Stine Hovland

Stine Hovland (born 31 January 1991) is a Norwegian football defender, who plays for A.C. Milan and the Norway national team. A relatively late bloomer, Hovland did not play in the Norwegian Toppserien until she was 24 years old and she made her national team debut at 27 years old.

Stine Hovland
Personal information
Full name Stine Hovland
Date of birth (1991-01-31) 31 January 1991
Place of birth Vadheim, Norway
Height 172 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 A.C. Milan
Number 4
Youth career
Høyang
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Kaupanger
2014–2019 Sandviken 119 (9)
2019–2020 A.C. Milan 13 (1)
National team‡
2018– Norway 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 May 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 November 2019

Club career

Hovland joined Bergen-based Sandviken from Kaupanger in December 2013[2] and went on to be an important player and club captain. In her first season Sandviken were promoted to the Toppserien as 1. divisjon champions. In 2018 she helped Sandviken reach the Norwegian Women's Cup final, which they lost 4–0 to LSK Kvinner FK.

In April 2019, Hovland was reported to be a transfer target for professional clubs A.C. Milan and West Ham United.[3] She signed for Milan in July.[4]

Career statistics
As of 9 November 2019
Club Season Division League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sandviken 2014 1. divisjon 22430-254
2015 Toppserien 22130-251
2016 22230-252
2017 22120-241
2018 22150-271
2019 9000-90
Total 1199160--1359
A.C. Milan 2019–20 Serie A 5100-51
Total 5100--51
Career total 12410160--14010

International career

In November 2018, Hovland won her first cap for the senior Norway women's national football team, in a 4–1 friendly defeat by Japan at Tottori Bank Bird Stadium. She was also included in the 2019 Algarve Cup-winning squad and secured her place in Norway's 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup panel.

Personal life

Hovland's brother Even is also an international footballer. The siblings were team mates in their local youth team.[5] At the time of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, Hovland was not a professional footballer. She had to take annual leave from her day job as a preschool teacher to attend the tournament in France.[6]

References
  1. "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™ List of Players Norway" (PDF). FIFA. 27 May 2019. p. 18. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  2. Kleven, Gunnar (29 December 2013). "Stine dreg til by'n" (in Norwegian). Sogn Avis. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  3. Folvik, Herman Tinius (17 April 2019). "Kilder til VG: Sandviken-duo på vei til utlandet" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  4. "Stine Hovland klar for AC Milan" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  5. Petersen Kalleklev, Helge Johan (15 November 2018). "Stopperprofilens "ukjente" landslagslillesøster" (in Norwegian). TV 2 (Norway). Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  6. Offerdal Vatlestad, Joar (27 April 2019). "Hovland har tatt permisjon for å satse mot VM: – En helt ny hverdag" (in Norwegian). Troms Folkeblad. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
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