Katie Bethke
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Katelyn Bethke | ||
| 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) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010–2011 | United States U23 | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:44, 16 February 2016 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:05, May 10, 2012 (UTC) | |||
Katie 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.[1] On July 24, 2011, Bethke signed a deal with Norwegian Toppserien club Arna-Bjørnar.[2]
On January 19, 2012, Bethke joined German Bundesliga side Bayer 04 Leverkusen where she played 7 of the remaining season matches.[3]
Bethke signed a contract with Avaldsnes IL in the Toppserien in January 2013.[4]
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.[5]
International career
Bethke was part of the United States U23 squad for the 2011 Four Nations Tournament.[6]
Illinois Intermural Career
Currently playing for Learned Foot at the University of Illinois.
References
- ^ 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 the Swedish Football Association (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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- American expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Expatriate women's footballers in Norway
- Mallbackens IF players
- Eskilstuna United DFF players
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