Karna Solskjær
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Norway | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AaFK Fortuna | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Clausenengen | ||
| 2019–2022 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Clausenengen | 16 | (15) |
| 2022 | Manchester United | 1 | (0) |
| 2022– | AaFK Fortuna | 16 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Karna Solskjær is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a forward for AaFK Fortuna.
Career and early life
[edit]Karna Solskjær is the daughter of Ole Gunnar Solskjær, a former player and manager of Premier League club Manchester United.[1]
She started her youth career in Clausenengen FK before moving on to Manchester United U21's.[2] She made her youth international debut in 2021.[3]
She made her senior debut on 30 January 2022 in a 2021–22 Women's FA Cup match against Bridgwater United coming as a substitute for Ivana Fuso.[4][2]
On 9 March 2022, she played 61 minutes before coming off for Keira Barry as Manchester United Women Under-21s were crowned winners of the 2022 WSL Academy Cup following a 4–1 victory over Birmingham City in the final at St George’s Park.[5]
In 2022, Solskjær signed for Norwegian second tier club AaFK Fortuna.[6][7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ Wilson, Charlie (7 October 2021). "Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's daughter scores four goals for Man United team". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ a b Magnussen, Jostein (30 January 2022). "Her debuterer Karna Solskjær for Manchester United". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ Karna Solskjær at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ A senior #MUWomen debut for Karna Solskjaer #WomensFACup Tweet from Manchester United Women, Retrieved on 30 January 2022
- ^ Partington, Mikey (9 March 2022). "Birmingham City 1 United Women U21s 4". Manchester United F.C. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Karna Solskjær har signert proffkontrakt! - AaFK Fortuna". AaFK Fortuna (in Norwegian Bokmål). 16 September 2020. Archived from the original on 10 March 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "Solskjær var ønsket tilbake til Manchester United. Nå har hun bestemt seg om fremtiden". rbnett.no.
- ^ "Derfor ville Karna Solskjær hjem til Norge". tk.no.
External links
[edit]- Karna Solskjær at Soccerway
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