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Norwegian footballer

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Norway
Active from
1970-03-23

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Listeners
1
Total plays
1

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Quotes

  • "I was very fortunate to grow up in the family that I did. I had a mom and dad who were extremely focused toward gender equality. I would call my dad a little feminist sometimes."
  • "We need to put the same demands on young girls in order for them to feel seen. We don’t take young girls as seriously as we do young boys. And as a footballer, I can see that the end product is not going to be the same quality as it is with the men. We’re just behind, you know?"
  • "We’ve come a long way, but there’s still such a long way to go, and is it happening at the pace we want it to happen? I don’t think so. You have all these young girls, and it’s about getting them in an environment where they can practice the sport. And I think we failed a little bit."
  • "The world of football is not just about football; it’s a game of power, gender equality, democracy, and a lot of politics as well."
  • "I take a lot of responsibility in terms of using my platform to carry the sport into the right direction. Because I know that you’ve had trailblazers before me. Pioneers, grandmothers, mothers. Amazing, badass women who fought for us to get to the place where we’re at today, and I genuinely think that we need to carry that responsibility to make room for the next generation."
  • "It’s important to say that, in order to be able to be ambitious, or to reach goals, you also need to create an environment where people can stand up, have their opinions and not be put in a box and I am quite confident that I’m coming back into an environment where I will be allowed to be myself."

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Key facts

2010
Norway U16
2011
Norway U19
2014
Lyon
Full name
Ada Martine Stolsmo Hegerberg
Date of birth
( 1995-07-10 ) 10 July 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth
Molde , Norway
Height
1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position
Striker
Current team
Lyon
Years
Team
2010 2011
Kolbotn
2012 2013
Stabæk
2013 2014
Turbine Potsdam
2009 2010
Norway U15
2011 2012
Norway U20

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Sports profile

Sport
Soccer
Team
OL Lyonnes
Position
Centre-Forward
Nationality
Norway

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~14 min read

Encyclopedic overview

* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:16, 18 April 2026 (UTC)

Ada Martine Stolsmo Hegerberg (born 10 July 1995) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a striker for the Première Ligue club Lyon and captains the Norway national team. Known for her lethal finishing, she is widely regarded as one of the best footballers in the world.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ada Hegerberg” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.