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Ada Hegerberg
Becoming the first Women’s Ballon d’Or winner and a leading Champions League goalscorer.
European recognition · First Women’s Ballon d’Or
- Born
- 10 July 1995
- Birthplace
- Molde, Norway
More people
Ada Hegerberg
A Norwegian striker whose movement and finishing helped establish Lyon’s European dominance. Her career also includes an extended international absence over conditions in women’s football.
Early life
Football family
Grew up playing alongside her sister Andrine.
Norwegian beginnings
Played for Sunndal and Kolbotn before moving into senior elite football.
Career
- 2011–2013
Early senior career
Played for Kolbotn and Stabæk and entered Norway’s national side.
- 2013–2014
Germany
Played for Turbine Potsdam.
- 2014 onward
Lyon
Became a key scorer in repeated European successes.
- 2022
International return
Returned to Norway after a five-year absence.
Achievements
European recognition
Won UEFA’s women’s player award.
First Women’s Ballon d’Or
Received the inaugural award.
Champions League final hat-trick
Scored three times against Barcelona in Lyon’s victory.
Beyond football
Equal conditions
Explained her international absence through concerns about the treatment of women’s football.
Injury recovery
Returned to elite competition after a long absence caused by injury.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Ballon d’Or award record ↗Photo: crop by User:Benj90. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
