Katie Bethke
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Katelyn O'Hern Bethke[1] | ||
| Date of birth | September 3, 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2010 | Minnesota Golden Gophers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008 | Boston Renegades | ||
| 2009–2010 | Ottawa Fury | ||
| 2011 | Atlanta Beat | 4 | (0) |
| 2011 | Arna-Bjørnar | 12 | (6) |
| 2012 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 7 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Avaldsnes IL | 33 | (5) |
| 2014 | IK Grand Bodø | 10 | (1) |
| 2015 | Mallbackens IF | 7 | (0) |
| 2015 | Eskilstuna United DFF | 5 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010–2011 | United States U23 | 5 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:44, 16 February 2016 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:05, May 10, 2012 (UTC) | |||
Katelyn O'Hern Bethke (born September 3, 1988) is a retired American soccer player who last represented Swedish Damallsvenskan club Eskilstuna United DFF, having previously played for Mallbackens IF.
Club career[]
Bethke played for Atlanta Beat in the WPS in 2011.[2] On July 24, 2011, Bethke signed a deal with Norwegian Toppserien club Arna-Bjørnar.[3]
On January 19, 2012, Bethke joined German Bundesliga side Bayer 04 Leverkusen where she played 7 of the remaining season matches.[4]
Bethke signed a contract with Avaldsnes IL in the Toppserien in January 2013.[5]
For the 2015 season she moved to Sweden and played in the Damallsvenskan, firstly for Mallbackens IF and in July she signed with Eskilstuna United DFF. On 1 September 2015, it was announced by Eskilstuna United that Bethke requested the termination of her contract, as she decided to retired from football.[6]
International career[]
Bethke was part of the United States U23 squad for the 2011 Four Nations Tournament.[7]
Illinois Intramural Career[]
Currently playing for Learned Foot at the University of Illinois.
References[]
- ^ Katie Bethke at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ Profile at soccerway.com
- ^ "Former Gopher Katie Bethke Joins Norwegian Club Arna-Bjørnar". insidemnsoccer.com. July 24, 2011. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
- ^ "Leverkusen holt US-Verstärkung" (in German). womensoccer.de. January 19, 2012. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
- ^ "Spillere" (in Norwegian). fotball.no. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
- ^ "Katie Bethke leaves United". Eskilstuna United (in Swedish). Retrieved February 16, 2016.
- ^ "U.S. U-23 WNT Defeats Sweden 4-2 at La Manga Tournament". ussoccer.com. February 25, 2011. Archived from the original on May 9, 2012. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
External links[]
- Katie Bethke at SvFF (in Swedish) (archived)
- Katie Bethke at DFB (in German)
- Katie Bethke at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Katie Bethke at WorldFootball.net
- Katie Bethke at Soccerway
- Katie Bethke on Twitter
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