Ada Hegerberg facts for kids
Hegerberg in 2019
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| Full name | Ada Martine Stolsmo Hegerberg | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 10 July 1995 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Molde, Norway | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m | |||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Striker | |||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Lyon | |||||||||||||||
| Number | 14 | |||||||||||||||
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| Sunndal | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | |||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Kolbotn | 31 | (15) | |||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Stabæk | 18 | (25) | |||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Turbine Potsdam | 25 | (11) | |||||||||||||
| 2014– | Lyon | 160 | (171) | |||||||||||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Norway U15 | 3 | (1) | |||||||||||||
| 2010 | Norway U16 | 8 | (7) | |||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Norway U17 | 5 | (3) | |||||||||||||
| 2011 | Norway U19 | 12 | (10) | |||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Norway U20 | 9 | (5) | |||||||||||||
| 2011– | Norway | 86 | (49) | |||||||||||||
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Ada Hegerberg (born 10 July 1995) is a famous Norwegian professional footballer. She plays as a striker for the French club Lyon. She also plays for the Norway national team. Many people think she is one of the best female footballers in the world.
Ada has played for Norway since she was young. She joined the senior national team in 2011. In 2013, her team won a silver medal at the UEFA European Championship. She also played in the 2015 FIFA World Cup and two other European Championships.
Ada has won many awards. In 2016, she was named the UEFA Best Women's Player in Europe. She also won the BBC Women's Footballer of the Year award twice. In 2018, she made history by becoming the first woman to win the Ballon d'Or Féminin. She holds records for the most goals in a UEFA Women's Champions League season (15 goals). She is also the all-time top scorer in the UEFA Women's Champions League with 60 goals.
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Playing for Clubs
Early Years
Ada Hegerberg was born in Molde, Norway. She grew up in Sunndalsøra and played for Sunndal Fotball. Her older sister, Andrine, also played with her. In 2007, their family moved to Kolbotn. Both sisters then joined the Kolbotn IL club.
Kolbotn
Ada started playing for Kolbotn in 2010. In August 2011, she scored three goals in just seven minutes! This helped her team win 4–1. At 16 years old, she was the youngest player ever to score a hat-trick in the Toppserien league. She was Kolbotn's top scorer that year. She was also named the league's Young Player of the Year.
Stabæk
In 2012, Ada and her sister joined Stabæk. In one game, she scored five goals in the first half! This helped Stabæk win 8–2. Ada was seen as a big talent in Norwegian women's football. She became the top goalscorer in the 2012 Toppserien league with 25 goals. She also scored three goals in the 2012 Norwegian Women's Cup final, helping Stabæk win the cup.
Turbine Potsdam
In 2013, Ada and Andrine moved to Germany. They signed with 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam. Ada scored in her very first game for the club. In their first season, they finished second in both the German league and cup.
Lyon
In 2014, Ada moved to Lyon in France. Her first season was very successful. She scored 26 goals in 22 league games. This helped Lyon win their ninth league title in a row. She also scored in the French Cup Final, which Lyon won 2–1.
Amazing Seasons
Ada continued to shine for Lyon. In 2015, she scored three goals against rival team PSG. She signed a contract to stay with Lyon until 2019. Lyon won the league title for the tenth time in a row in 2016. Ada was the top scorer with 33 goals. Lyon also won the French Cup and the UEFA Women's Champions League. This meant they won three major trophies in one season!
Winning the Ballon d'Or
On 3 December 2018, Ada Hegerberg made history. She became the first-ever winner of the Ballon d'Or Féminin. This award recognizes the best female footballer in the world.
More Trophies
In the 2018–19 season, Ada helped Lyon win the league again. She also scored in the French Cup semi-final and helped Lyon win the final.
In May 2019, Ada was named Player of the Match in the Champions League Final. She scored three goals in just 16 minutes! This was the first hat-trick in a Women's Champions League final. Lyon won 4–1, winning their fourth Champions League trophy in a row. By the end of that season, Ada had won 13 out of 15 possible trophies with Lyon.
Injury and Comeback
In October 2019, Ada became the all-time top scorer in the UEFA Women's Champions League. She scored her 53rd goal in her 50th game. Soon after, she got a serious knee injury. She had to miss the rest of the season and the next one. She signed a new contract with Lyon, showing her commitment to the club.
On 5 October 2021, Ada finally returned to play for Lyon. This was after 21 months away due to her injury. In November 2021, she scored her first goals since her comeback. She scored two goals against rival team Paris Saint-Germain.
In April 2022, she helped her team reach the Champions League final. She scored a goal and had an assist in the final. Lyon won 3–1 against Barcelona. This was her sixth Champions League title! In April 2024, she extended her contract with Lyon until 2027.
Playing for Norway
Youth Teams
When she was 15, Ada played for Norway's under-19 team. They reached the final of the 2011 UEFA U-19 Championship. She also played in the 2012 FIFA U-20 World Cup. She and her sister Andrine scored goals in a win against Canada.
Senior Team
Ada first played for the senior Norway team in November 2011. In 2013, she played in the UEFA European Championship. She scored her first goal in the tournament against Spain. Norway reached the final but lost 1–0 to Germany.
Ada played in the 2015 World Cup. She scored three goals in the group games, including two against Ivory Coast. She was nominated for the Best Young Player Award. In 2016, she won the Norwegian Gold Ball award. This award is given to the best footballer in Norway. She was the first woman to win it in 20 years.
Taking a Break and Returning
In 2017, Ada decided to stop playing for the national team. She had disagreements with the NFF. She felt they were not treating women's football fairly. Even though some things improved, she felt there was "still a long way to go." She missed the 2019 World Cup because of this.
In March 2022, Ada returned to the national team after five years. In her first game back, she scored three goals in a 5–1 win. A new NFF president, Lise Klaveness, helped Ada decide to return. They talked a lot about the future of women's football.
In June 2023, she was part of Norway's squad for the 2023 World Cup. She got an injury during warm-up for one game. She returned later in the tournament but her team lost in the Round of 16.
Personal Life
In June 2019, Ada Hegerberg married Thomas Rogne, who is also a footballer.
Views on Women's Football
Ada is a strong voice for women's football. In 2020, she said that women's football might struggle more during tough times, like the COVID-19 pandemic. She believes it's important to keep supporting women's football. She wants people to "raise our voices" to keep the sport growing.
Sponsors and Media
Ada is a very popular athlete. After winning the Ballon d'Or, she became an ambassador for companies like Hublot and Mastercard. She also became a global ambassador for the Danone Nations Cup, a big tournament for young players. In 2020, she signed a long-term partnership with Nike. Nike supports her activism for gender equality and sustainability.
Ada is often seen as a spokesperson for women's football. She gives many interviews to promote the sport. In 2020, ESPN+ released a documentary about her called My Name is Ada Hegerberg. She has been named one of the most powerful women in sports.
Career Statistics Summary
Ada Hegerberg has played many games and scored many goals for her clubs and country.
- For Kolbotn, she scored 15 goals in 31 games.
- For Stabæk, she scored 25 goals in 18 games.
- For Turbine Potsdam, she scored 11 goals in 25 games.
- For Lyon, she has scored 171 goals in 160 games, making her a top scorer for the club.
- For the Norway national team, she has scored 49 goals in 86 games.
Honours
Stabæk
- Norwegian Women's Cup: 2012
Lyon
- Division 1 Féminine (9): 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
- Coupe de France (6): 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2022–23
- UEFA Women's Champions League (6): 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22
- Trophée des Championnes (3) : 2019, 2022, 2023
Norway
- UEFA Women's Euro: runner-up 2013
Individual
- UEFA Best Women's Player in Europe: 2016
- UEFA Best Women's Player in Europe: runner-up 2018, 2019
- Norwegian Sportsperson of the Year: 2016
- FIFA FIFPro World XI: 2016
- The 100 Best Female Footballers In The World Winner: 2016
- BBC Women's Footballer of the Year: 2017, 2019
- Ballon d'Or Féminin: 2018
- The Best FIFA Women's Player – Third Place: 2018
- The Best FIFA Women's Player – Nominated: 2019
- IFFHS Women's World Team: 2018, 2019
- Gullballen: 2015, 2016, 2018
- IFFHS World's Woman Team of the Decade 2011–2020
- IFFHS UEFA Woman Team of the Decade 2011–2020
- UEFA Women's Champions League Best Goalscorer: 2016, 2018
- Division 1 Féminine Best Goalscorer: 2016, 2017, 2018
- Division 1 Féminine Best Player: 2016
- 2019 UEFA Women's Champions League Final Player of the Match
- UEFA Women's Champions League Squad of the Season: 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021–22
Records
- Most goals in the UEFA Women's Champions League: 59
- Most goals in a UEFA Women's Champions League season: 15
- Most goals in the UEFA Women's Champions League for a club: 55 (Olympique Lyonnais)
- First footballer to score a hat-trick in a UEFA Women's Champions League final (single match)
- First footballer to score in 4 different UEFA Women's Champions League finals (second to Alfredo di Stefano both men and women combined)
- Quickest footballer to reach 50 goals both UEFA Women's Champions and UEFA Champions League combined (49 games)
See also
In Spanish: Ada Hegerberg para niños
