Asii Berthelsen | |
Fullname: | Asii Kleist Berthelsen |
Birth Date: | 26 January 2004 |
Birth Place: | Greenland, Denmark |
Position: | Striker |
Currentclub: | Fortuna Hjørring |
Clubnumber: | 18 |
Years1: | 2018–2019 |
Clubs1: | GSS |
Caps1: | 8 |
Goals1: | 40 |
Years2: | 2020- |
Clubs2: | Fortuna Hjørring |
Caps2: | 28 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2022-2023 |
Clubs3: | → Sundby BK (loan) |
Caps3: | 12 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2020 |
Nationalteam1: | Denmark U-16 |
Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2021- |
Nationalteam2: | Denmark U-19 |
Nationalcaps2: | 17 |
Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
Club-Update: | 22 August 2023 |
Nationalteam-Update: | 22 August 2023 |
Totalcaps: | 48 |
Totalgoals: | 40 |
Asii Kleist Berthelsen (born 26 January 2004) is a Greenlandic footballer who plays as a forward for Kvindeliga club Fortuna Hjørring and the Denmark women's national under-19 team.[1] [2] [3]
In 2018 and 2019, Berthelsen won the Greenland Football Championship with GSS Nuuk. In both years she was top scorer of the tournament.[4] [5] She scored a hat trick in the 2018 finale at only 14 years old.[6]
In 2020, Berthelsen signed for Danish top flight side Fortuna Hjørring.[7] [8] [9] [10] In the same year, she was named Greenland Sportsperson of the year by the Greenland Sports Association.[11]
In 2021, Berthelsen became the first Greenlandic player to appear in the UEFA Champions League, playing as a substitute against FC Barcelona in a round of 16 match.[12]
In 2022, she was loaned to Sundby in Denmark,[13] before coming back to Fortuna Hjørring in 2023.
Berthelsen has 13 appearances for the Denmark U-19 team. She scored two goals against Turkey in October 2021.[14]