13 Facts About Maria Thorisdottir

In September 2012 Maria Thorisdottir decided to retire from football due to injury, most notably citing her struggle with patellar tendinitis.

In 2014, Maria Thorisdottir made the decision to return to football and began training with Klepp again.

Maria Thorisdottir underwent surgery in November 2015, keeping her out for the 2016 season.

In September 2017, Maria Thorisdottir left Klepp to sign a two-year contract with English FA WSL team Chelsea.

On 22 January 2021, Maria Thorisdottir signed for Manchester United from Chelsea on a two-and-a-half-year contract with an option to extend for a further year.

Maria Thorisdottir went through all Norwegian junior teams beginning in 2008 at under-15 level.

Maria Thorisdottir was part of the under-17 team during 2009 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification and was called up to the finals in Nyon, Switzerland where Norway finished in fourth place.

On 16 February 2015, Maria Thorisdottir was called-up to the senior team for the first time as part of the 2015 Algarve Cup squad.

Maria Thorisdottir had earlier been approached to play for Iceland but turned it down in the hope of making the Norwegian team.

Maria Thorisdottir played the full 90 minutes in group games against both eventual finalist Denmark and Netherlands.

Maria Thorisdottir played every minute of all five of Norway's games in France before they were eliminated by England, this time at the quarter-final stage.

Maria Thorisdottir was part of the squad that was called up to the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.

Maria Thorisdottir got a golden retriever called Theo in 2015 and has regularly commented on the positive impact owning a dog has had on her mental health, especially during the two-year spell she had battling frequent injuries.