{{short description|Norwegian footballer (born 2001)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Julie Blakstad | image = 20250308, Svenska Cupen, Alingsås - Hammarby 006 (Blakstad).jpg | caption = Blakstad with [[Hammarby Fotboll (women)|Hammarby IF]] in 2025 | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|8|27|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Julie Blakstad |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe625062/julie-blakstad/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=5 June 2024 |language=en}}</ref> | birth_place = [[Norway]] | height = 1.70 m<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.fotball.no/landslag/norge-a-kvinner/em-2022/#205255 | title=Em 2022 }}</ref> | position = [[Left-back]]/[[left midfielder]] | currentclub = [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women|Tottenham Hotspur]] | clubnumber = 41 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [[Ottestad IL|Ottestad]] | years1 = 2018 | clubs1 = [[Ottestad IL|Ottestad]] | caps1 = 9 | goals1 = 1 | years2 = 2018–2019 | clubs2 = [[FL Fart]] | caps2 = 33 | goals2 = 11 | years3 = 2020–2022 | clubs3 = [[Rosenborg BK Kvinner|Rosenborg]] | caps3 = 35 | goals3 = 17 | years4 = 2022–2024 | clubs4 = [[Manchester City W.F.C.|Manchester City]] | caps4 = 21 | goals4 = 3 | years5 = 2023 | clubs5 = → [[BK Häcken FF|BK Häcken]] (loan) | caps5 = 11 | goals5 = 1 | years6 = 2024–2026 | clubs6 = [[Hammarby Fotboll (women)|Hammarby IF]] | caps6 = 51 | goals6 = 23 | years7 = 2026- | clubs7 = [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women|Tottenham Hotspur]] | caps7 = 10 | goals7 = 1 | nationalyears1 = 2016 | nationalteam1 = Norway U15 | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2017 | nationalteam2 = Norway U16 | nationalcaps2 = 13 | nationalgoals2 = 1 | nationalyears3 = 2018 | nationalteam3 = [[Norway women's national under-17 football team|Norway U17]] | nationalcaps3 = 7 | nationalgoals3 = 1 | nationalyears4 = 2018–2020 | nationalteam4 = [[Norway women's national under-19 football team|Norway U19]] | nationalcaps4 = 24 | nationalgoals4 = 6 | nationalyears5 = 2019– | nationalteam5 = Norway U23 | nationalcaps5 = 12 | nationalgoals5 = 5 | nationalyears6 = 2020– | nationalteam6 = [[Norway women's national football team|Norway]] | nationalcaps6 = 35 | nationalgoals6 = 4 | pcupdate = 15:28, 17 May 2026 (UTC) | ntupdate = 02:18, 28 April 2026 (UTC) }}
'''Julie Blakstad''' (born 27 August 2001) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a [[left-back]] or [[left midfielder]] for [[Women's Super League]] club [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women|Tottenham Hotspur]] and the [[Norway women's national football team|Norway national team]].<ref name=nff>{{NFF|3152343}}</ref><ref>{{Soccerway|julie-blakstad/508479}}</ref>
== Club career == She is originally from [[Ottestad]] in [[Stange Municipality]] and started her senior career in [[Ottestad IL]] in the 3rd division.{{cn|date=June 2024}}
=== FL Fart === In the summer of 2018, she went to [[FL Fart]] in the 1st division and was involved in the club moving up to the [[Toppserien]] that autumn. It was announced in September 2019 that she was ready for [[LSK Kvinner FK|LSK Kvinner]] on loan. The [[Norwegian Football Federation|Football Association]] received a complaint about the loan agreement from another club, and after looking at the transfer once more, it was cancelled.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-09-13 |title=Motstanders klage stoppet LSKs lånsavtale med stortalent |url=https://www.vg.no/i/pLXQ4E |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=www.vg.no |language=nb}}</ref> Blakstad thus completed the season in Fart and was voted Young Player of the Year in the Toppserien.<ref>{{Citation |title=Årets unge spiller: Julie Blakstad, Fart (Fotballfesten 2019) | date=2 December 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=413xOpfr1F0 |language=en |access-date=2023-01-30}}</ref>
Blakstad trained with the [[Women's football in England|English]] club, [[Chelsea F.C. Women|Chelsea]], in preparation for the 2020 Season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nygaard |first=Jacob Sundblom |date=2020-05-17 |title=(+) Chelsea-profilens råd til Blakstad |url=https://www.h-a.no/5-139-120831 |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=Hamar Arbeiderblad |language=no}}</ref>
=== Rosenborg === In June 2020, the news came that she had signed for [[Rosenborg BK Kvinner|Rosenborg]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-06-30 |title=Ble årets unge spiller og trente med Chelsea - nå er hun klar for RBK |url=https://www.aftenposten.no/sport/fotball/i/awgy52/ble-aarets-unge-spiller-og-trente-med-chelsea-naa-er-hun-klar-for-rbk |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=www.aftenposten.no |language=nb}}</ref> She made her mark immediately and made history with a goal in the series premiere against LSK Kvinner, the first goal after Trondheims-Ørn became Rosenborg.<ref>{{Cite web |last=AS |first=TV 2 |date=2020-07-03 |title=Julie (18) har aldri trent med laget - scoret historisk Rosenborg-mål |url=https://www.tv2.no/sport/fotball/julie-18-har-aldri-trent-med-laget-scoret-historisk-rosenborg-mal/11530118/ |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=TV 2 |language=no}}</ref> It was a great season for both Blakstad and Rosenborg, who went undefeated through the season and took silver in the series. 19-year-old Blakstad was nominated for Player of the Year in Toppserien 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jacobsen |first=Pål |date=2020-12-09 |title=(+) Julie Blakstad nominert til |url=https://www.h-a.no/5-139-154914 |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=Hamar Arbeiderblad |language=no}}</ref> The nomination committee stated, "The super talent has impressed for several seasons... She is fearless, explosive, and has offensive qualities at international level. Going forward on the field, she is Rosenborg's most important player and has been involved in over a third of Trønder's goals this season."
In January 2021, she was picked on [[UEFA]]'s list of ten footballers to watch out for in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=UEFA.com |date=2021-01-03 |title=Ten women's players to watch in 2021 |url=https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/0265-113ed05116bb-37613b8c0547-1000--ten-women-s-players-to-watch-in-2021/ |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=[[UEFA]] |language=en}}</ref> At the same time as she continued her big game in 2021. Football commentator Kasper Wikestad stated that she is perhaps the greatest talent he has seen live.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tørre |first=Michael |date=2021-07-04 |title=Wikestad om RBK-juvelen: - Kanskje det største talentet jeg har sett live |url=https://www.nettavisen.no/12-95-3424149668 |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=Nettavisen |language=no}}</ref> During the season, she emerged as one of the Toppserien's best players and established herself on the senior Norway national team. She was again nominated as Player of the Year and won the Young Player of the Year award in Toppserien 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kvinner |first=Rosenborg BK |date=2021-12-14 |title=Julie Blakstad "Årets unge spiller" i Topppserien |url=https://rbk-kvinner.no/?p=15304 |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=Rosenborg Kvinner |language=nb-NO }}{{Dead link|date=September 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
=== Manchester City === In January 2022, Blakstad signed for the English Women's Super League club [[Manchester City W.F.C.|Manchester City]] in what was referred to as the biggest transfer from Norwegian football ever.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-27 |title=Julie Blakstad klar for Manchester City: – Den største overgangen fra norsk kvinnefotball noensinne |url=https://www.vg.no/i/wO5Wv5 |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=www.vg.no |language=nb}}</ref> Just days later, she made her debut in the 3-0 win over [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women|Tottenham]] in the semi-finals of the League Cup.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Blakstad fikk City-debuten – klar for ligacupfinale |url=https://www.dagsavisen.no/sport/2022/02/03/blakstad-fikk-city-debuten-klar-for-ligacupfinale/ |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=Dagsavisen |date=3 February 2022 |language=no}}</ref>
==== BK Häcken (loan) ==== On 31 March 2023, Blakstad signed for the [[Damallsvenskan]] side [[BK Häcken FF|BK Hacken]] on loan until mid-June 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-31 |title=Manchester City winger Blakstad joins BK Häcken on loan |url=https://fawslfulltime.co.uk/2023/03/31/manchester-city-winger-blakstad-joins-bk-hacken-on-loan/ |access-date=2023-04-08 |website=FAWSL Full-Time |language=en-GB}}</ref>
=== Hammarby IF === On 20 January 2024, Blakstad signed for the Champions of [[Damallsvenskan]] side [[Hammarby Fotboll (women)|Hammarby IF]]. Blakstad was presented on a contract expiring 31 December 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-20 |title=Hammarby värvar Julie Blakstad |url=https://www.hammarbyfotboll.se/nyheter/hammarby-vaervar-julie-blakstad |access-date=2024-01-20 |language=sv-SE}}</ref>
=== Tottenham Hotspur === On 5 January 2026, Blakstad signed with [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women|Tottenham Hotspur]] in the English [[Women's Super League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2026/january/women-julie-blakstad-deal-agreed/|title=Julie Blakstad deal agreed|publisher=Tottenham Hotspur|language=English|date=5 January 2026|accessdate=5 January 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-01-05 |title=Spurs sign Julie Blakstad on permanent deal |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c701ex0xdv9o |access-date=2026-01-05 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref>
== International career == Blakstad has international matches for U15, U16, U17, U19, and the Norwegian national team.{{cn|date=June 2024}}
In 2019 she was part of the under-19 squad that played the [[2019 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship|2019 U19 European Championship]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fotballforbund |first=Norges |title=Presentasjon av J19-landslagets EM-tropp |url=https://www.fotball.no/landslag/norge-jenter-19/2019/presentasjon-av-j19-landslagets-em-tropp/ |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund |language=no}}</ref> She played the three matches in her group but was eliminated when they were third place.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fotballforbund |first=Norges |title=J19: 3-3 mot Frankrike - Norge er ute av EM |url=https://www.fotball.no/landslag/norge-jenter-19/2019/j19-em-disse-starter-mot-frankrike/ |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund |language=no}}</ref> In March 2020 she was also part of the under-19 team that participated in the La Manga tournament.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fotballforbund |first=Norges |title=J19-landslagstropp til La Manga |url=https://www.fotball.no/landslag/norge-jenter-19/2020/j19-landslagstropp-til-la-manga/ |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund |language=no}}</ref>
In September 2020, she was selected for the senior national team for the first time.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stangeavisa |date=2020-09-08 |title=(+) Julie tatt ut til a-landlaget: – Jeg gleder meg! |url=https://www.stangeavisa.no/5-140-53253 |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=Stangeavisa |language=no}}</ref> The debut came on 27 October 2020 away to [[Wales women's national football team|Wales]], in the match where Norway secured a ticket to the [[UEFA Women's Euro 2022|European Championship in England 2022]]. On 16 September 2021 Blakstad scored her first international goal in the 10-0 win against [[Armenia women's national football team|Armenia]] as part of the [[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification|2023 World Cup qualification]]. In the 2022 Euro, she scored her team's first goal in the championship, in the opening match against [[Northern Ireland women's national football team|Northern Ireland]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=NTB |date=2022-07-07 |title=Blakstad scoret i mesterskapsdebuten – stoppet Norges måltørke i EM |url=https://www.nettavisen.no/12-95-3424290878 |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=Nettavisen |language=no}}</ref> In the first game after the European Championship, the deciding game to win the group in [[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification|qualifying for the 2023 World Cup]] against [[Belgium women's national football team|Belgium]], which was won 1-0, whereby the Norwegians qualified for the [[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup|World Cup]], Blakstad was in the starting lineup.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fotballforbund |first=Norges |title=Drømmetreff sendte Norge til VM: - Det er helt fantastisk |url=https://www.fotball.no/landslag/norge-a-kvinner/2022/disse-starter-mot-belgia/ |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund |language=no}}</ref>
On 19 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player Norwegian squad for the [[FIFA Women's World Cup 2023]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=updated |first=Jessy Parker Humphreys last |date=2023-06-06 |title=Norway Women's World Cup 2023 squad: full 23-player team |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/norway-women-world-cup-2023-squad-team-roster-players |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=fourfourtwo.com |language=en}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 16 May 2026|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/julie-blakstad/508479/ | title=Norway - J. Blakstad - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/person/profil/?fiksId=3152343 | title=Julie Blakstad - Profil }}</ref>}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes [[Women's FA Cup]], [[Norwegian Women's Cup]]}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes [[FA Women's League Cup]]}} !colspan="2"|Continental{{efn|Includes [[UEFA Women's Champions League]]}} !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |[[Ottestad IL]] |2018 |3. divisjon |4||4||0||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||4||4 |- | rowspan="3" |[[FL Fart]] |2018 |[[Norwegian First Division (women)|1. divisjon]] |11||7||0||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||11||7 |- |2019 |[[Toppserien]] |22 |4 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |22 |4 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !33!!11!!0!!0!!0 !0!!0 !0!!33!!11 |- | rowspan="3" |[[Rosenborg BK Kvinner|Rosenborg]] |2020 |[[Toppserien]] |20||7||2||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||22||7 |- |2021 |Toppserien |20||13||3||0|| colspan="2" |—||2 |2||25||15 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !40!!20!!5!!0!!0 !0!!2 !2!!47!!22 |- | rowspan="4" |[[Manchester City W.F.C.|Manchester City]] |[[2021–22 Manchester City W.F.C. season|2021–22]] |[[Women's Super League]] |8 |1 |3 |0 |2 |0 | colspan="2" |— |13 |1 |- |[[2022–23 Manchester City W.F.C. season|2022–23]] |Women's Super League |9 |2 |2 |4 |5 |3 |0 |0 |16 |9 |- |[[2023–24 Manchester City W.F.C. season|2023–24]] |Women's Super League |4 |0 |0 |0 |3 |0 | colspan="2" |— |7 |0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !21 !3 !5 !4 !10 !3 !0 !0 !36 !10 |- |[[BK Häcken FF|BK Hacken]] (loan) |2023 |[[Damallsvenskan]] |11 |1 |1 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |12 |1 |- | rowspan="4" |[[Hammarby Fotboll (women)|Hammarby IF]] |2024 |Damallsvenskan |25 |8 |4 |4 | colspan="2" |— |8 |3 |37 |15 |- |2025 |Damallsvenskan |26 |15 |5 |2 | colspan="2" |— |6 |3 |37 |20 |- |2026 |Damallsvenskan |0 |0 |1 |1 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |1 |1 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !51 !23 !10 !7 !0 !0 !14 !6 !75 !36 |- |[[Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women|Tottenham Hotspur]] |[[2025–26 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women season|2025–26]] |Women's Super League |10 |1 |3 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |13 |1 |- ! colspan="3" |Career total !170!!63!!24!!11!!10!!3!!16!!8!!220!!85 |} {{notelist}}
===International=== {{updated|match played 18 April 2026}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/person/profil/?p=n&fiksId=3152343 | title=Julie Blakstad - Profil }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- | rowspan="6" |[[Norway women's national football team|Norway]] |2020||1||0 |- |2021||10||2 |- |2022 |13 |1 |- |2023 |6 |0 |- |2025 |1 |0 |- |2026 |4 |1 |- ! colspan="2" |Total!!35!!4 |}
:''Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Blakstad goal.''
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Julie Blakstad |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |- | align="center"|1 || 16 September 2021 || [[Ullevaal Stadion]], [[Oslo]], [[Norway]] || {{fbw|ARM}} || align="center"|5–0 || align="center"|10–0 || rowspan=2| [[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group F|2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification]] |- | align="center"|2 || 21 September 2021 || [[Fadil Vokrri Stadium]], [[Pristina]], [[Kosovo]] || {{fbw|KOS}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|3–0 |- | align="center"|3 || 7 July 2022 || [[St Mary's Stadium]], [[Southampton]], [[England]] || {{fbw|NIR}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|4–1 || [[UEFA Women's Euro 2022]] |- | align="center"|4 || 14 April 2026 || [[Åråsen Stadion]], [[Lillestrøm]], Norway || {{fbw|SVN}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|5–0 || [[2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA League A|2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification]] |}
== Honours == '''Manchester City''' * [[FA Women's League Cup]]: [[2021–22 FA Women's League Cup|2021–22]]{{cn|date=June 2024}} '''Individual''' * Toppserien 2019: Breakthrough of the year{{cn|date=June 2024}} * Toppserien 2020: Nominated for Player of the Year<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fotballforbund |first=Norges |title=Her er de nominerte til årets spiller |url=https://www.fotball.no/tema/nff-nyheter/2021/her-er-de-nominerte-til-arets-spiller/ |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund |language=no}}</ref> * Toppserien 2021: Young Player of the Year, nominated for Player of the Year{{cn|date=June 2024}} * UEFA 2021: 10 footballers to watch out for in 2021<ref>{{Cite web |last=UEFA.com |date=2021-01-03 |title=Ten women's players to watch in 2021 |url=https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/0265-113ed05116bb-37613b8c0547-1000--ten-women-s-players-to-watch-in-2021/ |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=[[UEFA]] |language=en}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{CC}} *{{Sports links}} {{Navboxes |title=Norway squads |bg=#d81e05 |fg=white |bordercolor=#203060 |list1= {{Norway squad UEFA Women's Euro 2022}} {{Norway squad 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup}} }}
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