Emilie Bragstad

Emilie Bragstad (born 16 December 2001) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a defender for German club Bayer 04 Leverkusen on loan from Bayern Munich and the Norway national team.[1][2] At the age of 18, UEFA placed her on their list of ten players to watch in 2020.[3][4]

Emilie Bragstad
Picture of Emilie Bragstad during a Rosenborg match
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-12-16) 16 December 2001
Place of birth Derby, England
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Number 14
Youth career
–2014 Trond
2015–2016 Strindheim
2017 Rosenborg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Rosenborg 62 (6)
2022– Bayern Munich 7 (0)
2022 → Rosenborg (loan) 15 (3)
2023– → Bayer 04 Leverkusen (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2016 Norway U15 1 (0)
2017 Norway U16 12 (4)
2018 Norway U17 4 (1)
2018–2020 Norway U19 9 (5)
2022– Norway U23 1 (0)
2021– Norway 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 May 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 May 2022

Club career

In her youth, Bragstad played for Trond and Strindheim before she joined at the time Trondheims-Ørn (now Rosenborg) in 2017.[5][6][7]

She was part of the team when Rosenborg came second in Toppserien in both 2020 and 2021. They were also undefeated in Toppserien 2020, and according to UEFA (in their follow up on the ten players to watch in 2020) she played an important role in the team that year.[8] In 2021, she got nominated to the young player of the year in Toppserien.[9][10]

In January 2022, when Bragstad was 20 years old and already had played 5 seasons in Toppserien, it became clear that she had signed a contract until 30 June 2025 for FC Bayern Munich, who won the Bundesliga 2020-21.[1][2][11][12] She decided to stay on loan in Rosenborg until the Summer 2022 since she wanted to be part of the Norway national team during Euro 2022, and to achieve that it was important to play enough matches during the spring.[10]

International career

Bragstad has played matches for the Norway youth national teams U15, U16, U17, U19, and U23.[13]

At the age of 17, she got selected to part of the Norwegian team for the 2019 UEFA Under-19 Championship.[14] During the championship, she scored 3 goals.[3][4]

She got called up to the Norway national team for the first time in September 2020, but had withdraw due to a knee injury.[15][16] In April 2021, she got called up again.[16] She got her debut during her third call up (excluding the one she had to withdraw from), in the match against Armenia on Ullevaal Stadion, which Norway won 10-0. The match was on 16 September 2021, and was the same match Guro Bergsvand debuted in.[17]

Style of play

Bragstad usually plays as a defender, but has also played as a striker at Norway U19,[17] as well as centre midfielder and winger in other situations.[18] According to herself and her father, Bjørn Otto Bragstad, this has made her into a centre-back that has a bigger role in the game, having good technique and taking the ball with her higher up on the field.[18] Martin Sjögren adds that she has good overview and is good in duels.[17] The jury that nominated her to the young player of the year in 2021, agrees in that she has good technique, good at bringing the ball with her towards the opponent's goal, and often wins aerial duels. They conclude she has all the prerequisites needed to become one of the world's best centre-backs.[9]

Personal life

She is daughter of the retired football player Bjørn Otto Bragstad.[18]

Honours

Bayern Munich

References
  1. NRK (2022-01-04). "Bragstad til Bayern München - lånes ut til RBK". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  2. "Emilie Bragstad klar for Bayern München - lånes tilbake til RBK". Rosenborg Kvinner (in Norwegian Bokmål). 2022-01-04. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  3. UEFA.com (2020-01-02). "Ten for the future: UEFA.com's women players to watch for 2020". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  4. AS, TV 2 (2020-01-04). "Emilie (18) med på gjev UEFA-liste - drømmer om Ballon d'Or". TV 2 (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  5. "Gratulerer Emilie! | IL Trond". iltrond.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  6. Fotballforbund, Norges. "Emilie Bragstad - Profil". fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  7. TF, av. "Emilie Bragstad på topp 50 i Norge – Trønderfotball" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  8. UEFA.com (2021-01-03). "Ten women's players to watch in 2021". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  9. "Fotballfesten 2021: De nominerte til årets unge spiller". Toppserien (in Norwegian Bokmål). 2021-12-09. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  10. "Emilie Bragstad om overgangen: - Klar for å ta den fighten". Toppserien (in Norwegian Bokmål). 2022-01-07. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  11. AS, TV 2 (2022-02-23). "Syrstad Engens råd til Bayern-Bragstad: - Ta med mamma!". TV 2 (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  12. "FCB-Frauen verpflichten Emilie Bragstad" (in German). Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  13. Fotballforbund, Norges. "Emilie Bragstad - Profil". fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  14. Hernes, Sigurd L. (2019-07-16). "(+)17-åringen skal spille EM: – Har ikke gått helt opp for meg ennå". adressa.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  15. "Sportsstudio - Tre debutanter mot Wales". dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  16. "Et halvt år etter frafallet får Emilie Bragstad sin "revansje" på landslaget: – Det vil være veldig stort". www.aftenbladet.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  17. Fotballforbund, Norges. "Sjögren om debutantene: - Alle tre har klart seg veldig bra". fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  18. Bergh, Nicolas (8 April 2021). "– Jeg er datteren til en tidligere Rosenborg-helt, men jeg er min egen person". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  19. Mehta, Kalika; Ford, Matt (28 May 2023). "Women's Bundesliga: Bayern Munich's title reveals problems". Deutsche Welle (dw.com). Retrieved 11 June 2023.
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