Luna Nørgaard Gevitz (born 3 March 1994), sometimes written Gewitz,[2] is a Danish former footballer who played as a defender for the Danish national team. Gevitz works as an expert football commentator with the Danish Broadcasting Corporation.

Luna Gevitz
Gevitz warming up for Denmark in June 2014
Personal information
Full name Luna Nørgaard Gevitz
Date of birth (1994-03-03) 3 March 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Aarhus, Denmark
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Dover GF
FC Skanderborg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
IK Skovbakken
2012–2013 Montpellier 2 (1)
2013–2019 Fortuna Hjørring 33 (1)
2019–2021 Guingamp 30 (1)
2021–2022 BK Häcken 33 (1)
2022–2023 Montpellier 29 (3)
International career
2010 Denmark U-16 4 (0)
2010–2011 Denmark U-17 15 (1)
2011–2013 Denmark U-19 28 (5)
2015–2017 Denmark U23 3 (0)
2014–2023 Denmark 25 (0)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Denmark
UEFA Women's Championship
Silver medal – second place 2017 Netherlands Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:00, 14 October 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:10, 10 December 2022 (UTC)

Club career

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After beginning her senior career with IK Skovbakken, Gevitz spent the 2012–13 season in France with Montpellier HSC. She signed for Fortuna Hjørring in August 2013, but an ankle injury delayed her debut for her new club until March 2014.[3] In 2019, Gevitz signed for French Division 1 Féminine club Guingamp. She made 14 appearances for them in the 2020–21 Division 1 Féminine season.[4] In February 2021, Gevitz signed for Swedish club BK Häcken.[4][5]

International career

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Gevitz played for Denmark under-19s at the 2012 UEFA Under-19 European Championship.[6] Gevitz made her debut for the senior Denmark national team in June 2014, a 5–0 win over Israel in qualifying for the 2015 FIFA World Cup.[7] She was a member of the Danish squad at the 2017 UEFA European Championship.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Profile of Luna Gevitz". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Luna Gewitz | Denmark | UEFA Women's EURO". UEFA.com. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Månedens spiller Luna Nørgaard Gevitz" (in Danish). Fortuna Hjørring. 8 April 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Mercato: la défenseure danoise Luna Gevitz quitte Guinamp, et signe au BK Häcken en Suede". Coeurs de Foot (in French). 23 February 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  5. ^ "BK Häcken värvar danska från Frankrike". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). 23 February 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Fisker books semi-final date for Denmark". UEFA. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Luna Gevitz". Danish Football Association. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Euro 2017: Nations reveal their list of players". Coeur de Foot. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
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