Selma Pettersen | |
Birth Date: | 21 February 2003 |
Birth Place: | Norway |
Currentclub: | Vålerenga |
Clubnumber: | 5 |
Position: | Defender |
Youthclubs1: | Kjelsås |
Youthclubs2: | Lyn |
Years1: | 2020–2021 |
Clubs1: | Kolbotn |
Caps1: | 7 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2021 |
Clubs2: | → Øvrevoll Hosle (loan) |
Caps2: | 6 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2022–2023 |
Clubs3: | Stabæk |
Caps3: | 35 |
Goals3: | 1 |
Years4: | 2023– |
Clubs4: | Vålerenga |
Caps4: | 10 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Nationalteam1: | Norway U15 |
Nationalyears1: | 2018 |
Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalteam2: | Norway U19 |
Nationalyears2: | 2021–2022 |
Nationalcaps2: | 10 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Nationalteam3: | Norway U23 |
Nationalyears3: | 2022– |
Nationalcaps3: | 4 |
Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
Pcupdate: | 23:13, 21 July 2024 (UTC) |
Ntupdate: | 11 April 2023 (UTC) |
Selma Pettersen (born 21 February 2003) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Toppserien club Vålerenga.[1]
Pettersen had trouble with injuries at the start of her career. She went through several surgeries before signing for Toppserien side Kolbotn in 2020.[2] She made her toppserien debut in May 2020.[3] In the second half of the 2021 season, she was loaned out to second-tier side Øvrevoll Hosle.[4]
In December 2021 she signed a two-year deal with Stabæk.[5] She made her league debut against Vålerenga on 21 March 2022.[6] Pettersen scored her first league goal against Lillestrøm SK on 18 June 2022, scoring in the 70th minute.[7]
In 2022 she was included in Aftenposten's list of the biggest talents in Norwegian football.[8]
In July 2023 she signed a two-year deal with Vålerenga.[9] She described it as a dream came true to sign for the club she was supporting as a child.[10] She made her league debut against Åsane on 26 August 2023.[11]
Pettersen has international matches for U15, U19, and the U23 national team for Norway.[12]
She was a part of the Norwegian squad who made it to the final of the 2022 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[13]