Melissa Linn Berman Bjånesøy (born 18 April 1992) is an American-born Norwegian
football striker, currently playing for
Stabæk in Norway's
Toppserien. She previously played for
IL Sandviken
Idrettslaget Sandviken is a Norwegian sports club from the neighborhood of Sandviken in Bergenhus borough, Bergen. It has sections for basketball, football and handball.
It was mostly known for its women's football team that played in the To ...
. In the
2011 season she scored ten goals to help Sandviken avoid
relegation
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.
Career
An
Under-19 international, she was the top scorer of the
2011 U-19 European Championship with seven goals. She scored in all five games from the group stage to the final, which Norway lost 8–1 to
Germany
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.
Veteran national
coach Even Pellerud
Even Jostein Pellerud (born 15 July 1953) is a Norwegian football coach and former player.
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 Bjånesøy in Norway's squad for
UEFA Women's Euro 2013
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in Sweden. In the
final
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** Another term for playoffs, describing a sequence of con ...
at
Friends Arena, she was an unused substitute as Norway lost 1–0 to Germany.
International goals
Career statistics
References
External links
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1992 births
Living people
Norwegian women's footballers
Norway women's youth international footballers
Norway women's international footballers
Toppserien players
Stabæk Fotball Kvinner players
SK Brann Kvinner players
Soccer players from Chicago
2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players
Women's association football forwards
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