Emilie Bragstad

Emilie Bragstad (born 16 December 2001) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a defender for Swedish club Hammarby IF and the Norway national team. At the age of 18, UEFA placed her on their list of ten players to watch in 2020.

Club career In her youth, Bragstad played for Trond and Strindheim before she joined at the time Trondheims-Ørn (now Rosenborg) in 2017.

She was part of the team when Rosenborg came second in Toppserien in both 2020 and 2021. They were also undefeated in Toppserien 2020, and according to UEFA (in their follow up on the ten players to watch in 2020) she played an important role in the team that year. In 2021, she got nominated to the young player of the year in Toppserien.

In January 2022, when Bragstad was 20 years old and already had played 5 seasons in Toppserien, she signed a contract until 30 June 2025 for German side Bayern Munich. She decided to stay on loan in Rosenborg until summer 2022 since she wanted to be part of the Norway national team during Euro 2022, and to achieve that it was important to play enough matches during the spring. Upon the conclusion of the 2023–24 season, her transfer to Leverkusen became permanent, by signing a two-year contract.

International career Bragstad has played matches for the Norway youth national teams U15, U16, U17, U19, and U23.

At the age of 17, she got selected to part of the Norwegian team for the 2019 UEFA Under-19 Championship. During the championship, she scored 3 goals. In April 2021, she got called up again.

Style of play Bragstad usually plays as a defender, but has also played as a striker at Norway U19,

Honours Bayern Munich

Frauen-Bundesliga: 2022–23