Hilde Gunn Olsen

Hilde Gunn Olsen (born 2 March 1992) is a Norwegian footballer, who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Amazon Grimstad.

Hilde Gunn Olsen
Olsen in 2018 whilst playing for SKN St. Pölten
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-03-02) 2 March 1992
Place of birth Norway
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Amazon Grimstad
Number 1
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Fløy
2012 Klepp 22 (0)
2013 Amazon Grimstad 5 (0)
2013 Røa 12 (0)
2014 AIK 10 (0)
2014 Linköping 3 (0)
2015 Arna-Bjørnar 6 (0)
2015–2017 Sunderland 11 (0)
2017– Ayia Napa
2018 Lyn 3 (0)
2018–2019 St. Pölten
2019 Amazon Grimstad 1 (0)
2019 Kolbotn 7 (0)
2021– Amazon Grimstad 1 (0)
International career
2007 Norway U15 1 (0)
2008 Norway U16 3 (0)
2009 Norway U17 2 (0)
2012 Norway U20 1 (0)
2012–2014 Norway U23 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 August 2021

Personal life

Olsen is from Flekkerøy in Kristiansand.[1]

Career

She first played internationally as an under-15, and continued to feature for Norway through U23 level.[2]

Olsen has played for Amazon Grimstad, AIK Fotboll Dam, Klepp IL, Røa IL and Fløy.[1] Olsen made two appearances for Swedish club Linköpings FC in the 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League.[3] In June 2015, Olsen terminated her contract with Arna Biørnar by mutual consent.[4] In July, during the FA Women's League mid-season break, she signed for Sunderland.[3][5] In September 2017, Olsen transferred to Ayia Napa FC.[6] In 2018, whilst playing for Lyn, she refused to support a gay pride initiative in which players held up posters before a Toppserien match with Vålerenga. She was the only player who refused.[7] In 2019, Olsen signed for Norwegian club Kolbotn.[8] In 2021, Olsen played for Amazon Grimstad, and in August 2021, she played against her sister Karen Andrea Olsen, who was goalkeeper for Gimletroll.[9]

References
  1. "Sunderland kan gi meg det løftet jeg trenger". NRK (in Norwegian). 7 July 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  2. Hilde Gunn Olsen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  3. "Sunderland sign goalkeeper Hilde Gunn Olsen". BBC Sport. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  4. Nydal, Trond Roger (8 June 2015). "Avslutter kontrakten med umiddelbar virkning". BA (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  5. "Sunderland Ladies signing Norway Under 23 international Hilde Gunn Olsen". Sunderland Echo. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  6. Lawson, Sophie (5 September 2017). "Sunderland make double swoop for Laws and Stewart". Vavel. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  7. "Her støtter 21 av 22 spillere Pride-markeringen. Én nektet" (in Norwegian). 3 July 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  8. "Hilde Gunn Olsen klar for Kolbotn". Kolbotn Fotball (in Norwegian). 13 September 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  9. "Keeper-søstre fra Flekkerøy: Spilte mot hverandre for første gang". N247 (in Norwegian). 6 August 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.


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