Celin Bizet

Celin Bizet Ildhusøy

Personal information
Full name	Celin Bizet Ildhusøy
Date of birth	(2001-10-24) 24 October 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Frogner i Sørum, Norway
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Manchester United
Number	15
Youth career
	Frogner
	Skedsmo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016	Skedsmo	9	(7)
2017–2021	Vålerenga	69	(8)
2017–2019	→ Vålerenga II	25	(18)
2019	→ Grei (loan)	3	(2)
2021–2022	Paris Saint-Germain	6	(0)
2022–2024	Tottenham Hotspur	42	(6)
2024–	Manchester United	10	(1)
International career^‡
2017	Norway U16	9	(6)
2018	Norway U17	7	(1)
2018–2020	Norway U19	24	(14)
2021–2023	Norway U23	5	(2)
2021–	Norway	25	(7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 December 2024

Celin Bizet Ildhusøy (born 24 October 2001) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Manchester United and the Norway national team.

Career

Hailing from Frogner i Sørum,^[1] Bizet made her senior debut for Skedsmo on the third tier in 2016. Ahead of the 2017 season she transferred to Vålerenga, where she made her Toppserien debut against Avaldsnes in April 2017. She scored her first goal in May 2018 against Grand Bodø. In 2019 she was briefly on loan at Grei.^[2] With Vålerenga she was a losing cup finalist in 2017 and 2019, before winning the double in 2020.^[3]

After a good 2020 season, there were several speculations about a transfer abroad, but Bizet penned a new contract with Vålerenga in January 2021.^[4] She was also called up to national team training camp in the autumn of 2020.^[1]

In July 2021, Bizet signed for Paris Saint-Germain in the top flight of French football.^[5]

On 10 August 2022, Paris Saint-Germain transferred Bizet to Tottenham Hotspur in the top flight of English football, where she signed a contract until 2025.^[6]

On 4 September 2024, Bizet signed for Manchester United on a three-year deal.^[7] She made her debut on 21 September, as a 66th-minute substitute in an opening day 3–0 win at Old Trafford.^[8]

Personal life

Bizet is the daughter of a former Norwegian footballer, Kjell Gunnar Ildhusøy and a Cuban mother.^[1][9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 December 2024^[10][11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Continental[c]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Skedsmo	2016	2. divisjon	9	7	—		—		—		9	7
Vålerenga 2	2017	2. divisjon	13	8	—		—		—		13	8
	2018	2. divisjon	5	4	—		—		—		5	4
	2019	2. divisjon	7	6	—		—		—		7	6
	Total		25	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	18
Vålerenga	2017	Toppserien	6	0	4	0	—		—		10	0
	2018	Toppserien	17	1	3	2	—		—		20	3
	2019	Toppserien	19	2	5	1	—		—		24	3
	2020	Toppserien	18	2	3	0	—		3	0	24	2
	2021	Toppserien	9	3	0	0	—		—		9	3
	Total		69	8	15	3	0	0	3	0	87	11
Grei (loan)	2019	1. divisjon	3	2	0	0	—		—		3	2
Paris Saint-Germain	2021–22	D1 Féminine	6	0	0	0	—		2	0	8	0
Tottenham Hotspur	2022–23	Women's Super League	22	2	2	0	3	0	—		27	2
	2023–24	Women's Super League	20	4	5	0	4	0	—		29	4
	Total		42	6	7	0	7	0	0	0	56	6
Manchester United	2024–25	Women's Super League	10	1	0	0	2	0	—		12	1
Career total			164	42	22	3	9	0	5	0	200	45

1. Includes Norwegian Women's Cup, Coupe de France féminine, Women's FA Cup
2. Includes FA WSL Cup
3. Includes UEFA Women's Champions League

International

As of match played 3 December 2024^[12]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Norway	2021	1	1
	2022	10	4
	2023	4	0
	2024	10	2
Total		25	7

Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bizet goal.

List of international goals scored by Celin Bizet

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	30 November 2021	Yerevan Football Academy Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia	Armenia	9–0	10–0	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2	20 February 2022	Estádio Algarve, Loulé, Portugal	Italy	1–2	1–2	2022 Algarve Cup
3	23 February 2022		Portugal	2–0	2–0
4	7 April 2022	Sandefjord Arena, Sandefjord, Norway	Kosovo	5–1	5–1	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
5	7 October 2022	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway	Brazil	1–2	1–4	Friendly
6	23 February 2024	Opus Arena, Osijek, Croatia	Croatia	3–0	3–0	2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League play-offs
7	5 April 2024	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway	Finland	1–0	4–0	UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying

Honours

Vålerenga

• Toppserien: 2020
• Norwegian Women's Cup: 2020

Paris Saint-Germain

• Coupe de France féminine: 2021–22^[13]

References

1. Fjellvang, Fredrik (5 January 2021). "Stortalentet (19) gjør helomvending – blir i VIF" (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
2. Celin Bizet at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
3. Celin Bizet at Soccerway
4. Boger, Christian (7 January 2021). "Stortalentet Celin Bizet Ildhusøy (19) legger proffplanene på hylla foreløpig". Vårt Oslo (in Norwegian). Retrieved 16 July 2021.
5. VAVEL.com (18 July 2021). "French champions continue to push on with Bizet addition". VAVEL. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
6. "Celin Bizet Ildhusøy arrives from PSG" (Press release). Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 10 August 2022. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
7. Sanders, Emma (4 September 2024). "Man Utd sign forward Bizet from Tottenham for £60k". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 3 September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
8. "United Women 3 West Ham 0". www.manutd.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
9. Baardsen, Joachim (31 July 2020). "VIF-Celin (18) vil bli verdens beste". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 16 July 2021.
10. "Norway - C. Bizet Ildhusøy - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
11. "Celin Bizet Ildhusøy - Kampstatistikk".
12. "Celin Bizet Ildhusøy - Kampstatistikk".
13. "Coupe de France féminine : les Parisiennes sans pitié pour Yzeure". 15 May 2022. Archived from the original on 15 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.