Isabella Bryld Obaze

Isabella Bryld Obaze (born 30 October 2002) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a defender for National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) club Portland Thorns and the Denmark national team.

Isabella Bryld Obaze

Obaze with the Portland Thorns in 2025
Personal information
Full name	Isabella Bryld Obaze
Date of birth	(2002-10-30) 30 October 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Kolding, Denmark
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position	Defender
Team information
Current team	Portland Thorns
Number	5
Youth career
2017–2018	KoldingQ
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2020	KoldingQ	27	(0)
2020–2022	HB Køge	35	(0)
2022–2023	FC Rosengård	10	(1)
2024–	Portland Thorns	3	(0)
International career‡
2018	Denmark U16	5	(1)
2018–2019	Denmark U17	13	(0)
2019–2020	Denmark U19	8	(1)
2023	Denmark U23	4	(1)
2022–	Denmark	14	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 June 2025

Club career

Obaze played in the youth clubs of Danish club KoldingQ (now called Kolding IF Women) and became a member of the senior team starting in the 2018–2019 season. In December 2020 she transferred to HB Køge, playing there for two years.

In December 2022 she transferred to Swedish club FC Rosengård.^[1] She scored her first goal for Rosengård on Nov. 11, 2023 against IFK Kalmar.^[2]

In January 2024 it was announced that she had been transferred to NWSL team Portland Thorns FC for the 2024 season.^[3]

International career

Obaze was born in Denmark and is of Nigerian descent. She was a youth international for Denmark, participating in the 2019 UEFA Under-17 European Championship in Bulgaria.^[4] Obaze most recently played for the Denmark national under-19 team at the 2020 La Manga Tournament.^[5] She first played for the senior Denmark team in a friendly against Italy on 16 February 2022 and appeared in four UEFA Women's Nation's League games in fall 2023.^[3][6]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 3 June 2025

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Denmark	2022	1	0
	2023	4	0
	2024	6	1
	2025	3	0
Total		14	1

Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Obaze goal.

List of international goals scored by Isabella Bryld Obaze

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	25 October 2024	Aalborg Stadium, Aalborg, Denmark	South Africa	1–0	5–0	Friendly