Sophie Román Haug

Sophie Román Haug (born 4 June 1999) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a forward for English Women's Super League club Liverpool and the Norway national team.

Sophie Román Haug

Personal information
Date of birth	(1999-06-04) 4 June 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth	Kløfta, Norway
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Liverpool
Number	10
Youth career
–2014	Kløfta
2015	LSK Kvinner
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2021	LSK Kvinner	108	(49)
2022–2023	Roma	25	(11)
2023–	Liverpool	7	(3)
International career^‡
2014	Norway U15	2	(0)
2015	Norway U16	12	(3)
2016	Norway U17	9	(7)
2016–2018	Norway U19	27	(11)
2018–2022	Norway U23	10	(5)
2022–	Norway	15	(8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:17, 27 November 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:56, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

Club career

After playing for Kløfta Idrettslag, she went to LSK Kvinner in 2015. She was heavily involved in her team winning both the cup and the league in 2018, with 14 league goals. She became LSK's top scorer in 2020 with eight goals. In 2021, she was named to the team of the year in the Toppserien by NTB, after nine goals in 15 league games.^[1][2]

In January 2022, she signed for Roma, becoming the most expensive sale from LSK Kvinner ever.^[3][4]

In September 2023, she signed for Liverpool for an undisclosed fee.^[5]

International career

Youth

Haug had an extensive career for Norwegian youth national teams.^[6] She has international matches for U15, U16, U17, U19, U23, and the senior Norwegian national team.

On 21 July 2018, she scored a goal in a 1–0 victory over France during the UEFA Under-19 European Championship.^[7]

Senior

Haug was called up for the Norwegian senior national team for the first time in 2018.^[8] In 2022, she was selected for the national team's squad for the 2022 UEFA European Championships. Her debut came on 29 June 2022 in a friendly match against Denmark.^[9]

She scored her first three senior national team goals in the World Cup qualifier at home against Albania, on 6 September 2022, which ended in a 5–0 victory.^[10][11]

On 19 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player Norwegian squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.^[12] On 30 July, she scored a hat-trick in a 6–0 victory over the Philippines in the last World Cup group stage match, which qualified her country to the knockout phase.^[13]It was the fourth instance of a Norwegaian player scoring a hat-trick at the Women's World Cup and the first since 2007.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 November 2023^[14]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		League cup^[b]		Continental^[c]		Other^[d]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
LSK Kvinner	2015	Toppserien	2	0	0	0	—		0	0	—		2	0
	2016	Toppserien	13	2	3	3	—		0	0	—		16	5
	2017	Toppserien	20	15	3	0	—		0	0	—		23	15
	2018	Toppserien	22	14	5	8	—		3	0	—		30	22
	2019	Toppserien	19	1	4	1	—		5	0	—		28	2
	2020	Toppserien	18	8	4	0	—		2	0	—		24	8
	2021	Toppserien	15	9	2	0	—		4	1	—		21	10
	Total		109	49	21	12	—		14	1	—		144	62
Roma	2021–22	Serie A	7	4	3	0	—		—		—		10	4
	2022–23	Serie A	18	7	1	0	—		9	1	1	0	29	8
	Total		25	11	4	0	—		9	1	1	0	39	12
Liverpool	2023–24	Women's Super League	7	3	0	0	1	0	—		—		8	3
Career total			140	62	25	12	1	0	23	2	1	0	180	76

1. Includes Norwegian Women's Cup, Coppa Italia
2. Includes FA Women's League Cup
3. Includes UEFA Women's Champions League
4. Includes Supercoppa Italiana

International

As of match played 31 October 2023^[15]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Norway	2022	8	5
	2023	7	3
Total		15	8

Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Haug goal.

List of international goals scored by Sophie Román Haug

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	6 September 2022	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway	Albania	1–0	5–0	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2				2–0
3				4–0
4	11 October 2022	ADO Den Haag Stadium, The Hague, Netherlands	Netherlands	1–0	2–0	Friendly
5	11 November 2022	Estadi Olímpic Camilo Cano, La Nucia, Spain	France	1–1	1–2	Friendly
6	30 July 2023	Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand	Philippines	1–0	6–0	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
7				2–0
8				6–0

Honours

LSK Kvinner

• Toppserien: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
• Norwegian Women's Cup: 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019

Roma

• Serie A: 2022–23
• Supercoppa Italiana: 2022–23
• Coppa Italia runner-up: 2021–22

References

1. Kvinner, Toppfotball (2 December 2021). "Her er Årets lag på NTB-børsen!". Toppserien (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 15 January 2023.
2. Fotballforbund, Norges. "Sophie Roman Haug - Profil". fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian). Retrieved 15 January 2023.
3. "Striker Haug completes Giallorosse move!". www.asroma.com. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
4. jonas (28 January 2022). "Sophie Román Haug er solgt til Roma. Blir klubbens dyrest salg noensinne". LSK Kvinner (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 15 January 2023.
5. "Liverpool FC Women complete signing of Sophie Roman Haug". Liverpool Football Club Official. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
6. Sophie Román Haug at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
7. "Norway 1–0 France". UEFA. 21 July 2018.
8. Stenseth/NTB, Knut (19 September 2018). "(+) To Kolbotn-spillere kan få debuten på A-landslaget". Østlandets Blad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 15 January 2023.
9. Fotballforbund, Norges. "Danmark - Norge - 29.06.2022 18.00". fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian). Retrieved 15 January 2023.
10. Fotballforbund, Norges. "Norge - Albania - 06.09.2022 18.30". fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian). Retrieved 15 January 2023.
11. Lokøy, Christian Dehlie (6 September 2022). "Sophie Román Haug briljerte for Norge i Hege Riises hjemmedebut". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 15 January 2023.
12. updated, Jessy Parker Humphreys last (6 June 2023). "Norway Women's World Cup 2023 squad: full 23-player team". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
13. "Norway's hat-trick heroine talks dreams and doubts". FIFA. 30 July 2023.
14. "Sophie Román Haug". Soccerway.
15. "Sophie Román Haug". fotball.no.

External links

• Sophie Román Haug at WorldFootball.net
• Profile on Fotball.no