Melissa Bjånesøy
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Melissa Linn Berman Bjånesøy | ||
| Date of birth | 18 April 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Chicago, United States | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Stabæk | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2013 | IL Sandviken | 62 | (30) |
| 2014– | Stabæk | 22 | (12) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013– | Norway | 21 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 January 2015. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:00, 23 June 2015 (UTC) |
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Melissa Linn Berman Bjånesøy (born 18 April 1992) is an American-born Norwegian football striker, currently playing for Stabæk in Norway's Toppserien. She previously played for IL Sandviken. In the 2011 season she scored ten goals to help Sandviken avoid relegation.
An Under-19 international, she was the top scorer of the 2011 U-19 European Championship with seven goals. She scored in all five games from the group stage to the final, which Norway lost 8–1 to Germany.
Veteran national coach Even Pellerud selected Bjånesøy in Norway's squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013 in Sweden. In the final at Friends Arena, she was an unused substitute as Norway lost 1–0 to Germany.
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