Katie Bethke

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.

Katie Bethke
Personal information
Full name Katelyn Bethke
Date of birth (1988-09-03) 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)
* 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)

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
  1. Profile at soccerway.com
  2. "Former Gopher Katie Bethke Joins Norwegian Club Arna-Bjørnar". insidemnsoccer.com. July 24, 2011. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
  3. "Leverkusen holt US-Verstärkung" (in German). womensoccer.de. January 19, 2012. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
  4. "Spillere" (in Norwegian). fotball.no. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
  5. "Katie Bethke leaves United". Eskilstuna United (in Swedish). Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  6. "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.


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