Tonje Erikstein

Tonje Erikstein
Personal information
Birth name Tonje Pedersen
Date of birth (1994-08-08) 8 August 1994
Place of birth Alta, Norway
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 LSK Kvinner
Number 99
Youth career
Alta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Alta 20 (1)
2013–2014 Grand Bodø 40 (9)
2015–2022 Kolbotn 157 (23)
2020 → LSK Kvinner (loan) 5 (1)
2023– LSK Kvinner 54 (9)
International career
2009 Norway U15 1 (0)
2010 Norway U16 2 (0)
2011 Norway U17 3 (0)
2012 Norway U19 2 (0)
2014–2017 Norway U23 12 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 July 2026

Tonje Erikstein, née Pedersen (born 8 August 1994) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a midfielder for LSK Kvinner FK.

Hailing from Alta, she played for Alta IF in 2012 before making the move to IK Grand Bodø.[2][3] Following promotion in 2013, she made her Toppserien debut in April 2014.[2] She then became one of the relatively few Toppserien players from Finnmark. She also represented Norway as a youth international.[4] She moved to Eastern Norway and Kolbotn in 2015.[5]

In the second half of the 2020 Toppserien, she was loaned to a larger club a bit further north in Akershus, LSK Kvinner FK. She would contribute to LSK chasing a high league placement despite Kolbotn fighting against relegationi.[6] In 2023, after Kolbotn had indeed been relegated, Erikstein moved on to LSK Kvinner on a permanent basis.[7]

However, Erikstein missed most of 2023 due to injury.[8][9][10] She managed to bounce back to play regularly in 2024.[11][12] During the 2024 Toppserien, she played her 200th game in Norway's highest league.[2] Following a good 2024 season, her contract was eventually extended with two years.[13][14]

In the winter window of 2026, she became pregnant, which she announced to the teammates in January and to the media in March.[15][16] She later spoke about miscarrying in 2025, during the first of which she even played a football game, and how female footballers and their clubs are often unprepared for this facet of women's health.[17] This soon led to Toppserien players being channeled into the health app Nørs.[18]

References

  1. ↑ TV2 profile
  2. 1 2 3 Tonje Erikstein at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  3. ↑ "Tonje klar for Grand". Altaposten (in Norwegian). 23 November 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "Toppspillerens beste tips: – Lek med ballen" (in Norwegian). NRK. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Stortalent klar for Kolbotn". Østlandets Blad (in Norwegian). 9 January 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "Fra nedrykksstrid til gullkamp i serie og cup". Altaposten (in Norwegian). 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
  7. ↑ "Droppet utenlandsdrømmen: – Jeg trenger trygghet rundt meg for å kunne prestere". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian). 4 January 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "Åpner opp etter problemene: – Man tenker jo litt over om man orker det her". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian). 27 April 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
  9. ↑ "Tonje tilbake i stallen etter fem måneder: – Det har vært ordentlig leit og utfordrende". Altaposten (in Norwegian). 25 October 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
  10. ↑ "Ein av fem toppseriespelarar ute med skade kvar veke: - Mange av skadane kunne vore unngått" (in Norwegian Nynorsk). Norwegian School of Sport Sciences. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
  11. ↑ "Tonje har lagt fjoråret bak seg og spilt seg inn i varmen". Altaposten (in Norwegian). 6 May 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
  12. ↑ "Tonje (29) sikret opptur: – Mye utenomsportslige ting som jeg ser at preger jentene". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian). 16 May 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
  13. ↑ "Uviss fremtid for Tonje (30) – har ikke fått tilbud om ny kontrakt". Altaposten (in Norwegian). 27 December 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
  14. ↑ "To nye år i LSK for Tonje". Altaposten (in Norwegian). 8 January 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
  15. ↑ "Ferdigspilt for sesongen: – Laget har visst det siden januar". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian). 28 March 2026. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
  16. ↑ "Tonje (31) er gravid for tredje gang på under et år: – Rart å tenke på". Nordstrands Blad (in Norwegian). 23 May 2026. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
  17. ↑ "Var på banen under spontanabort" (in Norwegian). TV 2. 2 May 2026. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
  18. ↑ "Gratis gynekolog til alle spillere i Toppserien" (in Norwegian). TV 2. 19 May 2026. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
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