Cathrine Dyngvold (born 17 April 1989) is a Norwegian

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Early life

Born and raised in

Kristiansand Kristiansand is a seaside resort city and municipality in Agder county, Norway. The city is the fifth-largest and the municipality the sixth-largest in Norway, with a population of around 112,000 as of January 2020, following the incorporation ...

, Dyngvold began playing football for local club, Just IL, as a youth. She began playing for Bømlo at age 12 and scored 42 goals in just over two seasons with the club. In 2003 at age 14, she captained the squad that clinched the Norway Cup scoring two goals during the final match. Starting at age 16, she played for Haugar for 1 1/2 years.

Playing career

Club

Klepp IL

Dyngvold began playing for Klepp IL in the

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, the top-level league in Norway, in 2008.

Göteborg FC

In September 2012, Dyngvold signed a two-year contract with Swedish side, Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC in the Damallsvenskan, the top division of women's soccer in Sweden. She made her debut for the club during the Svenska Supercupen (Swedish Super Cup), an annual cup played between the previous season's Damallsvenskan champion and the winners of the Svenska Cupen (Swedish Cup). Dyngvold was subbed in during the 110th minute after the match went into overtime in a 2–2 draw against Damallsvenskan champions, Tyresö FF. Göteborg won 4–2 during

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with Dyngvold scoring the deciding penalty. Dyngvold made her regular season debut for Göteborg during a 1–1 draw against Linköping FC on 17 April 2013. She scored her first goal on 13 June in a 5–1 victory over Mallbackens IF.

Honors and awards

Team

* Winner, Swedish Super Cup Women, 2013

References

External links

Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC player profile

Klepp IL player profile
* 1989 births Living people Footballers from Kristiansand Norwegian women's footballers Women's association football forwards BK Häcken FF players Damallsvenskan players Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden Norwegian expatriate women's footballers Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Klepp IL players Toppserien players {{Norway-women-footy-bio-stub