Lene Mykjåland (born 20 February 1987) is a Norwegian
footballer
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who played for
LSK Kvinner
LSK Kvinner Fotballklubb is a Norwegian women's football club from Lillestrøm. They currently play in Toppserien, the top division of Norwegian football. The club was founded as Setskog/Høland Fotballklubb on 10 October 1989.
History
The c ...
and the
Norway women's national team, having made her debut for the senior team on 7 March 2007, in a 1–2 loss against
Germany
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.
Career
Mykjåland started her career in
Randesund IL, a district club in
Kristiansand
Kristiansand is a seaside resort city and Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Agder county, Norway. The city is the fifth-largest and the municipality the sixth-largest in Norway, with a population of around 112,000 as of January 2020, f ...
. In 2003, Mykjåland played with
Amazon Grimstad and played there until she went on to Røa in September 2005. Mykjåland was Røa's top scorer in 2007 with 11 goals.
Mykjåland quickly became one of the league's top talents, and has also managed to establish herself on the Norwegian National senior squad, having been called up to both the
2007 Women's World Cup as well as the
2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, China.
On 21 October 2008 Mykjåland and four other Røa players –
Marie Knutsen,
Guro Knutsen,
Marit Fiane Christensen and
Siri Nordby – made headlines when they announced in a press release that they would not be returning to the national team due to issues the five had with the national team leadership. While the press statement never mentioned coach
Bjarne Berntsen's name, it was assumed that he was instrumental in their decision to retire from the team. The retirement, which came off in many newspapers as a boycott, created widespread media attention. When
Eli Landsem
Eli Landsem (born 22 March 1962) is a Norwegian former international footballer who was the coach of the Norway women's national football team between 2009 and 2012.
Career
As a player, Landsem won 15 caps for Norway, scoring one goal. She made ...
took over the national team after the
2009 European Championship, they ended their boycott and made themselves available again for the national team. On 15 January 2010, Mykjåland played her first game for Norway since the boycott in a 1–1 draw against
England
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.
In 2011, Mykjåland was included in the squad that was going to play in the
2011 Women's World Cup.
The
Washington Freedom
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of
Women's Professional Soccer
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announced on 23 December 2009, that they had signed Mykjåland, and she joined the team on 1 April 2010. After one season in America, she returned to Norway and signed a two-year contract with former team Røa.
Career statistics
''Statistics accurate as of match played 30 October 2016''
International goals
Honours
Club
;Røa
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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 ...
:
2007
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,
2008
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,
2009
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*
Norwegian Cup
The Norwegian Football Cup ( no, Norgesmesterskapet i fotball for herrer) is the main knockout cup competition in Norwegian football. It is run by the Football Association of Norway and has been contested since 1902, making it the oldest footbal ...
: 2006, 2008
;LSK Kvinner
*
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 ...
:
2014
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,
2015
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*
Norwegian Cup
The Norwegian Football Cup ( no, Norgesmesterskapet i fotball for herrer) is the main knockout cup competition in Norwegian football. It is run by the Football Association of Norway and has been contested since 1902, making it the oldest footbal ...
: 2014, 2015
Individual
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Top Scorer, Toppserien:
2009
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(20 goals)
References
External links
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Røa player profilesoccerway.com
1987 births
Living people
Norwegian women's footballers
Norwegian Christians
Norway women's international footballers
Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic footballers of Norway
Sportspeople from Kristiansand
Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States
Norwegian expatriate women's footballers
Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Røa IL players
LSK Kvinner FK players
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players
2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players
Women's association football midfielders
Women's association football forwards
2007 FIFA Women's World Cup players
Women's Professional Soccer players
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