Overview
- Norheim signed a two-year contract through June 30, 2027, becoming Leipzig’s eleventh new recruit for the women’s team.
- The 26-year-old joins from Sporting Lissabon after winning a Supercup with the Portuguese club.
- She captured the Champions League with Olympique Lyon and later won domestic league titles in Sweden and Denmark.
- Norheim spent her youth career in Bryne, Norway, where she played alongside Erling Haaland.
- RB Leipzig’s head of women’s football, Viola Odebrecht, lauded Norheim’s physical strength, ball-playing skills and leadership on the field.