Noor Eckhoff

Noor Hoelsbrekken Eckhoff (born 6 December 1999) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Inter Milan.[1] Eckhoff had previously played for Melbourne City.[2]

Noor Eckhoff
Personal information
Full name Noor Hoelsbrekken Eckhoff
Date of birth (1999-12-06) 6 December 1999
Place of birth Norway
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Inter Milan
Number 15
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Lyn 43 (1)
2020 Kolbotn 15 (0)
2021 Melbourne City 7 (0)
2021–2022 Eskilstuna United 46 (6)
2023– Inter Milan 8 (0)
International career‡
2014 Norway U15 2 (0)
2015 Norway U16 12 (1)
2016 Norway U17 8 (1)
2016–2018 Norway U19 21 (3)
2019–2022 Norway U23 18 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 September 2023

Club career

After many years in Lyn, she signed for Kolbotn in January 2020.[3]  After one season in Kolbotn, it was announced in January 2021 that she had signed for Melbourne City FC in Australia.[4]

When the season in Australia was over, she signed for Swedish Eskilstuna United in April 2021.[5]  In December 2022, the contract with Eskilstuna United was terminated after the club was forcibly relegated due to financial imbalance.[6]

In March 2023, it was announced that she had signed for Italian club Inter.

International career

Eckhoff participated for Norway under 15, under 16, under 17, under 19, and under 23 levels.[7]

In August 2022, Eckhoff was selected for the first time on the Norwegian senior national team, as part of Hege Riise's first team squad.[8]

Other endeavors

Eckhoff is also a cartoonist and has released a Norwegian comics album about her football career; Blør for drakta (Bleeds for the jersey).[9][10][11]

References
  1. "Noor Eckhoff joins Inter". Inter Milan.
  2. "Melbourne City sign Norway youth international Noor Eckhoff". ESPN. Jan 12, 2021.
  3. Isaksen, Ingvild (2020-01-29). "Noor Eckhoff er klar for Kolbotn". Kolbotn Kvinner (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2023-05-06.
  4. Admin (2021-01-11). "Lykke til Down Under, Noor!". Toppserien (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2023-05-06.
  5. NTB (2021-04-08). "Eckhoff blir Sverige-proff". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2023-05-06.
  6. AS, TV 2 (2022-12-19). "Norske Eskilstuna-spillerne fikk sjokkbeskjed på ferie: - Ingen av oss klarte å si noe". TV 2 (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2023-05-06.
  7. Noor Eckhoff at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  8. Bjørnar, Hjellen (Aug 23, 2022). "Thorisdottir knust etter vraking: – Vondeste telefonsamtalen jeg har hatt" (in Norwegian). NRK.
  9. Syversen, Christina Paulos (2 September 2022). "Noor (22) lever av fotball og tegneserier: – Min form for meditasjon" (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  10. Dingstad, Nora Geiran (15 August 2021). "Fotballproffens «ukjente» talent: Hun håper å kunne glede andre". Nordre Aker Budstikke (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  11. Nilsen, Torbjørn (22 July 2023). "Ballkunstneren". Klassekampen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 September 2023.


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