Ingrid Syrstad Engen (born 29 April 1998) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish Primera División club Barcelona and the Norway national team.
She previously played for Trondheims-Orn and LSK Kvinner in Norway and Wolfsburg in Germany before joining Barcelona in 2021.
[1] After moving to LSK Kvinner and helping them secure a League and Cup double, she signed for German champions VfL Wolfsburg in December 2018.
Having only sporadically played in the back line for Norway before, she quickly thrived in this new role and became a fundamental piece of Barcelona's formation there.
She scored the first goal in the 2–1 victory in the last and crucial game to win the group against European champions Netherlands.
She appeared in the first six matches of 2023 World Cup qualifying, scoring one goal and captaining the two games in November 2021.
[23] Engen's play is characterised as a possession-based, defensive-focused midfielder who operates in deeper areas of the pitch.
[24] Engen is openly lesbian, and was previously in a relationship with fellow Norway international player Marie Dølvik Markussen.