Background
Herlovsen is the daughter of former football player Kai Erik Herlovsen and was born in Germany during his spell at Borussia Mönchengladbach.
Herlovsen is the daughter of former football player Kai Erik Herlovsen and was born in Germany during his spell at Borussia Mönchengladbach.
She plays as a midfielder and a striker. She is a Norwegian women"s international having made her debut at the age of 16. Herlovsen was the youngest player at Union of European Football Associations Women"s Euro 2005 and became the youngest goal-scorer in the tournament"s history on 9 June 2005 when she scored a goal in a 1–1 draw against France.
Herlovsen began her career at Kolbotn Illinois. She made her debut with the club in 2004 and played for five seasons winning two league titles in 2005 and 2006 and winning the women"s national cup in 2007.
Herlovsen had her first appearance for the Norwegian national team at the age of 16. In her first major tournament, Herlovsen was the youngest player at the competition.
She scored two goals. One against France in the group stage and another against Sweden in the semi-finals.
Following the tournament, Herlovsen drew interest from the women"s section of English club Arsenal.
The two sides met for negotiations, but were unable to reach an agreement. At the 2007 Fédération internationale de football association Women"s World Cup in China, Herlovsen scored one goal in the group stage against Ghana. In the quarter-finals she scored the game-winning goal in Norway"s 1–0 victory over the hosts, thus eliminating China from the tournament, in front of 50,000 spectators.
In the semi-finals, Norway again lost to Germany.
Later that year, Herlovsen scored for her club Kolbotn in the 2007 edition of the women"s Norwegian Cup. The players received their championship medals from the King of Norway.
On 9 June 2008, Herlovsen was named to the national team squad to play in the women"s tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics. In August 2009 Herlovsen was selected for the Norway team that had qualified for the Union of European Football Associations Women"s Euro 2009 in Finland.
Norway beat Sweden unexpectedly in the quarter finals only to lose to the champions Germany in the semifinal in which Herlovsen scored Norway"s only goal.
On 28 October 2009, Herlovsen"s parent club Kolbotn announced that the player, alongside club and national team teammate Christine Colombo Nilsen, would be joining Olympique Lyonnais of the Division 1 Féminine. She made her debut for the club on 8 November 2009 coming on as a substitute in a 6–1 victory over Juvisy. Herlovsen scored her first goal for the club on 7 March 2010 scoring a brace in a 9–0 victory over Muret in the Challenge de France.
She later featured in the final match of the Union of European Football Associations Women"s Champions League in 2010.