Elise Krieghoff

Elise Krieghoff
Personal information
Full name Elise Dana Krieghoff[1]
Date of birth (1993-11-18) November 18, 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Fresno, California
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Vålerenga
Number 13
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Cal Poly Mustangs
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Boston Breakers 6 (1)
2017 Vålerenga 19 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 4, 2017[2]

Elise Krieghoff (born November 18, 1993) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a forward for the Boston Breakers in the NWSL.[3][4]

College career

Krieghoff attended Cal Poly San Luis Obispo,[5] ultimately inducted into the university's Hall of Fame in 2022.[6] While with Cal Poly, Krieghoff was invited to train at a USWNT U-23 camp in 2014.[7] Krieghoff's collegiate career also included making ESPN's "SportsCenter" Top 10 after scoring a goal which ranked No. 3 for the day of October 19, 2014.[8]

Collegiate Statistics
Season Apps. Goals Assists
2012 (Fr.) 15 11 0
2013 (So.) 19 21 3
2014 (Jr.) 20 14 4
2015 (Sr.) 17 6 1
Totals 71 52 8

Professional career

Krieghoff signed with Boston in April 2016,[9][10] and scored a goal in the 76th minute for the Breakers at Houston on September 11, 2016.[11]

She signed with Vålerenga in December 2016.[12] Krieghoff scored a 46th-minute goal for the club during a match featuring a record crowd of 3,541 in 2017 for a 2-0 win over Kolbotn.[13]

References

  1. ^ Elise Krieghoff at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian) Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "USA – E. Krieghoff – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  3. ^ Hays, Graham (September 22, 2014). "NCAA Soccer: 5 Things You Need To Know". ESPN. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
  4. ^ "Elise Krieghoff's Goal for Cal Poly Makes ESPN SportsCenter Top 10". Cal Poly Athletics. October 19, 2014. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
  5. ^ "Cal Poly's Krieghoff takes over top spot". www.socceramerica.com. October 9, 2013. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  6. ^ "Cal Poly Athletics to induct 9 new members into Hall of Fame in November". KEYT TV. September 21, 2022. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  7. ^ Scroggin, Joshua D. (August 11, 2014). "Krieghoff, Mustangs Ready to Go: Star forward a leader after record-setting sophomore year, run with U.S. Under-23 National Team". San Luis Obispo Tribune. pp. S1.
  8. ^ Scroggin, Joshua D. (October 23, 2014). "Krieghoff's Winning Goal Against UC Riverside Was Definitely One to Remember". The Tribune (San Luis Obispo, CA). pp. S1.
  9. ^ "Breakers sign forward Elise Krieghoff – Boston Breakers".
  10. ^ "Former Cal Poly soccer star Elise Krieghoff signs professional contract with Boston Breakers". San Luis Obispo Tribune. April 26, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
  11. ^ Roepken, Corey (September 11, 2016). "Carli Lloyd, Kealia Ohai lead Dash over Breakers". Houston Chronicle.
  12. ^ "The Tribune". Archived from the original on March 14, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  13. ^ "Record Crowd for Valerenga's Women's Team in Norway's Toppserien". Women's Soccer United. September 10, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2022.


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