Emilie Bosshard Haavi (born 16 June 1992) is a Norwegian professional

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who plays as a

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who plays for Italian

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club

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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

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, the top division in Norway, for

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from 2008 to 2012 and for LSK Kvinner from 2013 to 2016. On 31 October 2016, she signed with the

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of the

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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

International career

She made her debut for the

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in 2010, and appeared at the 2011 World Cup in

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, scoring a goal in the group stage against

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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

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selected Haavi in Norway's squad for

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campaign in Sweden. In the

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, she was an unused substitute as Norway lost 1–0 to Germany. She was also selected for the

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International goals

Career statistics

Honours

With Røa Haavi won the

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three times; in 2008, 2009 and 2010 and

in 2009, 2010 and 2011.

References

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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 {{Norway-footy-forward-stub