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Vilde

Bøe Risa

Jul 13, 1995

#6 - Midfielder

Vilde Bøe Risa is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish club Atlético Madrid and the Norway national team.

Did You Know?

She was a promising handball player in her youth

She is in a relationship with Norway international footballer Andreas Vindheim

Her father (Terje Risa) was profesionall footballer

Her father passed away in 2013 after suffering a cardiac arrest during a cycle race. "I think maybe losing my father put my life more in perspective. So, I understand now that when I do football I do it 100%. I don’t waste any time because life is short," she told in an interview for UEFA.com

In 2017, she graduated from the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences with a bachelor's degree in economics and administration

She played professionally in four different countries: her native Norway, Sweden, England and Spain

She suffered an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury that ruled her out of UEFA Women’s EURO 2017 in the Netherlands

She is fluent in Swedish language, thanks to her spell at Göteborg FC in 2019 and 2020

Her childhood favorites were Manchester United, so when she joined them in 2021, a dream come true

Club Achievements

Damallsvenskan (Swedish league)	1×
Svenska Cupen (Swedish cup)	1×
Algarve Cup	1×

Stats

Year	Club	AP	GL
2023 -	Atlético Madrid	4	0
2021 - 2023	Manchester United	29	2
2021 - 2021	Sandviken	3	0
2019 - 2020	Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC	37	5
2012 - 2018	Arna-Bjørnar	121	15
International Stats
2016 -	Norway	65	2
2014 - 2016	Norway WU23	11	3
2012 - 2014	Norway WU19	24	1
2012 - 2012	Norway WU17	4	0
2011 - 2011	Norway WU16	9	0