Monica Nedgård Isaksen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Monica Nedgård Isaksen | ||
| Date of birth | 8 July 2003 | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Brann | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Fjellhamar | ||
| 2018–2021 | Lyn | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Lyn | 28 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | Stabæk | 38 | (10) |
| 2025– | Brann | 38 | (11) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Norway U15 | 3 | (1) |
| 2019 | Norway U16 | 14 | (6) |
| 2022 | Norway U19 | 5 | (4) |
| 2023–2025 | Norway U23 | 6 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 June 2026 | |||
Monica Nedgård Isaksen (born 8 July 2003) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a forward for SK Brann.
Career
[edit]Starting her youth career in Fjellhamar FK, she moved to Lyn in 2018 and became a member of their senior squad in 2020. Having made her debut in the 2019 cup,[1] Isaksen did not play a single football match in 2020 and only made her league debut in August 2021.[2]
Isaksen also played for Norway U15 and U16, then after her time away from playing, returned to Norway U19 in 2022.[2]
In 2022 she was injured again, damaging a cruciate ligament. In the summer of 2023 she went on a free transfer to Lyn's Toppserien neighbours Stabæk.[3]
After the 2024 season she was bought by SK Brann.[4] She reportedly rejected a transfer to a Swedish club. Having scored twice in her debut against Rosenborg, under manager Martin Ho, Isaksen fell out of favour after Leif Gunnar Smerud took over as manager. She won the 2025 Toppserien with Brann, who refused to sell her despite concrete bids from Hammarby and West Ham. Bergensavisen also wrote about interest from Danish and Serie A clubs.[5][6]
Personal life
[edit]She is a twin sister with Michael,[7] who played for the youth teams of Lyn and Lillestrøm.[8]
She studied law.[9]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Monica Nedgård Isaksen i A-stallen" (in Norwegian). SFK Lyn. 16 February 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
- 1 2 Monica Nedgård Isaksen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ↑ "Takk for nå, Monica" (in Norwegian). SFK Lyn. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
- ↑ "21-åring klar for Brann" (in Norwegian Nynorsk). NRK. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
- ↑ "TV 2 erfarer: Engelsk klubb med bud på Brann-Isaksen" (in Norwegian). TV 2. 27 January 2026. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
- ↑ "Brann-spilleren jaktes av Serie A-klubber: – Må se på mulighetene mine". Bergensavisen (in Norwegian). 2 June 2026. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
- ↑ "Tvillingene satset begge på fotball. Nå blir Monica (21) Brann-spiller". Bergensavisen (in Norwegian). 11 December 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
- ↑ Michael Nedgård Isaksen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ↑ "– Det kribler i magen". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). 11 December 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
- 2003 births
- Living people
- People from Lørenskog
- Footballers from Akershus
- Norwegian women's footballers
- Norway women's youth international footballers
- 21st-century Norwegian sportswomen
- Women's association football forwards
- Lyn Fotball Damer players
- Stabæk Fotball Kvinner players
- SK Brann (women) players
- Toppserien players
- Norwegian twins