Rikke Bogetveit Nygard (born 22 May 2000) is a Norwegian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a

midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in t ...

for

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 ...

club Brann.

Personal life

Her older sister Mia (married Heggheim) played several years for

IL Sandviken Idrettslaget Sandviken is a Norwegian sports club from the neighborhood of Sandviken in Bergenhus borough, Bergen. It has sections for basketball, football and handball. It was mostly known for its women's football team that played in the Topp ...

. Her brother Stian plays for

Åsane Åsane is a borough of the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. The borough makes up the northern part of the city, north of the city centre. Åsane is connected to downtown Bergen by the E16/ E39 highway. The E16 highway continues on ...

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at the SK Brann website 2000 births Living people Norwegian women's footballers 21st-century Norwegian sportswomen Women's association football midfielders Toppserien players Arna-Bjørnar players Vålerenga Fotball Damer players SK Brann (women) players Norway women's international footballers Norway women's youth international footballers Norwegian women's futsal players {{Norway-women-footy-bio-stub