Youth Hegerberg was born in
Molde, but grew up in
Sunndalsøra where she played for
Sunndal Fotball along with her older sister
Andrine. In 2007, their family moved to
Kolbotn, where the sisters later joined
Kolbotn IL.
Kolbotn She made her debut for Kolbotn in 2010. On 6 August 2011, she scored three goals in seven minutes as
Røa were beaten 4–1, with Andrine scoring the last goal. Aged 16, this made her the youngest player ever to have scored a
hat-trick in
Toppserien. While still 16 years old, she finished as
Kolbotn's top scorer in the
2011 Toppserien season
Stabæk Ahead of the 2012 season, both Hegerberg sisters joined
Stabæk. During a match against
Fart in May 2012, she scored five goals during the first half of Stabæk's 8–2 win. At this stage the sisters were considered to be two of the biggest talents in Norwegian women's football, and Ada won the
Statoil "Talent of the Month" award for the second time in May 2012. She became top goalscorer in the
2012 Toppserien with 25 goals in 18 matches. Stabæk's 4–0 final victory over Røa saw Hegerberg score a hat-trick.
Turbine Potsdam In 2013, she and her sister signed contracts with the German side
1. FFC Turbine Potsdam until 30 June 2014, where they became teammates of their countrywoman
Maren Mjelde. Hegerberg scored in her
Bundesliga debut when
SC Freiburg was beaten 3–1. In their first season in Germany, the Hegerbergs and Turbine finished second in both the
2012–13 Bundesliga and the
2012–13 DFB-Pokal.
Lyon In the summer of 2014, she transferred to
Lyon. Hegerberg had a very successful first season in France. She scored 26 goals in 22 league games, leading Lyon to a ninth consecutive
Division 1 Féminine title. In the
Coupe de France Féminine Final, Hegerberg scored the tying goal in the 47th minute, eventually culminating in a 2–1 victory over Montpellier.
2015–16 season Hegerberg returned to Lyon for the 2015–16 campaign. On 27 September, she scored a hat-trick in Lyon's 5–0 victory against rival PSG. Hegerberg became the first player to score a hat-trick against PSG since Julie Morel in October 2008. In November, Hegerberg reached an agreement on a contract extension to stay with the club through the 2019 season. Lyon retained the league title for the tenth time in a row on 8 May 2016. Hegerberg finishing the season as the top scorer of the league with 33 goals in 21 appearances. One week later, Hegerberg secured the
Coupe de France with Lyon. In
UEFA Women's Champions League action, Lyon went on to win the competition behind Hegerberg's 13 goals in 9 matches, to complete a
treble. '''Ballon d'Or''' On 3 December 2018, Hegerberg became the first ever winner of the
Ballon d'Or Féminin. There was controversy during the ceremony, however, as the host, DJ
Martin Solveig, asked Hegerberg upon receiving the award if she wanted to dance in celebration and "knew how to
twerk", who in turn responded "no". His comments were criticized as sexist in the media; he later apologized for his remark. Regarding the incident, Hegerberg later commented: "He came to me afterwards and was really sad that it went that way. I didn’t really consider it sexual harassment or anything in the moment. I was just happy to do the dance and win the Ballon d’Or." Concerning her award, she also added: "It’s incredible. This is a great motivation to continue working hard and we will continue to work together to win more titles. I wanted to end with some words for young girls around the world: believe in yourselves." In a later interview, she said, "I know the importance of having role models to look up at," and called the decision of
France Football to have a Ballon d'Or for women "a huge step forward".
2018–19 season Head to head with
Paris Saint-Germain all season long, Lyon crushed their rivals 5–0 on 13 April 2019, with a goal and an assist for Hegerberg, a major individual performance. Lyon secured the title ten days later. After scoring the only goal of the
Coupe de France semi-final against
Grenoble Foot 38, Hegerberg was involved in two of the three goals in the final against
Lille OSC, winning yet another competition. in the
2019 UEFA Champions League FinalOn 18 May 2019, Hegerberg delivered a Player of the Match performance in the
2019 UEFA Women's Champions League Final. With a hat-trick in just 16 minutes, she became the first player to score three goals in a
UWCL final. Lyon completed the treble against
Barcelona with a 4–1 victory, winning a fourth
UWCL trophy in a row, a unique performance in modern football. By the end of the season, Hegerberg had won 13 out of 15 trophies possible in her stay with Lyon.
Injury On 30 October 2019, she became the
UEFA Women's Champions League all-time top scorer, after scoring her 53rd goal in her 50th appearance. Hegerberg sustained an injury before Lyon were due to play
Stade de Reims on 26 January 2020. It was later confirmed via an MRI scan that she had ruptured her anterior cruciate ligament. On 28 January, the club announced that she would miss at least the remainder of the season. In the wake of the COVID-19 breakthrough, the season was stopped only a few weeks after. On 18 December 2020, she signed a contract extension with Lyon keeping her at the club through June 2024. It was said in a later press release from the club that Hegerberg would not be available before the start of the 2021–22 season.
Comeback On 5 October 2021, Hegerberg made her Lyon comeback after 21 months on the sideline, playing the final 12 minutes in Lyon's 3–0 win over
BK Häcken in the opening match of the
UEFA Champions League group stage. She scored her first goals post-injury on 14 November 2021, with a brace against arch-rival Paris Saint-Germain, in one of the biggest games in
women's football. In April 2022, she was instrumental in the qualification of her team to the
final of the Champions League, being credited with an assist in a 3–2 victory at home against Paris Saint-Germain, and scoring the opening goal in a 2–1 win away, in a national record 43,000 fans at the
Parc des Princes. In the final, she scored a goal and had an assist in a 3–1 win over Barcelona, to win her sixth title in the competition. On 17 April 2024, Hegerberg extended her contract with Lyon until the summer of 2027. ==International career==