Kristine Bjørdal Leine

Kristine Bjørdal Leine (born 6 August 1996) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Rosenborg and the Norway national team.

Kristine Bjørdal Leine
Personal information
Full name Kristine Bjørdal Leine
Date of birth (1996-08-06) 6 August 1996
Place of birth Norway
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Rosenborg
Number 2
Youth career
Fortuna Ålesund
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Fortuna Ålesund
2015–2019 Røa 84 (2)
2019–2021 Reading 29 (1)
2021– Rosenborg 29 (0)
International career‡
2012 Norway U16 2 (0)
2013 Norway U17 1 (0)
2014–2015 Norway U19 11 (0)
2016–2020 Norway U23 13 (2)
2017– Norway 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 October 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 October 2022

Career

Club

On 20 July 2019, Reading announced the signing of Leine.[1]

In October 2011, at the age of 15, she played her first game for Norwegian club Fortuna Ålesund, for whom she played in second division ( 1. Divisjon ) and Norwegian Championship games until the 2014/15 season. She then moved to first division club Røa IL.[2] During her time there, she made her debut for the national team on November 28, 2017 in the game against Canada.

In addition to her work as a soccer player, she began training as a nurse. The fact that she initially did not get any time off from her school in 2018 to go to the national team's World Cup qualifiers caused a stir in the media. Her teammates Maren Mjelde and Maria Thorisdottir then criticized the fact that many female soccer players find it difficult to combine their education and sport.[3]  She finally dropped out of her training later due to the incompatibility with her sporting career.[4]

Finally, in May 2019, she was not called up to the national team squad for the World Cup in France. This was seen as a surprising decision by coach Martin Sjögren. In June 2019 it was announced that she was leaving Røa IL for English Premier League club Reading.[5]  There she played eleven games in the season that was prematurely canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After two seasons with the English club, it was announced in May 2021 that she would join Rosenborg BK Kvinner.

In 2021/22 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying, she lost with Rosenborg to Levante UD in the first-round final, which they lost 4-3 after extra time, meaning they missed the inaugural group stage. They also lost to a Spanish representative, this time Real Madrid, in qualifying for the 2022/23 UEFA Women's Champions League group stage.

Career statistics

Club

As of 19 May 2021.[6]

Club Season League League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Røa 2015 Toppserien 11 0 0 0 11 0
2016 20 1 0 0 20 1
2017 22 1 0 0 22 1
2018 22 0 0 0 22 0
2019 9 0 0 0 9 0
Total 84 2 0 0 84 2
Reading 2019-20 FA WSL 11 1 5 1 16 2
2020-21 18 0 3 0 21 0
Total 29 1 8 1 37 2
Career total 113 3 8 1 121 4

International

As of 16 July 2021.[6]

National team Year Apps Goals
Norway 2017 1 0
2018 5 0
2019 4 0
2021 1 0

Honours

International

Algarve Cup: 2019

References
  1. "Norwegian international Leine joins Royals Women". www.readingfc.co.uk. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  2. Kristine Bjørdal Leine at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  3. Agledal, Henrik Halvorsen (23 August 2018). "Mjelde og Thorisdottir reagerer på skolens landslagsnekt". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  4. "Landslags-Leine ga opp å bli sykepleier: – Det kom mange tårer". www.vg.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 1 November 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  5. Jørnholt, Malin (21 June 2019). "Vraket til VM – klar for engelsk toppklubb". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  6. "Norway - K. Leine - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 January 2021.


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