Anna Jøsendal
Norwegian football player (born 2001)
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Anna Langås Jøsendal (born 29 April 2001) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Liverpool and the Norway national team.
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Jøsendal with Rosenborg in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anna Langås Jøsendal | ||
| Date of birth | 29 April 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Norway | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Liverpool | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Odda | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Avaldsnes 2 | 9 | (5) |
| 2017–2021 | Avaldsnes | 59 | (12) |
| 2022–2023 | Rosenborg | 47 | (14) |
| 2024–2026 | Hammarby IF | 34 | (8) |
| 2026– | Liverpool | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Norway U15 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017 | Norway U16 | 11 | (4) |
| 2018 | Norway U17 | 7 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Norway U19 | 15 | (2) |
| 2019– | Norway U23 | 12 | (3) |
| 2022– | Norway | 10 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 09:08, 4 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 December 2025 | |||
Club career
Avaldsnes
After playing age-specific football in Odda Fotballklubb, Jøsendal signed for Avaldsnes in July 2017.[2] She was one of four sixteen year-olds in Avaldsnes' squad for the 2017 Norwegian Women's Cup final.[3] In October 2018, she signed her first professional contract with the club.[4] In both 2019 and 2020 she was plagued with several injury interruptions, which prevented her from getting the continuity she wanted.[5] In the summer of 2020, she renewed her contract with Avaldsnes until the 2021 season.[6]
Rosenborg
In August 2021, it was known that Jøsendal had signed for Rosenborg from 1 January 2022.[7] In 2023 Jøsendal was named Toppserien player of the year after scoring 8 goals in 24 matches for her team that year, as well as having been part of the side which won the 2023 Norwegian Women's Cup.[8] Her contract with Rosenborg expired at the end of 2023.[9]
Hammarby
Hammarby announced the signing of Jøsendal at the end of December 2023. She signed a two-and-a-half year contract.[9]
Liverpool
Liverpool announced the signing of Jøsendal on 9 January 2026.[10]
International career
Jøsendal is a former Norwegian youth international for U15, U16, U17, U19, and U23. She played for the U19 team during the U19 European Championship in Scotland 2019.[11] In August 2021, she was selected for the Norway senior national football team for the first time.[12] In June 2022, she was included in Norway's squad for UEFA Euro 2022.[13] She made her senior team debut on 25 June 2022 in a 2–0 friendly win against New Zealand at Ullevaal Stadion ahead of the European Championship.[14]
On 19 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player Norwegian squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.[15]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 3 May 2026[16]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Avaldsnes 2 | 2017 | 2 div. Kvinner avd. 04 | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | |||
| Avaldsnes | 2017 | Toppserien | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2018 | Toppserien | 21 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 5[c] | 0 | 28 | 3 | ||
| 2019 | Toppserien | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 4 | |||
| 2020 | Toppserien | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| 2021 | Toppserien | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 13 | 8 | |||
| Total | 59 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 76 | 17 | ||
| Rosenborg | 2022 | Toppserien | 23 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | 4[c] | 0 | 30 | 6 | |
| 2023 | Toppserien | 24 | 8 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 8 | |||
| Total | 47 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 59 | 14 | ||
| Hammarby | 2024 | Damallsvenskan | 12 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | 4[c] | 0 | 20 | 5 | |
| 2025 | Damallsvenskan | 22 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 6[d] | 1 | 32 | 7 | ||
| 34 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 52 | 12 | |||
| Liverpool | 2025–26 | Women's Super League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Career total | 152 | 39 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 199 | 48 | ||
- Includes Norwegian Women's Cup, Svenska Cupen, Women's FA Cup
- Includes Women's League Cup
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Women's Champions League
- Two appearance in UEFA Women's Champions League; four appearances, one goal in UEFA Women's Europa Cup
International
- As of match played 1 December 2025[17]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 2022 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 0 | |
Honours
Club
- Rosenborg