Sophie Román Haug (born 4 June 1999) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a forward for English Women's Super League club Liverpool and the Norway national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 June 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Kløfta, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Liverpool | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | Kløfta | ||
| 2015 | LSK Kvinner | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2021 | LSK Kvinner | 108 | (49) |
| 2022–2023 | Roma | 25 | (11) |
| 2023– | Liverpool | 20 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Norway U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2015 | Norway U16 | 12 | (3) |
| 2016 | Norway U17 | 9 | (7) |
| 2016–2018 | Norway U19 | 27 | (11) |
| 2018–2022 | Norway U23 | 10 | (5) |
| 2022– | Norway | 20 | (12) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:46, 22 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:46, 22 May 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editAfter playing for Kløfta Idrettslag, she went to LSK Kvinner in 2015. She was heavily involved in her team winning both the cup and the league in 2018, with 14 league goals. She became LSK's top scorer in 2020 with eight goals. In 2021, she was named to the team of the year in the Toppserien by NTB, after nine goals in 15 league games.[1][2]
In January 2022, she signed for Roma, becoming the most expensive sale from LSK Kvinner ever.[3][4]
In September 2023, she signed for Liverpool for an undisclosed fee.[5] She scored her first goal for Liverpool on 12 November 2023 against Tottenham Hotspur, equalizing the game 1-1 in the 66th minute.[6]
International career
editYouth
editHaug had an extensive career for Norwegian youth national teams.[7] She has international matches for U15, U16, U17, U19, U23, and the senior Norwegian national team.
On 21 July 2018, she scored a goal in a 1–0 victory over France during the UEFA Under-19 European Championship.[8]
Senior
editHaug was called up for the Norwegian senior national team for the first time in 2018.[9] In 2022, she was selected for the national team's squad for the 2022 UEFA European Championships. Her debut came on 29 June 2022 in a friendly match against Denmark.[10]
She scored her first three senior national team goals in the World Cup qualifier at home against Albania, on 6 September 2022, which ended in a 5–0 victory.[11][12]
On 19 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player Norwegian squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.[13] On 30 July, she scored a hat-trick in a 6–0 victory over the Philippines in the last World Cup group stage match, which qualified her country to the knockout phase.[14] It was the fourth instance of a Norwegaian player scoring a hat-trick at the Women's World Cup and the first since 2007.
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 18 May 2024[15]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental[c] | Other[d] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| LSK Kvinner | 2015 | Toppserien | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | Toppserien | 13 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 5 | |||
| 2017 | Toppserien | 20 | 15 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 15 | |||
| 2018 | Toppserien | 22 | 14 | 5 | 8 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 30 | 22 | |||
| 2019 | Toppserien | 19 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 28 | 2 | |||
| 2020 | Toppserien | 18 | 8 | 4 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 8 | |||
| 2021 | Toppserien | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 21 | 10 | |||
| Total | 109 | 49 | 21 | 12 | — | 14 | 1 | — | 144 | 62 | ||||
| Roma | 2021–22 | Serie A | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 4 | |||
| 2022–23 | Serie A | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 8 | ||
| Total | 25 | 11 | 4 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 12 | |||
| Liverpool | 2023–24 | Women's Super League | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 153 | 66 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 196 | 82 | ||
- ^ Includes Norwegian Women's Cup, Coppa Italia
- ^ Includes FA Women's League Cup
- ^ Includes UEFA Women's Champions League
- ^ Includes Supercoppa Italiana
International
edit- As of match played 10 April 2024[16]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 2022 | 8 | 5 |
| 2023 | 9 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | |
| Total | 20 | 12 | |
- Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Haug goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 September 2022 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway |  Albania
|
1–0 | 5–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 2–0 | |||||
| 3 | 4–0 | |||||
| 4 | 11 October 2022 | ADO Den Haag Stadium, The Hague, Netherlands |  Netherlands
|
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 5 | 11 November 2022 | Estadi Olímpic Camilo Cano, La Nucia, Spain |  France
|
1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 6 | 30 July 2023 | Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand |  Philippines
|
1–0 | 6–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 7 | 2–0 | |||||
| 8 | 6–0 | |||||
| 9 | 1 December 2023 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway |  Portugal
|
4–0 | 4–0 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League |
| 10 | 27 February 2024 | Viking Stadion, Stavanger, Norway |  Croatia
|
2–0 | 5–0 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League play-offs |
| 11 | 3–0 | |||||
| 12 | 6 April 2024 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway |  Finland
|
2–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualification |
Honours
editLSK Kvinner
- Toppserien: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
- Norwegian Women's Cup: 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019
Roma
- Serie A: 2022–23
- Supercoppa Italiana: 2022–23
- Coppa Italia runner-up: 2021–22
References
edit- ^ Kvinner, Toppfotball (2 December 2021). "Her er Årets lag på NTB-børsen!". Toppserien (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ Fotballforbund, Norges. "Sophie Roman Haug - Profil". fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian). Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ "Striker Haug completes Giallorosse move!". www.asroma.com. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ jonas (28 January 2022). "Sophie Román Haug er solgt til Roma. Blir klubbens dyrest salg noensinne". LSK Kvinner (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ "Liverpool FC Women complete signing of Sophie Roman Haug". Liverpool Football Club Official. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "Haug rescues point for Liverpool at Tottenham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ Sophie Román Haug at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ "Norway 1–0 France". UEFA. 21 July 2018.
- ^ Stenseth/NTB, Knut (19 September 2018). "(+) To Kolbotn-spillere kan få debuten på A-landslaget". Østlandets Blad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ Fotballforbund, Norges. "Danmark - Norge - 29.06.2022 18.00". fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian). Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ Fotballforbund, Norges. "Norge - Albania - 06.09.2022 18.30". fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian). Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ Lokøy, Christian Dehlie (6 September 2022). "Sophie Román Haug briljerte for Norge i Hege Riises hjemmedebut". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ updated, Jessy Parker Humphreys last (6 June 2023). "Norway Women's World Cup 2023 squad: full 23-player team". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ "Norway's hat-trick heroine talks dreams and doubts". FIFA. 30 July 2023.
- ^ "Sophie Román Haug". Soccerway.
- ^ "Sophie Román Haug". fotball.no.
External links
edit- Sophie Román Haug at Soccerway.com
- Sophie Román Haug at WorldFootball.net
- Sophie Román Haug at FBref.com
- Sophie Román Haug at the Norway Football Association (in Norwegian)
