Elise Thorsnes

Thorsnes was born in Leikanger Municipality. She made her debut for the former elite team Kaupanger, and stayed there until her debut for Arna-Bjørnar in 2006. Thorsnes made her debut at the same time as Erika Skarbø, Madeleine Giske and Trude Johannessen. Arna-Bjørnar finished in 5th place in 2006. Thorsnes was the top scorer in the Toppserien with 19 goals, and was named Young Player of the Year, and was named to the 2006 Toppserien Team of the Year. The 2007 season was less successful for Thorsnes as she only scored 6 goals and Arna-Bjørnar finished in 4th place. In the 2008 season Thorsnes scored 14 goals in the Toppserien, she also scored 11 cup goals in 10 cup games. She helped Arna-Bjørnar to a 5th-place finish and scored against all the top teams (apart from Røa). On 12 December, Thorsnes revealed that she would be signing with Røa. Thorsnes won two championships in her first three seasons in Røa. In 2011, she was the Toppserien's Golden Boot for the second time with 27 goals, a personal record. Following the 2012 season, Thorsnes signed with Stabæk. In the 2013 season Thorsnes won the Golden Boot for the third time, scoring 19 goals. Stabæk finished in first place in the Toppserien and won the Norwegian Cup. After two seasons with Stabæk, Thorsnes joined Avaldsnes where she would play for three seasons. In 2017 Thorsnes became the all-time leading goal scorer in the Toppserien. In October 2017, Thorsnes joined Canberra United for the 2017–18 W-League season,…

In 2006 Thorsnes made her debut for Norway Women's National Team, but she was not included in the squad for the 2007 Women's World Cup. Thorsnes scored her first goal for Norway against Italy at the 2008 Algarve Cup. In 2008 Thorsnes was named to the Norwegian Team for the Beijing Olympics, she appeared in three matches. Norway lost to Brazil in the Quarter-finals. She scored her second international goal in the Quarter-finals of the 2009 European Championships, helping Norway defeat Sweden 3–1. Thorsnes participated in the 2011 World Cup. She appeared in all three group games for Norway, and scored a goal in Norway's final game, a 2–1 loss to Australia. Norway finished third in their group and did not advance to the knockout round. At the 2013 European Championships Thorsnes appeared in every game for Norway as they advanced all the way to the Championship game, where they lost to Germany 1–0. Thorsnes appeared in her second World Cup in 2015. She played in all four games for Norway, who were eliminated in the Round of 16 by England. Norway had a very disappointing European Championship in 2017, as they lost all three group games and failed to score a goal. Thorsnes started two games. Thorsnes appeared in six games for Norway in the 2019 World Cup Qualification, scoring one goal. Norway won their qualifying group and qualified for the 2019 World Cup.

As of 17 November 2025

Club

Røa Toppserien: 2009, 2011 Norwegian Cup: 2009, 2010 Stabæk Toppserien: 2013 Norwegian Cup: 2013 LSK Kvinner Toppserien: 2019 Norwegian Cup: 2019 Avaldsnes Norwegian Cup: 2017 Vålerenga Toppserien: 2023, 2024 Norwegian Cup: 2021, 2024

Individual

Toppserien Golden Boot: 2006 (19 goals), 2011 (27 goals), 2013 (19 goals)