Siri Merete Nordeide Grønli (born 17 April 1984) is a Norwegian

football defender In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers ...

, the daughter of a football trainer. She played for IL Høyang before starting school at NTG Bærum (a specialist sports school near

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) and joining

Asker SK Asker Skiklubb is a sports club from Asker, Norway. It was founded on 14 December 1889, and as the name suggests, was initially a cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skiing and ski jumping club. Today, however, many individuals (~5000 me ...

as a 16-year-old. She was an Asker player from 2000 to 2008 until joining

Stabæk Fotball Kvinner Stabæk Fotball Kvinner is Stabæk IF's women's association football, football team, started on 23 October 2008 with a core of players from Asker Fotball, Asker. Asker had lost its licence to play in the top league after a failure to meet financ ...

(SFK) at the beginning of 2009 with most of Asker's first team. 2012 was her 13th season in the Norwegian elite league, 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 ...

, except for a season in which Asker were demoted (2006). She played for the Norway Under-23 team in 2007 as a vice-captain. In April 2009 she joined Norway's senior team for a visit to England for a training match. In 2010 Stabæk won the Toppserien title, qualifying to play in the

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in 2011. Stabæk again qualified for the Champions league at the end of 2011. Also in 2011 Stabæk won the Norwegian Cup Final on penalties after extra time, with Nordeide Grønli kicking the winning goal. The match can be seen on NRK web-TV. She has two younger sisters Line (b. 1988) and Gry (b. 1990) who also play in the Toppserien, for different clubs.

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Norwegian national team profile

Stabæk club profile
1984 births Living people Norwegian women's footballers 21st-century Norwegian sportswomen Stabæk Fotball Kvinner players Asker Fotball (women) players Toppserien players Norway women's international footballers Women's association football defenders People from Høyanger Footballers from Vestland {{Norway-footy-defender-stub