Ingrid Syrstad Engen

Ingrid Syrstad Engen (born 29 April 1998) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish Primera División club Barcelona and the Norway national team. She previously played for Trondheims-Orn and LSK Kvinner in Norway and Wolfsburg in Germany before joining Barcelona in 2021.

Ingrid Engen
Personal information
Full name Ingrid Syrstad Engen
Date of birth (1998-04-29) 29 April 1998
Place of birth Melhus, Norway
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Barcelona
Number 23
Youth career
Melhus
Gimse
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Trondheims-Ørn 62 (2)
2018 LSK Kvinner 22 (2)
2019–2021 VfL Wolfsburg 41 (5)
2019 → LSK Kvinner (loan) 9 (2)
2021– Barcelona 33 (4)
International career‡
2013–2014 Norway U16 7 (1)
2014–2015 Norway U17 10 (0)
2015–2017 Norway U19 24 (1)
2017 Norway U23 4 (0)
2018– Norway 56 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 December 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2022

Club career

Engen began her senior career with Trondheims-Ørn. After the 2016 Toppserien she rejected approaches from other clubs to extend her contract with Trondheims-Ørn.[1]

After moving to LSK Kvinner and helping them secure a League and Cup double, she signed for German champions VfL Wolfsburg in December 2018. As part of the deal she agreed a return to LSK on loan for the first half of the 2019 season.[2]

On 6 July 2021, she signed a two-year deal with Barcelona, keeping her for the club until 30 June 2023.[3] On 25 September, she made her debut for the club in a 8–0 win over Valencia.[4]

In January 2023, Engen extended her contract with Barcelona until June 2025.[5]

International career

Engen was included in the Norway women's team in its debut for the 2018 Algarve Cup. She won her debut cap when Australia defeated Norway in its opening match, in Albufeira, 4–3.

In September 2018, Engen was included in the national team for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3 that defeated Netherlands, 2–1. This win secured Norway's passage for the final tournament in France. She was praised by team coach Martin Sjögren: "She is only 20 years old but appears to have played international football for 10 years".[6]

Style of play

Engen usually plays as a box-to-box midfielder or "number 8" position as a central midfielder closer to the right side of the pitch.

Personal life

Engen was in a relationship with fellow Norway international player Marie Dølvik Markussen.[7]

She is currently in a relationship with Barcelona teammate and Spanish international María Pilar León.[8]

Career statistics

Club
As of 22 December 2022[9]
Club Season League Cup Other UWCL Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Trondheims-Ørn 2014 Toppserien 301[lower-alpha 1]0––40
2015 16130––191
2016 21131––242
2017 22021––241
Total 62292––714
LSK Kvinner 2018 Toppserien 2224[lower-alpha 1]1–40303
LSK Kvinner (loan) 2019 9210–20122
Total 31451–60425
VfL Wolfsburg 2019–20 Frauen-Bundesliga 2134[lower-alpha 2]0–72325
2020–21 21250–61323
Total 42590–133648
Barcelona 2021–22 Primera División 2324[lower-alpha 3]02[lower-alpha 4]191384
2022–23 102000060162
Total 3344021151546
Career total 168152732134423123
  1. Appearances in Norwegian Women's Cup
  2. Appearances in DFB-Pokal
  3. Appearances in Copa de la Reina
  4. Appearances in Supercopa de España

International
As of match played 11 November 2022[9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Norway 201892
2019173
202050
2021101
2022150
Total566
Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Engen goal.
List of international goals scored by Ingrid Syrstad Engen
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
12 March 2018VRSA Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal China1–02–02018 Algarve Cup
24 September 2018Intility Arena, Oslo, Norway Netherlands1–02–12019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
38 October 2019Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands Faroe Islands8–013–02022 UEFA Women's Euro qualification
411–0
58 November 2019Viking Stadion, Stavanger, Norway Northern Ireland4–06–02022 UEFA Women's Euro qualification
630 November 2021Yerevan Football Academy Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia Armenia10–010–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

Honours

Club
LSK Kvinner
VfL Wolfsburg

FC Barcelona

International

References
  1. Rasmus, Petter (19 December 2016). "Nå får Ørn-treneren igjen nattesøvnen" (in Norwegian). Sunnmørsposten. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  2. "Ingrid Syrstad Engen til Wolfsburg" (in Norwegian). TV 2 (Norway). 18 December 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  3. "Norwegian Ingrid Engen signs for Barça". fcbarcelona.com. FC Barcelona. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  4. "Women's football: FC Barcelona 8-0 Valencia". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  5. "Engen renueva hasta 2025". FC Barcelona (in Spanish). 17 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  6. Tinius Folvik, Herman (18 December 2018). "Syrstad Engen blir lagvenninne med Graham Hansen" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  7. Næss, Trine M. (6 June 2020). "Tatoveringene ble Maries terapi". TV 2 (in Norwegian). Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  8. Irigoyen, Juan I. (7 July 2022). "Mapi León: "Se demostró que el fútbol femenino solo había que saber venderlo"". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  9. Ingrid Syrstad Engen at Soccerway
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