 Thorsnes(left) playing forNorway in 2016 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Elise Hove Thorsnes[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1988-08-14)14 August 1988 (age 37) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Leikanger, Norway | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft8+1⁄2 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Vålerenga | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| Kaupanger | |||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Arna-Bjørnar | 59 | (39) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2012 | Røa | 76 | (60) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Stabæk | 40 | (31) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Avaldsnes | 59 | (27) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Canberra United | 9 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Utah Royals | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | LSK Kvinner | 22 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | →Canberra United | 10 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Avaldsnes | 15 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Vålerenga | 99 | (46) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Norway U17 | 8 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Norway U19 | 17 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Norway U20 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Norway U21 | 3 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2010 | Norway U23 | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2022 | Norway | 130 | (21) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 February 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
Elise Hove Thorsnes (born 14 August 1988) is a Norwegianfootballer who plays as aforward forVålerenga.
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Thorsnes was born inLeikanger Municipality. She made her debut for the former elite teamKaupanger, and stayed there until her debut forArna-Bjørnar in 2006. Thorsnes made her debut at the same time asErika Skarbø,Madeleine Giske andTrude Johannessen. Arna-Bjørnar finished in 5th place in 2006. Thorsnes was the top scorer in the Toppserien with 19 goals, and was named Young Player of the Year, and was named to the 2006 Toppserien Team of the Year. The 2007 season was less successful for Thorsnes as she only scored 6 goals and Arna-Bjørnar finished in 4th place.
In the 2008 season Thorsnes scored 14 goals in the Toppserien, she also scored 11 cup goals in 10 cup games. She helpedArna-Bjørnar to a 5th-place finish and scored against all the top teams (apart from Røa). On 12 December, Thorsnes revealed that she would be signing withRøa.
Thorsnes won two championships in her first three seasons in Røa. In 2011, she was the Toppserien's Golden Boot for the second time with 27 goals, a personal record.[3]
Following the 2012 season, Thorsnes signed withStabæk.[4] In the 2013 season Thorsnes won the Golden Boot for the third time, scoring 19 goals. Stabæk finished in first place in theToppserien and won theNorwegian Cup.[5]
After two seasons withStabæk, Thorsnes joinedAvaldsnes where she would play for three seasons. In 2017 Thorsnes became the all-time leading goal scorer in the Toppserien.[6]
In October 2017, Thorsnes joinedCanberra United for the2017–18 W-League season, meaning she would play club football outside of Norway for the first time.[7] Thorsnes scored six goals in nine games with Canberra.
On 14 February 2018 Thorsnes signed with theUtah Royals of theNWSL for their inaugural season.[8] This was a disappointing stint for Thorsnes as she only appeared in nine games, and didn't score any goals. After the season ended Utah declined her contract option, she was placed on Re-Enty wires and wasn't claimed by another team.[9]
In November 2018, Thorsnes signed a one-year contract with Toppserien ChampionsLSK Kvinner for the 2019 season.[10] In 2019 Thorsnes went toCanberra United as a guest player for the season, after she is finished there she is going back to her former clubAvaldsnes.
In 2006 Thorsnes made her debut forNorway Women's National Team, but she was not included in the squad for the2007 Women's World Cup. Thorsnes scored her first goal for Norway againstItaly at the2008 Algarve Cup. In 2008 Thorsnes was named to the Norwegian Team for theBeijing Olympics, she appeared in three matches. Norway lost to Brazil in the Quarter-finals.[5]
She scored her second international goal in the Quarter-finals of the2009 European Championships, helping Norway defeatSweden 3–1.[11] Thorsnes participated in the2011 World Cup. She appeared in all three group games for Norway, and scored a goal in Norway's final game, a 2–1 loss toAustralia. Norway finished third in their group and did not advance to the knockout round.[12]
At the2013 European Championships Thorsnes appeared in every game for Norway as they advanced all the way to the Championship game, where they lost toGermany 1–0.[13]
Thorsnes appeared in her second World Cup in2015. She played in all four games for Norway, who were eliminated in the Round of 16 byEngland.[12] Norway had a very disappointingEuropean Championship in 2017, as they lost all three group games and failed to score a goal. Thorsnes started two games.[13]
Thorsnes appeared in six games for Norway in the2019 World Cup Qualification, scoring one goal. Norway won their qualifying group and qualified for the2019 World Cup.[5]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 25 August 2010 | Goce Delčev Stadium,Prilep,North Macedonia |  North Macedonia | 4–0 | 7–0 | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 6 July 2011 | BayArena,Leverkusen,Germany |  Australia | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 3. | 8 October 2019 | Tórsvøllur,Tórshavn,Faroe Islands |  Faroe Islands | 13–0 | 13–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
| 4. | 4 March 2020 | Vista Municipal Stadium,Parchal, Portugal |  Portugal | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2020 Algarve Cup |
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Arna-Bjørnar | 2006 | Toppserien | 18 | 19 | 0 | 0 | - | 18 | 19 | |
| 2007 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | 22 | 6 | |||
| 2008 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 0 | - | 19 | 14 | |||
| Total | 59 | 39 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 59 | 39 | ||
| Røa | 2009 | Toppserien | 18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 12 |
| 2010 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 13 | ||
| 2011 | 19 | 27 | 3 | 0 | - | 22 | 27 | |||
| 2012 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 19 | ||
| Total | 76 | 60 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 98 | 71 | ||
| Stabæk | 2013 | Toppserien | 21 | 19 | 5 | 2 | - | 26 | 21 | |
| 2014 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 13 | ||
| Total | 40 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 34 | ||
| Avaldsnes | 2015 | Toppserien | 21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | - | 25 | 12 | |
| 2016 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 10 | ||
| 2017 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 19 | ||
| Total | 59 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 80 | 41 | ||
| Canberra United | 2017–18 | W-League | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | 9 | 6 | |
| Total | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 9 | 6 | ||
| Utah Royals | 2019 | NWSL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 9 | 0 | ||
| LSK Kvinner | 2019 | Toppserien | 22 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 16 |
| Total | 22 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 16 | ||
| Canberra United | 2019–20 | W-League | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 10 | 2 | |
| Total | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 10 | 2 | ||
| Avaldsnes | 2020 | Toppserien | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | 15 | 8 | |
| Total | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 15 | 8 | ||
| Vålerenga | 2021 | Toppserien | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 15 |
| 2022 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 22 | ||
| 2023 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 8 | ||
| 2024 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 10 | ||
| 2025 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 11 | ||
| Total | 99 | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 134 | 66 | ||
| Career total | 398 | 231 | 47 | 38 | 45 | 20 | 490 | 289 | ||
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