Anna Jøsendal

Anna Jøsendal
Jøsendal with Rosenborg in 2022
Personal information
Full name Anna Langås Jøsendal
Date of birth (2001-04-29) 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 4 (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)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:58, 16 May 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 December 2025

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.

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 16 May 2026[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Avaldsnes 2 2017 2 div. Kvinner avd. 04 95———95
Avaldsnes 2017 Toppserien 3120—3[c]081
2018 Toppserien 21122—5[c]0283
2019 Toppserien 12410——134
2020 Toppserien 13110——141
2021 Toppserien 10533——138
Total 59129500807617
Rosenborg 2022 Toppserien 23630—4[c]0306
2023 Toppserien 24850——298
Total 47148000405914
Hammarby 2024 Damallsvenskan 12342—4[c]0205
2025 Damallsvenskan 22541—6[d]1327
34893001015212
Liverpool 2025–26 Women's Super League 400000—40
Career total 153392680022120048

International

As of match played 1 December 2025[17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Norway 202260
202330
202510
Total100


Honours

Club

Rosenborg

References

  1. ↑ "Profile of A. Jøsendal". haxthaus.com. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  2. ↑ Stranden, Tore Roth (27 July 2017). "Avaldsnes har signert odding". Haugesunds Avis (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "Historisk: Fem sekstenåringer i årets cupfinale". Dagbladet (in Norwegian Bokmål). 18 November 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  4. ↑ Kristiansen, Geir-å (25 October 2018). "Her signerer hun sin første proffkontrakt". Hardanger Folkeblad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  5. ↑ Larsen, Alexander (12 November 2020). "Oddas landslagsjuvel: Anna Jøsendal". Norske Fotballkvinner (in Norwegian Bokmål). Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  6. ↑ Jaastad, Inga Øygard (19 June 2020). "(+) Anna (19) avslutta 13 år skulegang med ny proff-kontrakt". Hardanger Folkeblad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  7. ↑ Murvold, Aksel (31 August 2021). "RBK henter landslagsspiller: Var ønsket i utlandet". adressa.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  8. ↑ "Årets spiller i Toppserien: Anna Jøsendal til topps". Aftenposten (in Norwegian Bokmål). 27 November 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  9. 1 2 "Jøsendal klar for Hammarby". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian Bokmål). 30 December 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  10. ↑ Price, Glenn. "Liverpool FC Women complete signing of Anna Josendal". www.liverpoolfc.com.
  11. ↑ Johnsen, Marcus Vikse (15 July 2019). "(+) Olaug Tvedten før J19-EM: - Vi skal ut å jakte finale". Haugesunds Avis (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  12. ↑ Flateby, Odd Kåre Grøttland, Terje (31 August 2021). "(+) På A-landslaget før første gang: – Har internasjonale kvaliteter". Haugesunds Avis (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 May 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  13. ↑ "RBK-talent tatt ut i EM-troppen". Aftenposten (in Norwegian Bokmål). 7 June 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  14. ↑ "EM-test med sørgebånd. Men mye kan bli bedre for offensive Norge". 25 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  15. ↑ Humphreys, Jessy Parker (6 June 2023). "Norway Women's World Cup 2023 squad: full 23-player team". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  16. ↑ "Anna Josendal". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 April 2026.
  17. ↑ Anna Jøsendal at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
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