Aurora Mikalsen

Norwegian footballer (born 1996)

Aurora Mikalsen
Personal information
Full name Aurora Watten Mikalsen[1]
Date of birth (1996-03-21) 21 March 1996 (age 28)[2]
Place of birth Kristiansund, Norway[3]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Brann
Number 1
Youth career
0000–2011 Clausenengen
2012–2014 Arna-Bjørnar
2015 Clausenengen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Arna-Bjørnar 1 (0)
2013–2014 → Arna-Bjørnar 2 (loan) 18 (0)
2015 Clausenengen 6 (0)
2016–2019 Kolbotn 64 (0)
2019–2020 Manchester United 0 (0)
2020–2021 Tottenham Hotspur 5 (0)
2021– Brann 55 (0)
International career‡
2011 Norway U15 2 (0)
2012 Norway U16 3 (0)
2012–2013 Norway U17 8 (0)
2014–2015 Norway U19 16 (0)
2016–2019 Norway U23 16 (0)
2022– Norway 19 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 December 2023[4]

Aurora Watten Mikalsen (born 21 March 1996) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Toppserien club Brann. She has represented the Norway national team at multiple youth levels and received her first senior call-up in February 2018.[5]

She previously played in England with FA Women's Super League clubs Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur.

Club career

Norway

Having started her youth career with her hometown team Clausenengen, Mikalsen moved to Arna-Bjørnar in August 2012.[6] On 2 November 2013, Mikalsen made her senior debut, starting for Arna-Bjørnar in a 2–1 Toppserien defeat to Vålerenga.[7]

In 2015, Mikalsen returned to Clausenengen. She split playing time between the under-19s and senior 2. divisjon team.[4] Mikalsen was also a regular starter for Clausenengen FK boys U19, which won the regional championship in the 2015 season.

On 16 December 2015, Mikalsen signed with Kolbotn ahead of the 2016 Toppserien season.[8] On 28 March 2016, Mikalsen made her debut for the team in a 1–1 draw with LSK Kvinner.[9]

Manchester United

In July 2019, Mikalsen trained with FA WSL club Manchester United while the team was on tour in Oslo.[10] On 6 September 2019, Manchester United made the permanent signing of Mikalsen, in need of a backup after injuries to Emily Ramsey and Fran Bentley coupled with the pregnancy of Siobhan Chamberlain left the team with only Mary Earps to start the season.[11][12] She made her debut on 21 November 2019, starting in an 11–1 League Cup Group Stage victory over Championship team Leicester City.[13] She left at the end of the season following the expiration of her contract having made one appearance.[14]

Tottenham Hotspur

On 27 July 2020, it was announced Mikalsen had signed a one-year contract with WSL team Tottenham Hotspur.[15] With Spurs in good form having won their last three matches and only conceded twice, Mikalsen was forced into a debut on 31 January 2021 with regular starter Rebecca Spencer injured. She started in a 4–0 loss Chelsesa.[16] Mikalsen remained starter for the duration of Spencer's injury absence, playing a total of five games, all in the WSL. Spurs lost 1–0 to Aston Villa,[17] 3–2 to Everton, and 2–0 to Brighton & Hove Albion before Mikalsen earned her first and only clean sheet for Spurs as part of a goalless draw with Reading.[18] She left at the end of the season upon the expiry of her contract.[19]

Sandviken

On 28 July 2021, Mikalsen returned to Norway to sign with Toppserien side Sandviken.[20]

International career

Mikalsen has represented the Norway national team at under-15, under-16, under-17, under-19 and under-23 level.[4]

In 2018, Mikalsen received her first senior call-up as part of the 2018 Algarve Cup squad.[21] A year later, Mikalsen was part of the senior squad that won the 2019 Algarve Cup.[22] She made her debut in the 2022 Algarve Cup against Portugal.[4] In the same year, she was selected for the Norwegian squad for the European Championship in England 2022.[23]

On 19 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player Norwegian squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.[24]

Career statistics

Club

As of 28 July 2021[4][1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Arna-Bjørnar 2013 Toppserien 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
2014 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
Total 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Arna-Bjørnar 2 (loan) 2013 2. divisjon 11 0 — — 11 0
2014 7 0 — — 7 0
Total 18 0 0 0 0 0 18 0
Clausenengen 2015 2. divisjon 6 0 1 0 — 7 0
Kolbotn 2016 Toppserien 8 0 1 0 — 9 0
2017 22 0 2 0 — 24 0
2018 22 0 2 0 — 24 0
2019 12 0 1 0 — 13 0
Total 64 0 6 0 0 0 70 0
Manchester United 2019–20 FA WSL 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Tottenham Hotspur 2020–21 FA WSL 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Sandviken 2021 Toppserien 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Career total 94 0 8 0 1 0 103 0

Honours

International

References

  1. ^ a b Aurora Mikalsen at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Aurora Mikalsen". ESPN FC. 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  3. ^ Edøy, Rune (13 February 2019). "Keeper fra Kristiansund inne i landslagsvarmen". Tidens Krav (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e Aurora Mikalsen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  5. ^ Rønhovde, Henning Hope (19 September 2018). "Kristiansundkeeper Aurora inn på landslaget". Tidens Krav. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Aurora Mikalsen til Arna Bjørnar - Clausenengen Fotballklubb". www.cfk.no.
  7. ^ Fotballforbund, Norges. "Vålerenga - Arna-Bjørnar - 02.11.2013 13.00". fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian).
  8. ^ "Aurora Mikalsen klar for Kolbotn - Clausenengen Fotballklubb". www.cfk.no.
  9. ^ Fotballforbund, Norges. "Kolbotn - LSK Kvinner - 28.03.2016 15.00". fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian).
  10. ^ Moen Myhre, Sondre (30 July 2019). "Kolbotn-spiller trente med Manchester United: – Får se hvor langt samtalen bærer". Bergens Tidende. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  11. ^ "Man Utd Women announce signing of Aurora Mikalsen". www.manutd.com.
  12. ^ "Player ratings: Manchester United's signings of summer 2019". FAWSL Full-Time. 28 April 2020.
  13. ^ "Man Utd Women v Leicester Women match report". www.manutd.com.
  14. ^ "Aurora Mikalsen to depart Manchester United Women". www.manutd.com.
  15. ^ "Aurora Mikalsen joins Spurs Women". Tottenham Hotspur.
  16. ^ Smyth, Rob (31 January 2021). "Chelsea 4-0 Tottenham Hotspur: WSL – as it happened". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  17. ^ "Iwabuchi goal gives Villa first home win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  18. ^ "Reading 0-0 Tottenham". womenscompetitions.thefa.com.
  19. ^ "Spurs Women player update". Tottenham Hotspur.
  20. ^ "Vi ønsker Aurora Mikalsen velkommen til Sandviken". Sandviken Toppfotball (in Norwegian). 28 July 2021. Archived from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  21. ^ "Martin Sjögren names Norway squad for the Algarve Cup 2018". Women's Soccer United. 12 February 2018.
  22. ^ a b "Vant Algarve Cup: - Utrolig gøy å vinne". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Norges Fotballforbund.
  23. ^ AS, TV 2 (7 June 2022). "Dette er Norges tropp til EM - går for medalje". TV 2 (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 May 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  24. ^ 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.

External links

  • Kolbotn profile
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Norway squad – 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
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