Katelyn O'Hern Bethke (born September 3, 1988) is a retired

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, having previously played for

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Club career

Bethke played for Atlanta Beat in the WPS in 2011. On July 24, 2011, Bethke signed a deal with

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. On January 19, 2012, Bethke joined

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side Bayer 04 Leverkusen where she played 7 of the remaining season matches. Bethke signed a contract with Avaldsnes IL in the

in January 2013. For the 2015 season she moved to Sweden and played in the

, firstly for

and in July she signed with

. 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.

International career

Bethke was part of the United States U23 squad for the 2011 Four Nations Tournament.

Illinois Intramural Career

Currently playing for Learned Foot at the University of Illinois.

References

External links

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