Ingrid Syrstad Engen
Ingrid Syrstad Engen (born 29 April 1998) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Barcelona in the Spanish Primera División and the Norway national team. She previously played for Trondheims-Orn and LSK Kvinner in Norway and Wolfsburg in Germany before joining Barcelona in 2021.
.jpg.webp) Engen playing for Wolfsburg in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ingrid Syrstad Engen | ||
| Date of birth | 29 April 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Melhus, Norway | ||
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Barcelona | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Melhus | |||
| Gimse | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Trondheims-Ørn | 62 | (2) |
| 2018 | LSK Kvinner | 22 | (2) |
| 2019–2021 | VfL Wolfsburg | 42 | (5) |
| 2019 | → LSK Kvinner (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2021– | Barcelona | 5 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2018– | Norway | 35 | (5) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 November 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 July 2021 | |||
Club career
Engen began her senior career with Trondheims-Ørn. After the 2016 Toppserien she rejected approaches from other clubs to extend her contract with Trondheims-Ørn.[1]
After moving to LSK Kvinner and helping them secure a League and Cup double, she signed for German champions VfL Wolfsburg in December 2018. As part of the deal she agreed a return to LSK on loan for the first half of the 2019 season.[2]
On 6th July 2021, she signed a two-year deal with Barcelona, keeping her at the club until 30 June 2023.[3] On 25 September, she made her debut for Barcelona in a 8–0 thrashing of Valencia.[4]
International career
Engen was named in the senior Norway women's national football team squad for the first time at the 2018 Algarve Cup. She won her first cap in Norway's opening match, a 4–3 defeat by Australia in Albufeira.
In September 2018, Engen scored in a 2–1 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3 win over the Netherlands, which secured Norway's passage to the final tournament in France. She was praised by team coach Martin Sjögren: "She is only 20 years old but appears to have played international football for 10 years".[5]
Style of play
Engen usually plays as a box-to-box midfielder or "number 8" position as a central midfielder closer to the right side of the pitch.
Personal life
Engen was in a relationship with fellow Norway international player Marie Dølvik Markussen.[6]
Career statistics
- As of 1 November 2021[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | UWCL | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Trondheims-Ørn | 2014 | Toppserien | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 19 | 1 | |||
| 2016 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | 24 | 2 | |||
| 2017 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 24 | 1 | |||
| Total | 62 | 2 | 9 | 2 | – | 71 | 4 | |||
| LSK Kvinner | 2018 | Toppserien | 22 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 3 |
| LSK Kvinner (loan) | 2019 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | |
| Total | 31 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 42 | 5 | ||
| VfL Wolfsburg | 2019–20 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 21 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 5 |
| 2020–21 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 3 | ||
| Total | 42 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 64 | 8 | ||
| Barcelona | 2021–22 | Primera División | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Career total | 140 | 11 | 23 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 183 | 17 | ||
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competititon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 4 September 2018 | Intility Arena, Oslo, Norway |  Netherlands | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 8 October 2019 | Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands |  Faroe Islands | 8–0 | 13–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
| 3. | 11–0 | |||||
| 4. | 8 November 2019 | Viking Stadion, Stavanger, Norway | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Northern Ireland | 4–0 | 6–0 |
References
- Rasmus, Petter (19 December 2016). "Nå får Ørn-treneren igjen nattesøvnen" (in Norwegian). Sunnmørsposten. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- "Ingrid Syrstad Engen til Wolfsburg" (in Norwegian). TV 2 (Norway). 18 December 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- "Norwegian Ingrid Engen signs for Barça". fcbarcelona.com. FC Barcelona. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- "Women's football: FC Barcelona 8-0 Valencia". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- Tinius Folvik, Herman (18 December 2018). "Syrstad Engen blir lagvenninne med Graham Hansen" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- Næss, Trine M. (6 June 2020). "Tatoveringene ble Maries terapi". TV 2 (in Norwegian). Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- "Player profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
External links
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- Ingrid Syrstad Engen at Soccerway
- Ingrid Syrstad Engen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
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