Marie Dølvik Markussen (born 15 February 1997) is a Norwegian

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er who plays as a forward for

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 ...

club Rosenborg. She made her debut for the

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in 2015.

Club career

After breaking through at her local lower division club Stakkevollan IF, she signed for Oslo-based

club Stabæk in November 2013 for a compensation payment of around 10.000 NOK. In December 2016, she moved on to

VfL Wolfsburg Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg e. V., commonly known as VfL Wolfsburg (), is a German professional sports club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony. The club grew out of a multi-sports club for Volkswagen workers in the city of Wolfsburg. I ...

, who simultaneously allowed another Norwegian Synne Jensen to return to Stabæk on a permanent basis. She went back to playing in Toppserien after joining

Vålerenga Vålerenga () is a neighbourhood in the city of Oslo, Norway, belonging to the borough of Gamle Oslo. Vålerenga is located between the neighbourhoods of Gamlebyen, Jordal, Ensjø, Etterstad and Lodalen. Vålerenga is in particular known for i ...

in 2018. In November 2021, Dølvik Markussen joined Australian club

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for the

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season.

International career

Following appearances for Norway at the youth international level, Dølvik Markussen made her senior debut for

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at the

2015 Algarve Cup The 2015 Algarve Cup was the 22nd edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place on 4–11 March. Format Because of the number of competitive teams this year, the format was changed ...

Personal life

In November 2012, 15-year-old Dølvik Markussen and her older brother Henning foiled an attempted burglary at their family home in Tromsø. She has over one hundred tattoos. She was in a romantic relationship with Ingrid Engen.

Honours

VfL Wolfsburg

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: 2016–17 *

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: 2016–17

Vålerenga

** Winner:

2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...

** Runner-up:

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

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** Winner:

2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

** Runner-up:

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

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* * 1997 births Living people Footballers from Tromsø Toppserien players Norwegian women's footballers 21st-century Norwegian sportswomen Norway women's international footballers Norwegian expatriate women's footballers VfL Wolfsburg (women) players Expatriate women's footballers in Germany Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Stabæk Fotball Kvinner players Vålerenga Fotball Damer players Women's association football forwards Norwegian LGBTQ footballers Norwegian lesbian sportswomen {{Norway-women-footy-bio-stub