Celin Bizet Dønnum
Norwegian footballer (born 2001)
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Celin Bizet Dønnum (Norwegian: [ˈseːliːn bizɛ ˈdœnːʉm]; née Celin Bizet Ildhusøy (Norwegian: [ˈɪldhʉːsøy]); born 24 October 2001) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Manchester United and the Norway national team.
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Bizet in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Celin Bizet Dønnum | ||
| Birth name | Celin Bizet Ildhusøy | ||
| Date of birth | 24 October 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Frogner i Sørum, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Manchester United | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Frogner | |||
| Skedsmo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | Skedsmo | 9 | (7) |
| 2017–2021 | Vålerenga | 69 | (8) |
| 2017–2019 | → Vålerenga 2 | 25 | (18) |
| 2019 | → Grei (loan) | 3 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Paris Saint-Germain | 6 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | (6) |
| 2024– | Manchester United | 27 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Norway U16 | 9 | (6) |
| 2018 | Norway U17 | 7 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | Norway U19 | 24 | (14) |
| 2021–2023 | Norway U23 | 5 | (2) |
| 2021– | Norway | 31 | (7) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 July 2025 | |||
Career
Hailing from Frogner i Sørum,[1] Bizet made her senior debut for Skedsmo on the third tier in 2016. Ahead of the 2017 season she transferred to Vålerenga, where she made her Toppserien debut against Avaldsnes in April 2017. She scored her first goal in May 2018 against Grand Bodø. In 2019 she was briefly on loan at Grei.[2] With Vålerenga she was a losing cup finalist in 2017 and 2019, before winning the double in 2020.[3]
After a good 2020 season, there were several speculations about a transfer abroad, but Bizet penned a new contract with Vålerenga in January 2021.[4] She was also called up to national team training camp in the autumn of 2020.[1]
In July 2021, Bizet signed for Paris Saint-Germain in the top flight of French football.[5]
On 10 August 2022, Paris Saint-Germain transferred Bizet to Tottenham Hotspur in the top flight of English football, where she signed a contract until 2025.[6]
On 4 September 2024, Bizet signed for Manchester United on a three-year deal.[7] She made her debut on 21 September, as a 66th-minute substitute in an opening day 3–0 win at Old Trafford.[8]
International career
On 7 June 2022, Bizet was called up to the Norway squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.[9]
On 16 June 2025, Bizet was called up to the Norway squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.[10]
Personal life
Bizet is the daughter of a former Norwegian footballer, Kjell Gunnar Ildhusøy and a Cuban mother.[1][11] In June 2025, she married fellow footballer Aron Dønnum in a ceremony in Italy.[12] They both took the surname Bizet Dønnum.[13] They had been a couple for three years.[14]
On 4 December 2025, it was announced that Bizet and her husband were expecting their first child together. On 15th June Bizet announced the birth of their son.[15]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental[c] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Skedsmo | 2016 | 2. divisjon | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | 9 | 7 | |||
| Vålerenga 2 | 2017 | 2. divisjon | 13 | 8 | — | — | — | 13 | 8 | |||
| 2018 | 2. divisjon | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | ||||
| 2019 | 2. divisjon | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 25 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 18 | ||
| Vålerenga | 2017 | Toppserien | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | Toppserien | 17 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 20 | 3 | |||
| 2019 | Toppserien | 19 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 3 | |||
| 2020 | Toppserien | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 24 | 2 | ||
| 2021 | Toppserien | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 3 | |||
| Total | 69 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 87 | 11 | ||
| Grei (loan) | 2019 | 1. divisjon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 2 | ||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2021–22 | D1 Féminine | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2022–23 | Women's Super League | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 27 | 2 | |
| 2023–24 | Women's Super League | 20 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 29 | 4 | ||
| Total | 42 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 6 | ||
| Manchester United | 2024–25 | Women's Super League | 22 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 29 | 6 | |
| 2025–26 | Women's Super League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |
| Total | 27 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 181 | 43 | 26 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 225 | 51 | ||
- Includes FA WSL Cup
- Includes UEFA Women's Champions League
International
- As of match played 10 July 2025[18]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 10 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 31 | 7 | |
- Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bizet goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 November 2021 | Yerevan Football Academy Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia |  Armenia | 9–0 | 10–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 20 February 2022 | Estádio Algarve, Loulé, Portugal |  Italy | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2022 Algarve Cup |
| 3 | 23 February 2022 |  Portugal | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | 7 April 2022 | Sandefjord Arena, Sandefjord, Norway |  Kosovo | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 7 October 2022 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway |  Brazil | 1–2 | 1–4 | Friendly |
| 6 | 23 February 2024 | Opus Arena, Osijek, Croatia |  Croatia | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League play-offs |
| 7 | 5 April 2024 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway |  Finland | 1–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying |
Honours
Vålerenga
Paris Saint-Germain
- Coupe de France féminine: 2021–22[19]
Tottenham Hotspur
- Women's FA Cup runner-up: 2023–24[20]
Manchester United
- Women's FA Cup runner-up: 2024–25[21]