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Aurora Watten Mikalsen (born 21 March 1996) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Manchester United in England's FA Women's Super League. Mikalsen has represented the Norway national team at multiple youth levels.
Club career
Norway
Having started her youth career with her hometown team Clausenengen, Mikalsen moved to Arna-Bjørnar in August 2012. On 2 November 2013, Mikalsen made her senior debut, starting for Arna-Bjørnar in a 2–1 Toppserien defeat to Vålerenga.
In 2015, Mikalsen returned to Clausenengen. She split playing time between the under-19s and senior 2. divisjon team.
On 16 December 2015, Mikalsen signed with Kolbotn ahead of the 2016 Toppserien season. On 28 March 2016, Mikalsen made her debut for the team in a 1–1 draw with LSK Kvinner.
Manchester United
In July 2019, Mikalsen trained with FA WSL club Manchester United while the team was on tour in Oslo. On 6 September 2019, Manchester United made the permanent signing of Mikalsen. She made her debut on 21 November 2019, starting in an 11–1 League Cup Group Stage victory over Championship team Leicester City.
International career
Mikalsen has represented the Norway national team at under-15, under-16, under-17, under-19 and under-23 level.
In 2018, Mikalsen received her first senior call-up as part of the 2018 Algarve Cup squad. A year later, Mikalsen was part of the senior squad that won the 2019 Algarve Cup.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 21 November 2019.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arna-Bjørnar | 2013 | Toppserien | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Arna-Bjørnar 2 (loan) | 2013 | 2. divisjon | 11 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Clausenengen | 2015 | 2. divisjon | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| Kolbotn | 2016 | Toppserien | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Total | 64 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 0 | ||
| Manchester United | 2019–20 | FA WSL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 89 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 98 | 0 | ||
Honours
International
- Algarve Cup: 2019