Nora Heroum

Nora Heroum (born 20 July 1994) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a midfielder for English FA WSL club Brighton & Hove Albion and the Finland national team. She previously played for HJK, FC Honka and Åland United of the Finnish Naisten Liiga,[2] Danish club Fortuna Hjørring and Italian Serie A club A.C. Milan.

Nora Heroum
Personal information
Full name Nora Heroum[1]
Date of birth (1994-07-20) 20 July 1994
Place of birth Helsinki, Finland
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Brighton & Hove Albion
Number 11
Youth career
 –2009 FC Viikingit
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 HJK 57 (8)
2013 FC Honka 22 (3)
2014 Åland United 23 (4)
2015–2017 Fortuna Hjørring
2017–2018 Brescia 21 (3)
2018–2020 Milan 35 (2)
2020– Brighton & Hove Albion 5 (0)
National team‡
2012– Finland 72 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:00, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 June 2020

International career

Heroum played her first international for Finland women's national team on 27 May 2012 against Belgium. She was a member of the Finnish squad at the 2013 UEFA Women's Championship.[3] Aged 18 she was one of the youngest players at the competition and had to withdraw from the 2013 UEFA Women's U-19 Championship in order to participate.

Personal life

Although she was born and raised in Finland, Heroum's father is originally from Morocco. Her brother Samir is also a footballer.[4]

References
  1. "List of Players - Finland" (PDF). FIFA. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  2. Nora Heroum player profile on FC Honka Official Homepage Archived 2014-09-03 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  3. Finnish Football Association Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  4. "Nora Heroum – marokkolaispiirteinen iloluonne" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 7 July 2013. Archived from the original on 10 July 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.


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