Maria Thorisdottir

Maria Thorisdottir (Icelandic: Maria Þórisdóttir) (born 5 June 1993) is a Norwegian footballer who plays for Chelsea and for Norway national team. Prior to fully focusing on football, she played handball in the Eliteserien for Sola and Stabæk.

Club career

Klepp IL

Thorisdottir began her career for the Norwegian first division team Klepp IL.

Chelsea

In September 2017, Thorisdottir was signed by Chelsea on a contract until 2019. In October 2018, she suffered a concussion during a game and was not able to play again until May 2019. In 2019, she renewed her contract with Chelsea until 2021.

International career

Thorisdottir went through all Norwegian junior teams and participated with the under-17 team in the qualifications and the finals of the 2009 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship in Nyon, where Norway finished in fourth place.

A year later, she and the Norway U17 fell in the second qualification round of the 2010 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship. At the 2011 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, she and her team reached the finals, but they lost 8–1 against Germany. As a result of reaching the semi-finals, Norway qualified for the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Japan. Thorisdottir was part of the roster that played at the tournament. Her team reached the quarter-finals, but then they met Germany again and lost 4–0.

After that her international career came to a halt and only three years later, she was then called for two matches for the under-23 team. On 16 February 2015, she was called for the senior team for the first time, and was a part of team that played at the 2015 Algarve Cup. Her first game was against Iceland. She had earlier been offered to play for Iceland but turned it down in hopes of making the Norwegian team. On 23 April 2015, she was appointed to the provisional squad of 35 players for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. On 14 May 2015, she was called for the final squad. With Norway, she participated at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France.

Personal life

Thorisdottir was born in Norway to a Norwegian mother and an Icelandic father, Þórir Hergeirsson, the coach of the Norway women's national handball team. Her father's extended family lives in Iceland.

During her childhood, she was part of a juggling group and performed with different companies.

Career statistics

As of 2 March 2020