Maren Mjelde
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Maren Nævdal Mjelde | ||
| Date of birth | 6 November 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Bergen, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back, defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Avaldsnes IL | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–2004 | Fri IL | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2012 | Arna-Bjørnar | ||
| 2013–2014 | Turbine Potsdam | 31 | (2) |
| 2014 | Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC | 9 | (0) |
| 2015– | Avaldsnes IL | 22 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007– | Norway | 97 | (12) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:57, 3 February 2016 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:57, 3 February 2016 (UTC) | |||
Maren Nævdal Mjelde (born 6 November 1989) is a Norwegian international footballer who plays for Avaldsnes IL and the Norway national team. She previously played for Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC of the Swedish Damallsvenskan. Her elder brother, Erik Mjelde, is a footballer with Sandefjord Fotball.
Club career
Mjelde joined the Norwegian club, Arna-Bjørnar, as a 15-year-old in 2005. The club finished the 2012 Toppserien league in third place, earning the bronze medal that year. She transferred to the German club Turbine Potsdam before the 2013 season.[1] She played all the club's matches in the latter part of the season, when they reached the runner-up position in the German Cup and League competitions.
International career
In October 2007 Mjelde made her senior international debut for Norway against Russia. She was selected for UEFA Women's Euro 2009, and the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. Mjelde scored her first goal for Norway against Ukraine in a qualifying play–off for the latter competition.[2]
Mjelde was Norway's vice captain during 2011 and 2012 through the team's qualification campaign for the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 and captained the side in many matches. 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 July 17. Norway lost the final 0-1 to Germany, and Mjelde was included in UEFA's Team of the Tournament.
References
- ^ Holyman, Ian (2013-01-28). "Norway's Mjelde up for Germany". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
- ^ Patkevich, Konstantin (2010-09-11). "Mjelde earns Norway the edge". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
External links
- Maren Mjelde – FIFA competition record (archived)
- NFF profile Template:No icon
- Turbine Potsdam profile Template:De icon
- SvFF profile Template:Sv icon
- Maren Mjelde at Soccerway
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- 1989 births
- Living people
- Norwegian women's footballers
- Norway women's international footballers
- Arna-Bjørnar players
- Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC players
- Damallsvenskan players
- 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam players
- Expatriate women's footballers in Germany
- Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Sportspeople from Bergen
- Association football midfielders
- Association football central defenders
- 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Avaldsnes IL players
- Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden
- Norwegian women's football biography stubs