Noa Selimhodzic
Selimhodzic playing for Israel in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-10-15) 15 October 2003[1]
Place of birth Israel
Position(s) Midfielder[1]
Team information
Current team
 Turbine Potsdam
Number 21
Youth career
2011–2016 Maccabi Netanya
2014–2020 Maccabi Emek Hefer
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Youth Academy 57 (20)
2019–2021 Maccabi Emek Hefer 30 (14)
2021–2022 A.C. Milan 6 (0)
2022– Turbine Potsdam 21 (0)
International career‡
2020– Israel 23 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 December 2023

Noa Selimhodžić (Hebrew: נועה סלימהוג'יץ; born 15 October 2003) is an Israeli footballer who plays as a midfielder for German club Turbine Potsdam and the Israel women's national team.

She also holds a Bosnian citizenship.[2][3]

Early life

Her parents, Aleksandra and Damir Selimhodzic are refugees from Bosnia (then part of former Yugoslavia) who fled the Bosnian War and arrived in Israel – where Noa was born and raised; and they reside in Netanya, Israel.[4] Her older brother is Israeli footballer Adi Selimhodzic.[5]

She attended the Ruppin High School.[6]

Club career

Selimhodzic started to play in Israeli club Maccabi Netanya's boys team at the age of 8. She has played for Youth Academy and Maccabi Emek Hefer in Israel.[7]

Milan

In October 2021, Selimhodzic joined Italian club AC Milan, signing a three-year contract.[8][9] In November, she made her debut, coming on as a substitute in the 81st minute of a 1–0 victory over Empoli.[10]

Turbine Potsdam

In July 2022 Selimhodzic joined German club Turbine Potsdam.[11]

International career

Selimhodzic has been capped for the Israel national team, appearing for the senior squad during the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifiers.[12] She scored her debut goal for the senior team in February 2022, in a 2–2 friendly match against Greece.[13]

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.21 February 2022Pampeloponnisiako Stadium, Patras, Greece Greece1–12–2Friendly
2.23 June 2022Stadion Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria Bulgaria1–02–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
3.26 September 2023Tamme Stadium, Tartu, Estonia Estonia3–05–02023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Noa Selimhodzic at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "Noa Selimhodzic". Soccerdonna. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "Noa Selimhodzic". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  4. ↑ גולדפריינד, בן (3 September 2019). "בלעדי: נועה סלימהוגיץ משגעת את הקבוצות הגדולות באירופה". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  5. ↑ "ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל - Adi CLIMAOIGIZ". football.org.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  6. ↑ ""ברקו" של הנשים: כוכבת הכדורגל הבאה שלנו?". one.co.il (in Hebrew). 25 May 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  7. ↑ Noa Selimhodzic – Israel Football Association league player details
  8. ↑ "Official Statement: Noa Selimhodzic". AC Milan. 27 October 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  9. ↑ Bartel, Lior (27 October 2021). "החתמת ענק בכדורגל הנשים: נועה סלימהוג'יץ מצטרפת למילאן האיטלקית" [Massive signing in women's football: Noa Selimhodzic joins Italian Milan]. Davar (in Hebrew). Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  10. ↑ Enrile, Niccolò (9 November 2021). "Serie A Femminile. Il Milan arriva in forma al match contro il Pomigliano" [Serie A Women. Milan arrives in shape for the match against Pomigliano]. Milano Today (in Italian). Retrieved 6 December 2021. Da segnalare nel Milan l'esordio del nuovo acquisto Noa Selimhodzic. L'israeliana classe 2003 ha disputato i suoi primi minuti in maglia rossonera nel match contro l'Empoli, subentrando all'81' al posto di Lindsey Thomas. [The debut of the new signing Noa Selimhodzic should be noted in Milan. The Israeli born in 2003 played her first minutes in the Rossoneri shirt in the match against Empoli, replacing Lindsey Thomas in the 81st minute.]
  11. ↑ "Noa Selimhodzic wechselt zum 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam". turbine-potsdam.de (in German). Turbine Potsdam. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  12. ↑ "Women World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2021/2022 » Teams (Israel)". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  13. ↑ "חילצה שוויון: 2:2 דרמטי בין ישראל ליוון" [Managed a draw: A dramatic 2:2 between Israel and Greece]. Sport 5 (in Hebrew). 21 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
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