Norway has produced an impressive amount of footballing talent in the last decade, and the world has been forced to take notice.
On the women’s side, the likes of Ada Hegerberg christened the first Ballon dOr Féminin with a Norway triumph.
Additionally, players such as Guro Reiten and Maren Mjelde have helped to elevate Chelsea Women into title contention.
Those names might be fairly well known, but Norway has also provided another elite player worth analysis.
During summer 2019, in the land of Catalonia, FC Barcelona Femení signed a 24-year-old right-winger from VFL Wolfsburg by the name of Caroline Graham Hansen.
Through tactical analysis, we can see that she has made an immediate impact with the Catalonia giants.
In the following Caroline Graham Hansen scout report, we will see exactly why the 24-year-old Norwegian can be considered one of the top players on the planet and how she helps add another dangerous weapon in FC Barcelona’s attacking tactics.
Caroline Graham Hansen Background
Born in Oslo, Norway, Hansen estimates that she has played football for two to three hours on most days of her life.
This amount of time with the ball, combined with a deeply competitive drive, has created a fearsome attacker.
Hansen has played right wing for most of her career and can be seen as a 1v1 artist.
She joined Stabæk Fotball (just west of Oslo) at the age of 15.
During this time, it was widely noted that she would often train with the men’s youth teams in addition to training on the women’s side.
From there, she developed into a player who began to create an international impact.
Caroline Graham Hansen Heat Map
Having played with Norway national youth teams since 2009, Hansen made her debut with the senior team against Belgium in 2011 at the age of seventeen.
Within two years, she was an impact player in the Norway squad that progressed to the 2013 Euro final (losing to Germany).
In 2014,
