Maria Thorisdottir

Maria Thorisdottir (Icelandic: Maria Þórisdóttir) (born 5 June 1993) is a Norwegian footballer who plays for Chelsea and for Norway national team.[1] Prior to fully focusing on football, she played handball in the Eliteserien for Sola and Stabæk.[2]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Maria.
Maria Thorisdottir
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-06-05) 5 June 1993
Place of birth Norway
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Chelsea
Number 2
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2017 Klepp IL 71 (8)
2012 → Klepp IL II 1 (0)
2017– Chelsea 20 (1)
National team‡
2008 Norway U15 2 (0)
2008–2009 Norway U16 16 (6)
2009–2010 Norway U17 8 (0)
2010–2011 Norway U19 17 (1)
2012 Norway U20 5 (0)
2015 Norway U23 3 (0)
2015– Norway 41 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 March 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 October 2019

Club career

Klepp IL

Thorisdottir began her career for the Norwegian first division team Klepp IL.[3]

Chelsea

In September 2017, Thorisdottir was signed by Chelsea on a contract until 2019.[4] In October 2018, she suffered a concussion during a game and was not able to play again until May 2019.[5] In 2019, she renewed her contract with Chelsea until 2021.[6]

International career

Thorisdottir went through all Norwegian junior teams and participated with the under-17 team in the qualifications and the finals of the 2009 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship in Nyon, where Norway finished in fourth place.[7]

A year later, she and the Norway U17 fell in the second qualification round of the 2010 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship. At the 2011 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, she and her team reached the finals, but they lost 8–1 against Germany.[8] As a result of reaching the semi-finals, Norway qualified for the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Japan. Thorisdottir was part of the roster that played at the tournament. Her team reached the quarter-finals, but then they met Germany again and lost 4–0.[9]

After that her international career came to a halt and only three years later, she was then called for two matches for the under-23 team. On 16 February 2015, she was called for the senior team for the first time,[10] and was a part of team that played at the 2015 Algarve Cup. Her first game was against Iceland.[11] She had earlier been offered to play for Iceland but turned it down in hopes of making the Norwegian team.[12][13] On 23 April 2015, she was appointed to the provisional squad of 35 players for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.[14] On 14 May 2015, she was called for the final squad.[15] With Norway, she participated at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France.[16]

Personal life

Thorisdottir was born in Norway to a Norwegian mother and an Icelandic father, Þórir Hergeirsson,[17] the coach of the Norway women's national handball team.[18][19] Her father's extended family lives in Iceland.[20]

During her childhood, she was part of a juggling group and performed with different companies.[21]

Career statistics
As of 2 March 2020
Club Season Division League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Klepp IL 2010 Toppserien 17100—171
2011 14410—154
2012 7100—71
2013 0000—00
2014 5010—60
2015 14121—162
2016 0000—00
2017 14131—172
Total 71872——7810
Chelsea 2017–18 FA WSL 1007[lower-alpha 1]070240
2018–19 503[lower-alpha 2]021101
2019–20 513[lower-alpha 2]0—81
Total 20113091422
Career total 9192029112012
  1. Appearances in the FA Women's League Cup and the Women's FA Cup.
  2. Appearances in the FA Women's League Cup only.

References
  1. Anton Ingi Leifsson (9 June 2019). ""70% af jörðinni er þakið vatni, restin er María Þórisdóttir"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  2. Øyvind Knoph Askeland (13 May 2015). "Håndball-sjefens datter med i VM-troppen: Thorisdottir: – Går aldri tilbake til håndballen". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  3. "Stelpa frá Selfossi í norska landsliðinu í fótbolta". Árborg (in Icelandic). 1 July 2008. Archived from the original on 9 June 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  4. Ívan Guðjón Baldursson (15 February 2019). "María Þórisdóttir framlengir við Chelsea". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  5. "Fyrsti leikur Maríu í hálft ár". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 8 May 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  6. "Maria Thorisdottir: Chelsea Women defender signs new deal to 2021". BBC. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  7. "European Women U-17 Championship 2008–09". Rsssf.com. 17 September 2010. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  8. "Women's Under-19 2011 – Norway-Germany –". Uefa.com. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  9. "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Japan 2012 – Overview". FIFA.com. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  10. "A-landslagstropp til Algarve Cup – fotball.no – Norges Fotballforbund". Fotball.no. Archived from the original on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  11. "María byrjar gegn Íslandi". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 6 March 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  12. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (23 January 2018). "Ísland eða Noregur? María Þórsdóttir í sérstakri stöðu í kvöld". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  13. Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (28 December 2016). "Maríu Þórisdóttur bauðst að spila fyrir Ísland". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  14. "Norges bruttotropp til VM klar – fotball.no – Norges Fotballforbund". Fotball.no. Archived from the original on 24 April 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  15. "Her er Norges VM-tropp – fotball.no – Norges Fotballforbund". Fotball.no. Archived from the original on 14 May 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  16. "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 – Norway". FIFA.com. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  17. Hafliði Breiðfjörð (1 July 2008). "Íslensk stúlka í landsliði Noregs – Skemmtilegt að vera íslensk". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  18. Opsal, Signe; Fossum, Øystein (6 March 2015). "Islandske Maria Thorisdottir (22) debuterte mot Island" (in Norwegian). NRK. Norwegian News Agency. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  19. Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson (6 December 2011). "Dóttir Þóris: Þetta verður sérstakur leikur fyrir fjölskylduna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  20. Gunnar Birgisson. "María: Mjög sérstakt að spila við Ísland". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  21. "GETTING TO KNOW CHELSEA WOMEN: MARIA THORISDOTTIR". 9 April 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
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