Maren Nævdal Mjelde (born 6 November 1989) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Women's Super League club Everton and captains the Norway national team.

She made her debut in the Toppserien in 2006 at the age of 16 and played a total of 155 league games until 2012, in which she scored 49 goals.

The club finished the 2012 Toppserien league in third place, earning the bronze medal that year.

[2] She played all the club's matches as captain in the latter part of the season, when they reached the runner-up position in the German Cup and League competitions.

[5] On 16 November 2019, Mjelde scored the only goal in Chelsea's historic win versus Manchester United, the first game ever played between these two women's teams in the Super League.

[7] On 30 March 2023, Chelsea played the second leg in the quarter finals of the Champions League against Lyon, last year’s winner.

During and after the match, Mjelde’s performance was praised by several, including the DAZN commentator, Emma Hayes, and Ian Wright.

She was selected for 2009 Algarve Cup and then the UEFA Euro 2009, where she made five appearances and reached the semi-finals with her team.

In the tournament she played at right-back for the first time ever, and captained the team in their match in group B when Norway beat Germany 1–0 on 17 July.

Norway lost the final 0–1 to Germany, and Mjelde was included in UEFA's Squad of the Tournament.

[16] She scored the equalizer against Germany in a 1–1 draw in the group stage and played in Norway's second round defeat by England.

[17] At the start of qualifying for the 2017 European Championships, she was appointed captain of the team by new national coach Roger Finjord.