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Ada Hegerberg
Ada Martine Stolsmo Hegerberg (born 10 July 1995) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a striker for the Division 1 Féminine club Olympique Lyonnais. She has previously played for Kolbotn and Stabæk in Toppserien. Hegerberg has represented Norway at the youth international level, and made her debut for the senior team in 2011. In 2013, she was a part of the silver medalist team at the 2013 UEFA Women's Championship. She was on team Norway at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2017 UEFA Women's Championship. Hegerberg was awarded the 2016 UEFA Best Women's Player in Europe Award on 25 August 2016, and in 2017 and 2019 was named BBC Women's Footballer of the Year. In 2018 she was the first-ever recipient of the Ballon d'Or Féminin. She holds the record for most goals in a UEFA Women's Champions League season (15).
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1995-07-10
Birth Place
Molde, Norway
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Ada Hegerberg included in Norway Women's Euro squad after fall-out

Forward Ada Hegerberg will play her first major international tournament in five years at the upcoming Women's Euros after she was included in Norway's 23-player squad on Tuesday. Hegerberg, who plays for French club Olympique Lyonnais, quit the national team in 2017 because of a dispute with the Norwegian Football...
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Ada Hegerberg named in Norway's Euro 2022 squad

Ada Hegerberg is set to play in her first major international tournament in five years after she was named in Norway's squad for Euro 2022. The Lyon forward quit the national team in 2017 in protest at a perceived lack of respect for female players. Hegerberg, who scored in Lyon's...
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Ada Hegerberg stars as Lyon stun Barcelona to win Women’s Champions League

Ada Hegerberg played a starring role as Lyon stunned favourites Barcelona to win their eighth Women’s Champions League title in Turin.The Norwegian scored one and set up another in a 3-1 win over the Catalan giants, who arrived as defending champions and having lost a solitary match all season.Lyon made a magnificent start when Amandine Henry fired a superb 35-yard effort past Barcelona goalkeeper Sandra Panos to give the French side the lead with just six minutes on the clock.Barca were visibly wilting under the pressure and Hegerberg doubled Lyon’s lead in the 23rd minute when she peeled off her...
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Ada Hegerberg leads Lyon past Paris Saint-Germain into UWCL final

Lyon beat Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 on Sunday night to advance to the UEFA Women's Champions League final by a final aggregate score of 5-3. - ESPN+ viewers' guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup, more. Ada Hegerberg put the visitors in front on 14 minutes in the second leg heading home...
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Ada Hegerberg: How crucial is her return before the Euros?

Ada Hegerberg is one of the most decorated and well-known footballers in the women's game. But for the last five years the inaugural Women's Ballon d'Or winner has been absent from the international stage. The Lyon forward took the decision to walk away from her country in 2017 in protest...
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