Elisabeth Terland (; born 28 June 2001) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Women's Super League club Manchester United and the Norway national team.
Club career Terland started her career in Nærbø IL before she transferred to Bryne at the age of 13. At Bryne she played mostly at the boys' team at her age, but also got a few matches for the women's team, which played in the third division (the fourth level of Norwegian football). Before she turned 16, she was already considered one of the country's greatest talents at her age.
Klepp In December 2016 it became official that Terland had signed for Olli Harder and Klepp. At that point, she had already trained with the club for the entire previous season. At the age of 15, on 17 April 2017, she made her debut in Toppserien, the highest level in Norway. She started the match, which was the first of the season and against the previous year's winners LSK kvinner. The year after, in 2018, she played a role in Klepp getting an impressive silver medal in Toppserien.
In April 2019, Terland sustained an overuse injury. At that point she played for both Klepp's team in Toppserien and the U19 team, in addition to the U19 national team. She got back to play during the autumn, and her first match after the injury in Toppserien was 15 September 2019.
Despite the injury, she was named the greatest female talent in Norwegian football in 2019 in the Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten.
Sandviken/Brann In November 2020, Sandviken announced that they had signed Terland and one of her teammates from Klepp, Tuva Hansen. Together they won Toppserien in 2021.
In January 2022, UEFA published a list over 10 female footballers to watch out for in 2022, which included Terland.
20 March 2022, Terland became the first player to score a goal in Toppserien for Brann's, as the team changed from Sandviken to Brann before the 2022 season.
Brighton & Hove Albion On 1 August 2022, Brighton & Hove Albion announced that Terland had signed a two-year contract with them. At the start of the 2023–24 season, she scored five goals in six matches. In Brighton's first league game of 2024, Terland scored twice in the 3–2 victory over Bristol City, including the game-winner in the 95th minute, helping the team to move six points clear of relegation. In the away game against Leicester City, she scored to make it 3–2 in the 85th minute, giving her team the victory. Terland departed Brighton at the end of her contract.
Manchester United On 17 July 2024, it was announced that Terland had signed for Manchester United on a two-year deal with the option for a further year. She made her debut on 21 September, starting in an opening day 3–0 win at Old Trafford. She scored her first two goals for the club on 13 October, against Tottenham Hotspur in a 3-0 WSL win. Both goals were assisted by fellow Norway international Celin Bizet.
On 27 August 2025, Terland scored her first professional hat-trick in a 4–0 UEFA Champions League qualification win against PSV Eindhoven. A month later, on 18 September, she netted another hat-trick in a 3–0 victory against her former club Brann, securing her club's first ever qualification to the Champions League league phase by winning 3–1 on aggregate.
International career Terland has played matches for several Norway youth nation teams, including U15, U16, U17 and U19. In her first match with the U15-team against Sweden in 2015, she had two assists. In 2019, she was part of the team that took part in the UEFA Under-19 championship in Scotland.
In October 2019, Terland was called up to the Norway national team for the first time. She made her debut for the Norway national team on 8 April 2021, coming on as a substitute for Amalie Eikeland against Belgium. Terland was part of the Norway national team during the Euro 2022.
In the first game after the European Championship, the crucial game to win the group in qualifying for the 2023 World Cup against Belgium, she was in the starting XI and won 1–0 with her team, which meant that the Norwegians qualified for the World Cup.
On 16 June 2025, Terland was called up to the Norway squad for the UEFA Euro 2025.
Career statistics Club .
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBryne20163.Division30———30Klepp2017Toppserien17221——1932018Toppserien21641——2572019Toppserien10700——1072020Toppserien17510——185Total65207200007222Brann2021Toppserien18551——2362022Toppserien141010——1510Total32156100003816Brighton & Hove Albion2022–23Women's Super League1773021—2282023–24Women's Super League22133131—2815Total39206152005023Manchester United2024–25Women's Super League20104131—27122025–26Women's Super League18620319832152026–27Women's Super League510021—72Total43176183986629Career total182722551359822990
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsNorway202110520221112023712024722025121202630Total5010
Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Terland goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Elisabeth TerlandNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition116 September 2021 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway 10–0 10–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification2 26 October 2021 3–0 4–03 25 November 2021 Arena Kombëtare, Tirana, Albania 7–0 7–0430 November 2021 Yerevan Football Academy Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia 1–0 10–052–0623 February 2022 Estádio Algarve, Algarve, Portugal 1–0 2–0 2022 Algarve Cup726 February 2023 Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, Barcelos, Portugal 2–2 2–3 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League827 February 2024 Viking Stadion, Stavanger, Norway1–0 5–0 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League play-offs95 April 2024 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway4–0 4–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualification1025 February 2025Viking Stadion, Stavanger, Norway1–02–1 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League
Honours Brann Toppserien: 2021
Manchester United Women's FA Cup runner-up: 2024–25 Women's League Cup runner-up: 2025–26
Individual Brighton & Hove Albion Player of the Season: 2023-24
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