Kathrine Møller Kühl (born 5 July 2003) is a Danish professional
footballer
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who plays as a
defensive midfielder
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for
Serie A
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club
AS Roma
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cap
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in 2021.
Club career
Møller Kühl joined
Hillerød Fodbold
Hillerød Fodbold is a Denmark, Danish association football club, located in the district of Ullerød in the western part of Hillerød, that is an independent men's football department of the sports club, Hillerød Gymnastik- og Idrætsforening (H ...
at five years old, and remained with the club for nine years. She joined
FC Nordsjælland
Football Club Nordsjælland, commonly known as FC Nordsjælland, Nordsjælland () or FCN, is a professional Danish association football, football team from the North Zealand town of Farum. Founded as ''Farum Boldklub'' from the merger of the to ...
in 2018. She made her debut against
FC Thy-Thisted Q
Football Club Thy-Thisted Q is a Danish women's football club based in Thisted, Denmark. The club is currently playing in the Danish top division, the Elitedivisionen, and they play their home matches at the Sparekassen Thy Arena. The team was ...
, and she has since been a regular part of the team's starting line-up. In July 2020, she was named Cup Fighter of the Year when FC Nordsjælland won the
2019–20 Danish Cup
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. After the match, she was highly praised by several media outlets for her good performance and was also compared to the Danish national team star
Pernille Harder
Pernille Mosegaard Harder (born 15 November 1992) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a forward for Frauen-Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the Denmark national team. In September 2020, she became the w ...
. The same season she also helped win bronze for the team, in the club's first season in the league.
Arsenal
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announced the signing of Møller Kühl on 7 January 2023. On 26 January, she made her Arsenal debut, coming off the bench in the 67th minute in the
FA Women's League Cup
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quarterfinal game against
Aston Villa
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.
Arsenal announced her loan to Everton on the 13th January 2024 until the end of the 2023–24 season. She made her debut on the same day in the 3–0 victory over
Aston Villa
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in the
FA Cup
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, coming on as a substitute for Karoline Olesen in the 70th minute. She scored her first goal for the club against
Nottingham Forest
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Founde ...
in the FA Cup, opening scoring in the 7–1 victory and assisting a goal.
On 18 January 2025, Møller Kühl was announced at AS Roma on a two year contract, with the option of a further year.
International career
Her first call-up to the U/17 national team was on 28 February 2019, against Norway in
Silkeborg
Silkeborg () is a Denmark, Danish town with a population of 52,571 (1 January 2025).Sofie Bredgaard. She took part in the 2019 U/17 European Championship in Bulgaria, where the team did not progress from the group stage. Kühl officially played two games at the tournament. She has officially played 19 U-national matches, most recently in March 2020.
In March 2021, she was selected by national coach
Lars Søndergaard
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On 18 December 2017, it was announced by the Danish Football Association (DBU) t ...
for the senior national team for a friendly match against
Wales
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Cardiff City Stadium
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Following expansion of the Ninian S ...
Emma Snerle
Emma Strøm Snerle (born 23 March 2001) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian Serie A club Fiorentina and the Denmark national team.
Snerle has played in Denmark, England and Italy, and was part of the Denm ...
. She was in the squad for the subsequent friendlies, where she also started in the starting line-up, in Denmark's 3–2 win over
Australia
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.
She was part of the Denmark team at the 2023 World Cup. She was the youngest player in the squad. She finished in the top 10 for distance covered, dribbles, and tackles in the tournament.
International goals
Honours
Nordsjælland
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Danish Women's Cup
The Danish Women's Cup, or Sydbank Kvindepokalen (previously 3F Cup) for sponsorship reasons, is the national Women's association football, women's football cup competition in Denmark and was first held in 1993.
Format
The tournament consists ...
: 2019–20
Arsenal
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FA Women's League Cup
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:
2022–23
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