Isabell Herlovsen

Isabell Herlovsen
Personal information
Full name Isabell Lehn Herlovsen
Date of birth (1988-06-23) 23 June 1988
Place of birth Mönchengladbach, West Germany
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Vålerenga
Number 9
Youth career
2000–2004 Kolbotn
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2009 Kolbotn 99 (48)
2009–2010 Olympique Lyon 22 (6)
2011–2017 LSK Kvinner FK 114 (96)
2017 Jiangsu Suning
2018– Vålerenga 14 (4)
National team‡
2005– Norway 118 (53)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 August 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 August 2018

Isabell Lehn Herlovsen (born 23 June 1988) is a Norwegian football player who is currently playing for Vålerenga after moving home from China and the club Jiangsu Suning.[1][2] She plays as a midfielder and a striker.

Herlovsen is the daughter of former football player Kai Erik Herlovsen and was born in Germany during his spell at Borussia Mönchengladbach. She is a Norwegian women's international having made her debut at the age of 16. Herlovsen was the youngest player at UEFA Women's Euro 2005 and became the youngest goal-scorer in the tournament's history on 9 June 2005 when she scored a goal in a 1–1 draw against France.[3]

Career

Herlovsen began her career at Kolbotn IL. She made her debut with the club in 2004 and played for five seasons winning two league titles in 2005 and 2006 and winning the women's national cup in 2007. Herlovsen had her first appearance for the Norwegian national team at the age of 16. In her first major tournament, Herlovsen was the youngest player at the competition. She scored two goals; one against France in the group stage and another against Sweden in the semi-finals. Norway won the match 3–2, but lost 3–1 in the final to Germany. Following the tournament, Herlovsen drew interest from the women's section of English club Arsenal. The two sides met for negotiations, but were unable to reach an agreement.[4]

At the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup in China, Herlovsen scored one goal in the group stage against Ghana. In the quarter-finals she scored the game-winning goal in Norway's 1–0 victory over the hosts, thus eliminating China from the tournament, in front of 50,000 spectators. In the semi-finals, Norway again lost to Germany. Later that year, Herlovsen scored for her club Kolbotn in the 2007 edition of the women's Norwegian Cup. The players received their championship medals from the King of Norway. On 9 June 2008, Herlovsen was named to the national team squad to play in the women's tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[5]

In August 2009 Herlovsen was selected for the Norway team that had qualified for the UEFA Women's Euro 2009 in Finland. With a steady place in the team for the first time, as a striker, she played all matches and won praise for her energetic and accurate play even at times as the team's single front runner. Norway beat Sweden unexpectedly in the quarter finals only to lose to the champions Germany in the semifinal in which Herlovsen scored Norway's only goal.

On 28 October 2009, Herlovsen's parent club Kolbotn announced that the player, alongside club and national team teammate Christine Colombo Nilsen, would be joining Olympique Lyonnais of the Division 1 Féminine.[6] She made her debut for the club on 8 November 2009 coming on as a substitute in a 6–1 victory over Juvisy. Herlovsen scored her first goal for the club on 7 March 2010 scoring a brace in a 9–0 victory over Muret in the Challenge de France. She later featured in the final match of the UEFA Women's Champions League in 2010.

In February 2017, Herlovsen signed a contract with the Chinese club Jiangsu Suning F.C., at the same time taking a break from playing for the Norwegian national team.[7] In her Chinese debut match she scored a goal.[8]

Personal life

Herlovsen's home is in Fredrikstad. Her father is Kai Erik Herlovsen, a former Norwegian international footballer who also played professionally in Germany for Borussia Mönchengladbach. Isabell has an older sister and a younger brother. In July 2011 Herlovsen came out as a lesbian, having been out to friends and family while in her teens.[9]

Career statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 11 August 2018

Club Season Division League Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2004 Kolbotn Toppserien 106341310
2005 1813422215
2006 11400114
2007 15521176
2008 14700147
2009 2213002213
2009–10 Lyon Division 1 Féminine 9011101
2011 LSK Kvinner Toppserien 16611177
2012 2225322527
2013 17511186
2014 2015472422
2015 1219221421
2016 2130492539
2018 Vålerenga 14425169
Career Total 2211622735248197

Honours

Club

Kolbotn
Lyon
LSK Kvinner
Jiangsu Suning
  • Chinese Women's FA Cup: 2017

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Herlovsen libérée de son contrat avec Lyon" (in French). FootoFeminin. 9 December 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  2. ↑ "Isabell Herlovsen". Store Norske Leksikon. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
  3. ↑ "Norway Player profile - Isabell Lehn Herlovsen". UEFA. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
  4. ↑ Eriksen, Klaus (4 August 2005). "Herlovsen sa nei til Arsenal" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  5. ↑ Drømmen gikk i oppfyllelse
  6. ↑ Herlovsen and Colombo to Lyon Archived 7 September 2012 at Archive.is
  7. ↑ Bryne, Lars; Hansen, Jonathan Simchai (9 February 2017). "Herlovsen solgt til kinesisk fotball - tar pause fra landslaget" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  8. ↑ Bryne, Lars (30 March 2017). "Herlovsen på ufrivillig slankekur etter matsjokk i Kina" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  9. ↑ Ingrid Marie Treborg (5 July 2011). "Isabell Herlovsen står fram som lesbisk" (in Norwegian). TV2.no. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
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