Andrine Tomter (born 5 February 1995) is a Norwegian

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defender who plays for Inter Milan and the Norway national team.

Club career

Tomter began playing in the boys' teams at her local club Drøbak-Frogn, then joined Kolbotn aged 13. She progressed into Kolbotn's

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team before signing a three-year contract with

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in December 2015. In August 2017, she signed a year contract with Dutch Eredivisie club FC Twente. In August 2018 she went back to Norway and

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International career

Tomter won 39 caps for Norway from under-15 to under-19 level. She made her senior debut in January 2014, a 2–1

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win over Spain at

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. A serious knee injury meant Tomter could not play at the

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, but she returned to the national team for the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying series.

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* 1995 births Living people People from Frogn Footballers from Viken (county) Norwegian women's footballers Norway women's youth international footballers Norway women's international footballers Toppserien players Eredivisie (women) players Kolbotn Fotball players Avaldsnes IL players FC Twente (women) players Vålerenga Fotball Damer players Women's association football defenders Norwegian expatriate women's footballers Expatriate women's footballers in the Netherlands Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands {{Norway-women-footy-bio-stub