Nora Heroum

Nora Heroum (born 20 July 1994) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian Serie A club Lazio 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 Lazio.

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
 Lazio
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)
2020–2021 Brighton & Hove Albion 11 (0)
2021– Lazio 13 (0)
National team‡
2012– Finland 80 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 February 2022

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.

Club career

Brighton & Hove Albion

Brighton & Hove Albion released at the end of the 2020–21 Women's Super League season in May 2021.[4]

Personal life

Although she was born and raised in Finland, Heroum's father is originally from Morocco. Her brother Samir is also a footballer.[5]

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. Diamond, Drew (2021-05-20). "Ten leave Brighton and Hove Albion as Hope Powell begins rebuild". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  5. "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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