Anna Langås Jøsendal (born 29 April 2001) is a Norwegian professional

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club

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and the Norway national team.

Club career

Avaldsnes

After playing age-specific football in Odda Fotballklubb, Jøsendal signed for

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in July 2017. She was one of four sixteen year-olds in Avaldsnes' squad for the 2017

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final. In October 2018, she signed her first professional contract with the club. In both 2019 and 2020 she was plagued with several injury interruptions, which prevented her from getting the continuity she wanted. In the summer of 2020, she renewed her contract with Avaldsnes until the 2021 season.

Rosenborg

In August 2021, it was known that Jøsendal had signed for Rosenborg from 1 January 2022. In 2023 Jøsendal was named Toppserien player of the year after scoring 8 goals in 24 matches for her team that year, as well as having been part of the side which won the

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. Her contract with Rosenborg expired at the end of 2023.

Hammarby

Hammarby announced the signing of Jøsendal at the end of December 2023. She signed a two-and-a-half year contract.

International career

Jøsendal is a former Norwegian youth international for U15, U16, U17, U19, and U23. She played for the U19 team during the U19 European Championship in Scotland 2019. In August 2021, she was selected for the Norway senior national football team for the first time. In June 2022, she was included in Norway's squad for UEFA Euro 2022. She made her senior team debut on 25 June 2022 in a 2–0 friendly win against

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ahead of the European Championship. On 19 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player Norwegian squad for the

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Career statistics

International

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Honours

Club

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Josendal, Anna 2001 births Living people People from Odda Norwegian women's footballers 21st-century Norwegian sportswomen Norway women's youth international footballers Norway women's international footballers Avaldsnes IL players Rosenborg BK Kvinner players Toppserien players Hammarby Fotboll (women) players Damallsvenskan players Women's association football players not categorized by position UEFA Women's Euro 2022 players 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players Norwegian expatriate women's footballers Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden Women's association football forwards