Katlynn Loretta Fraine (born December 3, 1987) is an American

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who plays for Swedish

Damallsvenskan The Damallsvenskan, Swedish for ''ladies all-Swedish'' and also known as OBOS Damallsvenskan for sponsorship reasons, is the highest division of women's football in Sweden. It is also referred to as the women's Allsvenskan. The term Allsvenskan ...

club

Eskilstuna United Eskilstuna United DFF is a Association football, football club from Eskilstuna, in Södermanland County, Sweden. The club was established in 2002 and was promoted into the Women's Premier Division (Damallsvenskan) for the first time in 2014. The ...

. Fraine graduated from

University of Florida The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida, traces its origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its ...

and spent the 2011 season with Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) club Atlanta Beat. She moved to Sweden in 2012 and played successfully for

Mallbackens IF Mallbackens IF is a football club from Mallbacken, 15 kilometres north of Sunne in Värmland, Sweden. The club was established in 1942 and played in the Women's premier division (Damallsvenskan) for the first time in 1986. They currently play in ...

and

Linköpings FC Linköpings Fotboll Club is an association football club from Linköping, Sweden. The club was established in 2003 when Kenty DFF women's football club decided to merge with the premier division ice hockey club Linköpings HC under the new name L ...

before joining Vittsjö in December 2015.

Playing career

Club

Tampa Bay Hellenic, 2008

She made eight appearances for newly-formed USL W-League club Tampa Bay Hellenic in the 2008 season.

Atlanta Beat, 2011

Fraine was drafted by the

Washington Freedom Washington Freedom was an American professional soccer club based in the Washington, D.C., suburb of Germantown, Maryland, that participated in Women's Professional Soccer. The Freedom was founded in 2001 as a member of the defunct Women's Uni ...

during the fourth round of the

2011 WPS Draft The 2011 WPS College Draft took place on January 14, 2011. It was the third college draft held by Women's Professional Soccer to assign the WPS rights of college players to the American-based teams. FormatmagicJack (WPS) and move to Florida, Fraine was later picked up by the Atlanta Beat but did not make an appearance for the club, although she was on the roster throughout the 2011 season.

Damallsvenskan: 2012–present

After the WPS folded in early 2012, Fraine signed with Swedish club

and helped the team get promoted to the

for the 2013 season. During her debut season with the club in the second-division league Söderettan, Fraine made 23 appearances (all starts) and helped the club finish first in the league with a record. After defeating Sirius in the promotions playoffs, Mallbackens was promoted to top-division league, Damallsvenskan. During the 2013 season, Fraine made 22 appearances for the club. They finished in 11th place with a record. Fraine signed with Damallsvenskan club

Linköping FC Linköping () is a city in southern Sweden, with around 105,000 inhabitants as of 2021. It is the seat of Linköping Municipality and the capital of Östergötland County. Linköping is also the episcopal see of the Diocese of Linköping (Church ...

for the 2014 season and made 19 appearances for the club for total of 1687 minutes. They finished in fourth place during the regular season with record. She returned to Linköping for the 2015 season and helped the team finish in fourth place with a record. In December 2015, it was announced that Fraine had signed with

Vittsjö GIK Vittsjö Gymnastik- och Idrottsklubb is a football club from Vittsjö, Sweden. They play in the highest level of women's soccer leagues in Sweden, the Damallsvenskan The Damallsvenskan, Swedish for ''ladies all-Swedish'' and also known as OB ...

for the 2016 season. She moved to Norwegian

Toppserien The Toppserien is the top level of women's association football in Norway. It was founded in 1984. History Women's league football was introduced on a county basis in 1977. These leagues acted as qualification for the regional (South) league in 1 ...

team

Avaldsnes IL Avaldsnes Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Avaldsnes, Karmøy, Rogaland. It was founded on 16 June 1937. The club has sections for football and handball. Women's football The women's team began play in 1989, winning the 1st Division of ...

for 2017, before returning to the Damallsvenskan with

Växjö DFF Växjö DFF is a Association football, football club from Växjö, in Kronoberg County, Sweden. The club was established in 2014 and was promoted into the Women's Premier Division (Damallsvenskan) for the first time in 2017. The club play their ...

a year later.

International

Fraine was called into a

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training camp in summer 2010. She remains eligible for the Republic of Ireland women's national football team due to her

Irish American , image = Irish ancestry in the USA 2018; Where Irish eyes are Smiling.png , image_caption = Irish Americans, % of population by state , caption = Notable Irish Americans , population = 36,115,472 (10.9%) alone ...

heritage.

References

External links

Katie Fraine profile
at

Florida Gators player profile
* * 1987 births Living people Florida Gators women's soccer players Atlanta Beat (WPS) players American women's soccer players Women's association football goalkeepers American expatriate women's soccer players Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden Damallsvenskan players Mallbackens IF players Linköpings FC players Vittsjö GIK players American expatriate sportspeople in Sweden University of Florida alumni Växjö DFF players Avaldsnes IL players Toppserien players American expatriate sportspeople in Norway Expatriate women's footballers in Norway Tampa Bay Hellenic players USL W-League (1995–2015) players {{US-women-footy-bio-stub