Kristin Haugstad

Kristin Haugstad (born 17 January 1994) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Røa.

Kristin Haugstad
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-01-17) 17 January 1994
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Røa
Number 10
Youth career
Nesodden
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Vålerenga 51 (12)
2014–2017 La Salle Explorers
2015 → Nesodden (loan)
2016 → Vålerenga (loan) 4 (0)
2017 → Amazon Grimstad (loan) 7 (3)
2018 IFK Kalmar
2019 Amazon Grimstad 14 (5)
2020–2021 Lyn 24 (1)
2020 → Amazon Grimstad (loan) 8 (5)
2022 Slavia Prague
2023– Røa 15 (3)
International career‡
2009 Norway U15 2 (0)
2010 Norway U16 9 (3)
2011 Norway U17 4 (2)
2011–2013 Norway U19 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 June 2023

Life

Haugstad hails from Oksval at Nesodden and is a twin sister of Eirik Haugstad. They both participated in athletics during their youth before committing to football.[1]

Haugstad uses a hearing aid, having had hearing impairment since the age of 22.[2]

Career

Kristin Haugstad made her debut for Vålerenga while they played in the 1. divisjon, winning promotion to the 2012 Toppserien. She was a regular in 2012 and 2013 before leaving in 2014 to attend La Salle University and play for the La Salle Explorers.[3][4]

During the college off-season, she represented her childhood club Nesodden in the summer of 2015, Vålerenga in 2016 and Amazon Grimstad in 2017.[3][1] Graduating from La Salle in December 2017, she joined IFK Kalmar for the 2018 Damallsvenskan.[4][5]

Following a return to Norway and Amazon Grimstad, she joined Lyn in 2020.[3][1] In 2020 she joined Amazon Grimstad for a third time, on loan from Lyn.[6] Spending 2022 with Slavia Prague, she helped win the double in the Czech Republic. Nonetheless, she returned to Norway in 2023 to play for her third Oslo-based club, Røa.[7][8]

References
  1. Volckersahm, Trond (22 April 2022). "– Jeg savner alltid Oksvalstranda". Akershus Amtstidende (in Norwegian). pp. 16–17.
  2. Thevik, Hanna (11 April 2021). "– Opplever å føle seg dumme". VG (in Norwegian). pp. 12–13.
  3. Kristin Haugstad at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  4. "7 Kristin Haugstad". La Salle Explorers. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  5. Wollbraaten, Per (29 January 2018). "Kristin Haugstad til Kalmar". Akershus Amtstidende (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  6. "Amazon slo tilbake etter sjokkminutt". Agderposten (in Norwegian). 28 September 2020. p. 31.
  7. "Zimní posila Slavie Kristin Haugstad" (in Czech). Slavia Prague. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  8. Nordbakk, Solfrid Therese (24 March 2023). "I fjor tok Kristin (29) fra Nesodden gull i Tsjekkia – nå skal hun løfte tidligere norsk storhet". Akershus Amtstidende (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 June 2023.
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