Melissa Bjånesøy

Melissa Linn Berman Bjånesøy (born 18 April 1992) is an American-born Norwegian former footballer who played as a striker.^[2] She previously played for IL Sandviken. In the 2011 season she scored ten goals to help Sandviken avoid relegation.^[3]

Melissa Bjånesøy

Personal information
Full name	Melissa Linn Berman Bjånesøy
Date of birth	(1992-04-18) 18 April 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2013	IL Sandviken	71	(31)
2014–2024	Stabæk	129	(73)
International career‡
2010–2011	Norway U19	23	(28)
2012	Norway U20	6	(2)
2012–2015	Norway U23	1	(1)
2013–2015	Norway	21[1]	(4)
Medal record Women's football Representing  Norway UEFA Women's Championship 2013 Sweden Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 December 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 2020

Career

An Under-19 international, she was the top scorer of the 2011 U-19 European Championship with seven goals.^[4] She scored in all five games from the group stage to the final, which Norway lost 8–1 to Germany.

Veteran national coach Even Pellerud selected Bjånesøy in Norway's squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013 in Sweden.^[5] In the final at Friends Arena, she was an unused substitute as Norway lost 1–0 to Germany.^[6]

Career statistics

As of 1 December 2020

Club	Season	Division	League		Cup		Continental		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sandviken	2009	Toppserien	9	1	0	0	-		9	1
	2011		18	10	0	0	-		18	10
	2012		22	13	3	1	-		25	14
	2013		22	7	2	4	-		24	11
	Total		71	31	5	5	-	-	76	36
Stabæk	2014	Toppserien	22	12	2	0	2	0	26	12
	2015		19	6	4	0	-		23	6
	2016		11	1	2	0	-		13	1
	2017		21	11	3	1	-		24	12
	2018		19	9	0	0	-		19	9
	2019		20	9	1	1	-		21	10
	2020	1. divisjon	17	25	2	1	-		19	26
	Total		129	73	14	3	2	0	145	76
Career total			200	104	19	8	2	0	221	112

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	14 January 2013	Yongchuan Sports Center, Chongqing, China	China	1–0	1–0	2013 Four Nations Tournament
2.	13 February 2014	Komotini Municipal Stadium, Komotini, Greece	Greece	5–0	5–0	2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
3.	11 March 2015	Estádio Municipal, Albufeira, Portugal	Denmark	5–1	5–2	2015 Algarve Cup