Rikke Læntver Sevecke (born 15 June 1996) is a Danish professional

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who plays as a defender for Everton in the FA WSL. In 2016, she won her first

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for the senior Denmark national team.

Club career

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-born Sevecke began playing football as a three-year-old. She moved away from home to join Ballerup-Skovlunde Fodbold when she was 16 years old. After establishing herself as one of the best young defenders in the

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, she became

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's first signing for Brøndby IF in January 2015. In January 2018 Sevecke returned to Brøndby after a six-month spell playing

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for the

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International career

Sevecke appeared 25 times for the

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, including at the

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and 2015 editions of the

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. She made her senior international debut for

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at the

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, in a 4–1 defeat by

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International goals

Awards

Individual

* WHAC Newcomer of the Year: 2017 * NAIA First Team All-American: 2017 NAIA Archive
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References

External links

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1996 births Living people Sportspeople from Nykøbing Falster Danish women's footballers Women's association football defenders Brøndby IF (women) players University of Northwestern Ohio alumni College women's soccer players in the United States Denmark women's international footballers Danish expatriate women's footballers Danish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States Ballerup-Skovlunde Fodbold (women) players Women's Super League players Danish expatriate sportspeople in France Division 1 Féminine players Expatriate women's footballers in France Everton F.C. (women) players Danish expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate women's footballers in England FC Fleury 91 (women) players Footballers from Region Zealand UEFA Women's Euro 2022 players 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players {{Denmark-women-footy-bio-stub