Emilie Bosshard Haavi (born 16 June 1992) is a Norwegian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
left midfielder
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who plays for Italian
Serie A
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club
AS Roma
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and the
Norway women's national team.
Haavi was according to
Fjordabladet, elected ''Player of the Year'' in
2020 Toppserien.
Club career
She has played in the
Toppserien
The Toppserien is the top level of women's association football in Norway. It was founded in 1984.
History
Women's league football was introduced on a county basis in 1977. These leagues acted as qualification for the regional (South) league in 1 ...
, the top division in Norway, for
Røa
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Røa is a suburb of Oslo, located approximately 7 kilometer ...
from 2008 to 2012 and for
LSK Kvinner from 2013 to 2016.
On 31 October 2016, she signed with the
Boston Breakers
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of the
NWSL
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. In August 2017, Boston Breakers waived Haavi in a mutual agreements to allow her to return to Norway due to homesickness. On 15 August it was announced that Haavi was returning to her former club,
LSK Kvinner.
On 15 December 2021, Haavi joined
AS Roma
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.
International career
She made her debut for the
Norway women's national football team
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in 2010, and appeared at the
2011 World Cup in
Germany
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, scoring a goal in the group stage against
Equatorial Guinea
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on 29 June. She also played in the
qualifying stages for the
2011 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, but wasn't called up to the finals due to her commitment with the senior side.
Veteran national
coach
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Even Pellerud
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Career
Pellerud played for several clubs, including Vålerenga from 1974 to 1979 and Kongsvinger from 1983 to 1986. He was head coach for the Norway women ...
selected Haavi in Norway's squad for
UEFA Women's Euro 2013
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campaign in Sweden. In the
final
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at
Friends Arena
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, she was an unused substitute as Norway lost 1–0 to Germany. She was also selected for the
2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
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.
International goals
Career statistics
Honours
With Røa Haavi won the
Norwegian Women's Cup
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three times; in 2008, 2009 and 2010
and
Toppserien
The Toppserien is the top level of women's association football in Norway. It was founded in 1984.
History
Women's league football was introduced on a county basis in 1977. These leagues acted as qualification for the regional (South) league in 1 ...
in 2009, 2010 and 2011.
References
External links
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1992 births
Living people
Norwegian women's footballers
Norway women's international footballers
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players
Toppserien players
National Women's Soccer League players
Røa IL players
LSK Kvinner FK players
Boston Breakers (NWSL) players
Sportspeople from Bærum
Women's association football forwards
2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players
Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players
A.S. Roma Women players
Serie A (women's football) players
Expatriate women's footballers in Italy
Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
UEFA Women's Euro 2017 players
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