young girls, and it’s about getting them in an environment where they can practice the sport. And I think we failed a little bit.
I take a lot of responsibility in terms of using my platform to carry the sport into the right direction. Because I know that you’ve had trailblazers before me. Pioneers, grandmothers, mothers. Amazing, badass women who fought for us to get to the place where we’re at today, and I genuinely think that we need to carry that responsibility to make room for the next generation.
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