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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 December 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Norway | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vålerenga | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Åndalsnes | |||
| Molde | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Molde | 6 | (0) |
| 2021– | Vålerenga | 93 | (9) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Norway U15 | 4 | (0) |
| 2020 | Norway U16 | 2 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Norway U19 | 25 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 April 2023 | |||
Stine Nybø Brekken (born 19 December 2004) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Toppserien club Vålerenga.[1]
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Brekken started playing football for local club Åndalsnes IF, before joining Molde FK at the age of 14.[2] She was considered so good that she was moved to the club's team for boys aged 16, to get a tougher training routine.[3]
Vålerenga (2021–)
[edit]In January 2021 she signed a two-year deal with Vålerenga, starting from the summer of 2021.[4] She made her league debut against Arna-Bjørnar on 21 March 2021.[5]
In 2022 she was included in Aftenposten's list of the biggest talents in Norwegian football.[6]
In 2025 she scored Vålerenga's first away goal in UEFA Women's Champions League competition helping seal a historic victory, claiming their first-ever win in the group stage or league phase of this competition.
National team career
[edit]Brekken has international matches for U15, U16, and the U19 national team for Norway.[7]
She was a part of the Norwegian squad who made it to the final of the 2022 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[8]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Stine Brekken ut 2027". vif-damefotball.no. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ↑ Hustad, Trond (5 January 2021). "MFK-talentet Stine (16) klar for toppklubb". aftenposten.no - Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ↑ Ould-Saada, Arilas (5 June 2021). "Matchet mot gutta". vg.no - VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ↑ Hustad, Trond (5 January 2021). "MFK-talentet Stine (16) klar for toppklubb". aftenposten.no - Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ↑ "Vålerenga vs Arna-Bjørnar - 22 June 2021". int.soccerway.com.
- ↑ "Norges største fotballtalenter". www.aftenposten.no (in Norwegian). 19 April 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ↑ Fotballforbund, Norges. "Stine Nybø Brekken - Profil". fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ↑ "2022 Women's Under-19 EURO finals: Meet the finalists". UEFA. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
External links
[edit]- Stine Brekken at Soccerway
- Stine Brekken at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- Stine Brekken at FBref.com