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Nora Heroum[1] (born 20 July 1994) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Italian Serie A club Sampdoria and the Finland national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 July 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender / Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sampdoria | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2009 | FC Viikingit | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | HJK | 57 | (8) |
| 2013 | FC Honka | 22 | (3) |
| 2014 | Åland United | 23 | (4) |
| 2015–2017 | Fortuna Hjørring | ||
| 2017–2018 | Brescia | 21 | (3) |
| 2018–2020 | Milan | 35 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 11 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Lazio | 22 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Parma | 25 | (1) |
| 2023– | Sampdoria | 24 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012– | Finland | 91 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 0:22, 19 September 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 December 2023 | |||
She previously played for HJK, FC Honka and Åland United of the Finnish Naisten Liiga,[2] Danish club Fortuna Hjørring, English club Brighton & Hove Albion and Italian Serie A clubs Brescia, AC Milan, Lazio and Parma.
Club career
editHJK
editHeroum made her league debut against Kokkolan Palloveikot on 29 May 2010.[3] She scored her first league goal against FC Sport on 12 June 2010, scoring in the 76th minute.[4]
FC Honka
editOn 26 November 2012, Heroum was announced at FC Honka.[5] She made her league debut against TPS on 23 March 2013.[6] Heroum scored her first league goal against Pallokissat on 7 September 2013, scoring a penalty in the 77th minute.[7]
Åland United
editHeroum made her league debut against Honka on 22 March 2014.[8] She scored her first league goal against HJK on 29 March 2014, scoring in the 43rd minute.[9]
Fortuna Hjørring
editOn 6 January 2015, Heroum was announced at Fortuna Hjørring.[10] During her time at Fortuna Hjørring, the club reached the UEFA Women's Champions League quarterfinals.[11]
Brescia
editHeroum scored on her league debut against Pink Sport Bari on 30 September 2017, scoring in the 11th minute.[12]
Milan
editOn 19 July 2018, Heroum was announced at Milan.[13] She made her league debut against Pink Sport Bari on 22 September 2018.[14] Heroum scored her first league goal against Roma on 15 September 2019, scoring in the 69th minute.[15]
Brighton & Hove Albion
editOn 15 July 2020, Heroum was announced at Brighton.[16] She made her league debut against Manchester City on 13 September 2020.[17] Brighton & Hove Albion released Heroum at the end of the 2020–21 Women's Super League season in May 2021.[18]
Lazio
editHeroum made her league debut against Sampdoria on 29 August 2021.[19]
Parma
editHeroum made her league debut against Inter Milan on 28 August 2022.[20] She scored her first league goal against Sassuolo on 6 May 2023, scoring in the 1st minute.[21]
Sampdoria
editHeroum made her league debut against Inter Milan on 17 September 2023.[22] She scored her first league goal against Lazio on 15 September 2024, scoring in the 72nd minute.[23]
International career
editHeroum played her first international for Finland women's national team on 27 May 2012 against Belgium. She was a member of the Finnish squad at the UEFA Women's Euro 2013.[24] Aged 18, she was one of the youngest players at the competition and had to withdraw from the 2013 UEFA Women's U-19 Championship in order to participate.
Heroum was called up to the 2020 Cyprus Women's Cup.[25]
Heroum was called up to the Finland squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.[26] After Finland failed to qualify in 2017, Heroum was considered an important member of the national team which competed at UEFA Women's Euro 2022 in England.[27]
Heroum was part of the Finland squad that won the 2023 Cyprus Women's Cup for the first time.[28]
Playing style
editOriginally an attacking midfielder who modelled her game on Pavel Nedvěd, Heroum was retrained as a full-back by her coach at Milan, Carolina Morace.[29]
International goals
edit| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 22 February 2023 | AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus |  Romania |
3–0 | 4–0 | 2023 Cyprus Women's Cup |
Personal life
editAlthough she was born and raised in Finland, Heroum's father is originally from Morocco. Her brother Samir is also a footballer.[30]
References
edit- ^ a b "List of Players – Finland" (PDF). FIFA. 4 August 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ Nora Heroum player profile on FC Honka Official Homepage Archived 2014-09-03 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ "KPV vs HJK - 29 May 2010". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "HJK vs FC Sport - 12 June 2010". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Heroum ja Koivisto Honkaan". uutisarkisto.palloliitto.fi (in Finnish).
- ^ "Honka vs TPS - 23 March 2013". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Honka vs Pallokissat - 7 September 2013". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Honka vs Åland United - 22 March 2014". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "HJK vs Åland United - 29 March 2014". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Fortuna henter landsholdsspiller". nordjyske.dk (in Danish). 6 January 2015.
- ^ "Heroum och Hyyrynen till kvartsfinal i Champions League". yle.fi (in Finnish). 17 November 2016.
- ^ "Pink Sport Bari vs Brescia - 30 September 2017". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Milan Femminile, arriva la finlandese Nora Heroum". www.milannews.it (in Italian).
- ^ "Pink Sport Bari vs Milan - 22 September 2018". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Roma vs Milan - 15 September 2019". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Brighton Women: AC Milan midfielder Nora Heroum signs for WSL side". BBC Sport. 15 July 2020.
- ^ "Manchester City vs Brighton - 13 September 2020". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ Diamond, Drew (20 May 2021). "Ten leave Brighton and Hove Albion as Hope Powell begins rebuild". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ "Lazio vs Sampdoria - 29 August 2021". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Internazionale vs Parma - 28 August 2022". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Sassuolo vs Parma - 6 May 2023". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Sampdoria vs Internazionale - 17 September 2023". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Sampdoria vs Lazio - 15 September 2024". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ Finnish Football Association Archived 7 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ "Helmarit nimetty Cyprus Cupiin 2020" [Helmarit named to the Cyprus Cup 2020] (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 25 February 2020.
- ^ "Helmareiden EM-kisajoukkue valittu" (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 9 June 2022.
- ^ "Finland's Nora Heroum on Women's EURO anticipation, her fluid role and her footballing hero". UEFA. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ "Rumänien utklassat av fotbollsdamerna – Cyprus Cup blev en framgångssaga för Finland". svenska.yle.fi. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ Vehviläinen, Jenna (16 June 2022). "Pallo on pääasia" (in Finnish). Veikkaus. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ "Nora Heroum – marokkolaispiirteinen iloluonne" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 7 July 2013. Archived from the original on 10 July 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
External links
edit- Nora Heroum – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Nora Heroum on Twitter
- Nora Heroum at Soccerway
- Profile at Football Association of Finland (SPL) (in Finnish)
