Amalie Eikeland

Amalie Eikeland
Eikeland chasing during Lewes FC Women 1 Reading Women 1, December 2021
Personal information
Full name Amalie Vevle Eikeland
Date of birth (1995-08-26) 26 August 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Norway
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Brann
Number 9
Youth career
Arna-Bjørnar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2018 Arna-Bjørnar 166 (44)
2019 Sandviken 11 (1)
2019–2023 Reading 77 (7)
2023– Brann 10 (5)
International career‡
2010 Norway U15 1 (0)
2011 Norway U16 9 (7)
2012 Norway U17 4 (2)
2012–2014 Norway U19 23 (7)
2014–2018 Norway U23 18 (3)
2016– Norway 47 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 January 2024

Amalie Vevle Eikeland (born 26 August 1995) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays for Brann and the Norway national team.

Personal life

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Eikeland was born in Bergen on 26 August 1995.[1]

Club career

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Eikeland played for the club Arna-Bjørnar from 2011 to 2018, and for IL Sandviken in 2019.[1]

On 8 August 2019, Eikeland signed for FA WSL club Reading.[2] On 21 May 2023, Eikeland played her 100th game for Reading, becoming the sixth player to do so in the process.[3] On 29 June 2023, Reading announced the departure of Eikeland following their relegation to the Women's Championship.[4] The day after, Brann announced that they had signed her. Brann was formerly known as Sandviken, which Eikeland played for before she signed for Reading.[5][6]

International career

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Eikeland was selected to represent Norway at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[7]

On 19 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player Norwegian squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.[8]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 18 November 2023[9][10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Arna-Bjørnar 2019 Toppserien 17 3 1 0 - 18 3
2012 21 11 4 2 - 25 13
2013 22 6 3 0 - 25 6
2014 18 2 1 0 - 19 2
2015 22 3 2 0 - 24 3
2016 22 5 2 1 - 24 6
2017 22 5 3 0 - 25 5
2018 22 9 2 0 - 24 9
Total 166 44 18 3 - - 184 47
Sandviken 2019 Toppserien 11 1 1 1 - 12 2
Reading 2019–20 FA WSL 14 2 2 0 6 0 22 2
2020–21 22 2 1 0 3 1 26 3
2021–22 20 2 2 0 3 0 25 2
2022–23 21 1 3 0 3 0 27 1
Total 77 7 8 0 15 1 100 8
Brann 2023 Toppserien 10 5 1 0 - 11 5
Career total 264 57 28 4 15 1 307 62

International

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As of match played on 26 September 2023[10]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Norway 2016 2 0
2017 0 0
2018 0 0
2019 10 3
2020 4 0
2021 10 0
2022 14 0
2023 7 0
Total 47 3
Scores and results list Norways's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Norway goal.
As of match played on 30 August 2019
List of international goals scored by Amalie Eikeland
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 30 August 2019 Seaview, Belfast, Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 5–0 6–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying [10]
2 6–0
3 17 August 2014 Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 3–0 13–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying [10]

Honours

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International

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Norway

Individual

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References

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  1. ^ a b Holm, Jan. "Amalie Eikeland". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Norway World Cup star Eikeland added to Women's ranks". www.readingfc.co.uk.
  3. ^ "EIKELAND: "FOUR YEARS HAS FLOWN BY!"". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  4. ^ "READING FC WOMEN PLAYERS RELEASED AS CONTRACTS EXPIRE". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Landslagsspiller Amalie Eikeland returnerer til Norge – har signert for Brann". www.vg.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 30 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  6. ^ "BRANN HAR SIGNERT LOKAL LANDSLAGSSPILLER". brann.no (in Norwegian). SK Brann. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Her er Norges VM-tropp". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  8. ^ updated, Jessy Parker Humphreys last (6 June 2023). "Norway Women's World Cup 2023 squad: full 23-player team". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  9. ^ Amalie Eikeland at Soccerway
  10. ^ a b c d "Amalie Vevle Eikeland". fotball.no/. NFF. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  11. ^ Fotballforbund, Norges. "Vant Algarve Cup: - Utrolig gøy å vinne". fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  12. ^ a b "SEASONAL AWARDS DISHED OUT AT GALA DINNER". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
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