Johanne Fridlund

Johanne Fridlund

Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-07-24) 24 July 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Stavern, Norway
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Ottawa Rapid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012	Eik Tønsberg	11	(1)
2013	Nanset	10	(7)
2014–2017	Vålerenga	64	(7)
2017–2019	Grei	26	(5)
2020–2021	Kolbotn	31	(8)
2021–2022	Lazio	10	(1)
2022–2023	Grei	8	(3)
2023–2024	Kolbotn	52	(14)
2025–	Ottawa Rapid	0	(0)
International career^‡
2011	Norway U15	4	(0)
2012	Norway U16	5	(0)
2014–2015	Norway U19	21	(4)
2016	Norway U23	5	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 January 2025

Johanne Fridlund (born 24 July 1996) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Canadian club Ottawa Rapid. In 2022 she was called up to the Norway national team.

Club career

She hails from Stavern.[1] Fridlund started her senior career with Norwegian third tier side EIK.[2] Before the 2014 season, she signed for Vålerenga in the Norwegian top flight, but left due to lack of motivation.[3] Before the 2019 season, Fridlund signed for Norwegian second-tier club Grei.[1] Before the 2020 season, she signed for Kolbotn in the Norwegian top flight.[4] Before the second half of 2021–22, she signed for Italian team Lazio.[5]

On 22 January 2025, Fridlund signed with Canadian side Ottawa Rapid FC in the newly-launched Northern Super League.[6]

International career

She was a prolific youth international, especially with Norway U19.[7]

References

1. "Johanne forsvant plutselig fra toppfotball og landslag: – Nå har jeg det helt perfekt". op.no. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022.
2. "VIF-kapteinen: - Hvis Johanne vil, kan hun bli Norges desidert beste fotballspiller". aftenposten.no.
3. "Johanne (21) var et av Norges største fotballtalenter. Nå har hun gått lei". op.no. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022.
4. "Johanne (25) fikk sjokk av landslaget: – Skjønte ikke hva hun mente med uttak". tv2.no.
5. "Overrasket med overgang til Italia: – Skal bare gjøre det jeg er god til". nfkvinner.no.
6. "Ottawa, say hello to Johanne Fridlund! An offensive and technical player who is confident with the ball, Johanne likes to create imbalance and to challenge her opponents 1-on-1. Did we mention that her New Year's resolution is to learn French? 💙". Ottawa Rapid FC. 22 January 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
7. Johanne Fridlund at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)

External links

• Johanne Fridlund at playmakerstats.com