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Lene Mykjåland
Personal information
Full name Lene Mykjåland[1]
Date of birth (1987-02-20) 20 February 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Kristiansand, Norway
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker or midfielder
Youth career
Randesund IL
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2005 Amazon Grimstad
2005–2010 Røa 78 (57)
2010 Washington Freedom 19 (4)
2011–2012 Røa 37 (23)
2013–2016 LSK Kvinner 66 (33)
International career‡
2002 Norway U17 6 (4)
2002–2006 Norway U19 22 (5)
2005–2006 Norway U21 7 (1)
2007 Norway U23 2 (1)
2007– Norway 91 (14)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Norway
UEFA Women's Championship
Silver medal – second place 2013 Sweden Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 November 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:09, 15 July 2016 (UTC)

Lene Mykjåland (born 20 February 1987) is a Norwegian footballer who played for LSK Kvinner and the Norway women's national team, having made her debut for the senior team on 7 March 2007, in a 1–2 loss against Germany.[1][3]

Career

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Mykjåland started her career in Randesund IL, a district club in Kristiansand. In 2003, Mykjåland played with Amazon Grimstad and played there until she went on to Røa in September 2005.[4] Mykjåland was Røa's top scorer in 2007 with 11 goals.

Mykjåland quickly became one of the league's top talents, and has also managed to establish herself on the Norwegian National senior squad, having been called up to both the 2007 Women's World Cup as well as the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, China.

On 21 October 2008 Mykjåland and four other Røa players – Marie Knutsen, Guro Knutsen, Marit Fiane Christensen and Siri Nordby – made headlines when they announced in a press release that they would not be returning to the national team due to issues the five had with the national team leadership.[5] While the press statement never mentioned coach Bjarne Berntsen's name, it was assumed that he was instrumental in their decision to retire from the team. The retirement, which came off in many newspapers as a boycott, created widespread media attention. When Eli Landsem took over the national team after the 2009 European Championship, they ended their boycott and made themselves available again for the national team.[6] On 15 January 2010, Mykjåland played her first game for Norway since the boycott in a 1–1 draw against England.[1] In 2011, Mykjåland was included in the squad that was going to play in the 2011 Women's World Cup.[7]

The Washington Freedom of Women's Professional Soccer announced on 23 December 2009, that they had signed Mykjåland,[8] and she joined the team on 1 April 2010. After one season in America, she returned to Norway and signed a two-year contract with former team Røa.[9]

Career statistics

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Statistics accurate as of match played 30 October 2016

Club Season Division League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2010 Washington Freedom WPS 19 4 0 0 19 4
2011 Røa Toppserien 22 10 2 0 24 10
2012 15 13 3 1 18 14
2013 LSK Kvinner 9 4 0 0 9 4
2014 21 11 2 2 23 13
2015 17 11 4 2 21 13
2016 19 7 4 4 23 11
Career Total 122 60 15 9 137 69

International goals

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 3 May 2008 Sør Arena, Kristiansand, Norway  Israel 4–0 7–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying
2. 21 June 2008 Ertl Glas, Amstetten, Austria  Austria 1–0 4–0
3. 3–0
4. 4–0
5. 25 June 2008 City Stadium, Kutno, Poland  Poland 2–0 3–0
6. 20 June 2012 Sarpsborg Stadion, Sarpsborg, Norway  Northern Ireland 1–0 2–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
7. 10 April 2016 Vorwärts Stadium, Steyr, Austria  Austria 1–0 1–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying

Honours

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Club

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Røa
LSK Kvinner

Individual

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Lene Mykjåland at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian) Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ 2015 World Cup
  3. ^ "Profile". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 1 July 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Lene Mykjåland joins Røa" (in Norwegian). Bt.no. 14 December 2009. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  5. ^ "Five Røa players rejects Norway" (in Norwegian). Adressa.no. 21 October 2008. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  6. ^ "Røa players again available for selection" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten.no. 11 September 2009. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  7. ^ "The norwegian World Cup squad" (PDF). NFF (Fotball.no). 24 June 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  8. ^ "Mykjåland signs for Freedom". Womensprosoccer.com. 23 December 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2011.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "Mykjåland re-signs for Røa" (in Norwegian). Bt.no. 1 November 2010. Archived from the original on 5 November 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
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