Asii Kleist Berthelsen (born 26 January 2004) is a Greenlandic footballer who plays as a forward for Kvindeliga club Fortuna Hjørring and the Denmark women's national under-19 team.[1][2][3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Asii Kleist Berthelsen | ||
| Date of birth | 26 January 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Greenland, Denmark | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fortuna Hjørring | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | GSS | 8 | (40) |
| 2020- | Fortuna Hjørring | 28 | (0) |
| 2022-2023 | → Sundby BK (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| Total | 48 | (40) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | Denmark U-16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021- | Denmark U-19 | 17 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 August 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 August 2023 | |||
Club career edit
In 2018 and 2019, Berthelsen won the Greenland Football Championship with GSS Nuuk. In both years she was top scorer of the tournament.[4][5] She scored a hat trick in the 2018 finale at only 14 years old.[6]
In 2020, Berthelsen signed for Danish top flight side Fortuna Hjørring.[7][8][9][10] In the same year, she was named Greenland Sportsperson of the year by the Greenland Sports Association.[11]
In 2021, Berthelsen became the first Greenlandic player to appear in the UEFA Champions League, playing as a substitute against FC Barcelona in a round of 16 match.[12]
In 2022, she was loaned to Sundby in Denmark,[13] before coming back to Fortuna Hjørring in 2023.
International career edit
Berthelsen has 13 appearances for the Denmark U-19 team. She scored two goals against Turkey in October 2021.[14]
References edit
- ^ "Et sted mellem drømmen og ingenting blev Grønlands nye fodboldstjerne skabt". dr.dk. 24 April 2021.
- ^ "Dansk landstræner har udtaget grønlænder: - Kan sparke en hjørnesofa over Rundetårn". sport.tv2.dk. 11 August 2019.
- ^ "Stort fodboldtalent drømmer om at spille i udlandet". sermitsiaq.ag.
- ^ https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/groenl-wom2018.html
- ^ https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/groenl-wom2019.html
- ^ https://sermitsiaq.ag/node/207567
- ^ "Stortalentet Asii skifter til dansk fodbold". sermitsiaq.ag.
- ^ "Nyt kapitel i Grønlands fodboldhistorie". sermitsiaq.ag.
- ^ "Ligatræner: Asii kan blive profil i den danske liga". knr.gl.
- ^ "Viljestærk grønlænder vil på det danske kvindelandshold". jyllands-posten.dk. 7 June 2022.
- ^ "Maligassiuisut: Asii er Årets Idrætsperson | Sermitsiaq.AG". sermitsiaq.ag (in Danish). Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ "Første grønlandske fodboldspiller i Champions League | Sermitsiaq.AG". sermitsiaq.ag (in Danish). Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ "Asii skifter klub på en lejeaftale". sermitsiaq.ag.
- ^ "Asii Berthelsen scorer to mål mod Tyrkiet | Sermitsiaq.AG". sermitsiaq.ag (in Danish). Retrieved 22 August 2023.
External links edit
- Asii Berthelsen at Soccerway
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