Elida Kolbjørnsen

Elida Kolbjørnsen
Personal information
Full name Elida Holvik Kolbjørnsen
Date of birth (2008-08-08) 8 August 2008
Place of birth Norway
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
OL
Youth career
–2024 Stabæk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2025 Stabæk 2 30 (2)
2023–2025 Stabæk 17 (2)
2025– Lyon 0 (0)
International career
2023 Norway U15 3 (0)
2024 Norway U16 13 (1)
2025– Norway U17 11 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 June 2025

Elida Holvik Kolbjørnsen (born 8 August 2008) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lyon.

Club career

As a youth player, Kolbjørnsen joined the youth academy of Norwegian side Stabæk and was promoted to the club's senior team in 2023 and debuted for them at the age of fifteen, becoming the second-youngest player to play in the Norwegian top flight.[1]

Following her stint there, she signed for French side OL ahead of the 2025–26 season.[2]

International career

Kolbjørnsen is a Norway youth international. During the summer of 2025, she played for the Norway women's national under-17 football team at the 2025 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Elida (15) sammenlignes med Ødegaard: –⁠ Hviler et enormt ansvar" [Elida (15) is compared to Ødegaard: –⁠ Has a huge responsibility] (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  2. ^ Elida Kolbjørnsen at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Elida Kolbjørnsen, la nueva joya noruega del OL Lyonnais" [Elida Kolbjørnsen, OL Lyonnais' new Norwegian gem] (in Spanish). Las Futbolistas. 18 July 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.