Elise Krieghoff (born November 18, 1993) is an American former professional

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for the Boston Breakers in the

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College career

Krieghoff attended Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, ultimately inducted into the university's Hall of Fame in 2022. While with Cal Poly, Krieghoff was invited to train at a USWNT U-23 camp in 2014. Krieghoff's collegiate career also included making ESPN's "

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" Top 10 after scoring a goal which ranked No. 3 for the day of October 19, 2014.

Professional career

Krieghoff signed with Boston in April 2016, and scored a goal in the 76th minute for the Breakers at Houston on September 11, 2016. She signed with

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in December 2016. Krieghoff scored a 46th-minute goal for the club during a match featuring a record crowd of 3,541 in 2017 for a 2-0 win over Kolbotn.

References

1993 births Living people American women's soccer players Cal Poly Mustangs women's soccer players Boston Breakers players National Women's Soccer League players Soccer players from California Vålerenga Fotball Damer players Women's association football forwards American expatriate women's soccer players Expatriate women's footballers in Norway American expatriate sportspeople in Norway {{US-women-footy-bio-stub