Katrine Abel

Katrine Abel
Katrine Abel in October 2016
Personal information
Full name Katrine Louise Abel
Date of birth (1990-06-28) 28 June 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Denmark
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Brøndby
Number 1
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2011 Varde IF
2011–2013 Taastrup FC
2014– Brøndby 57 (0)
International career‡
2015– Denmark 17 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:30, 12 July 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 October 2020

Katrine Louise Abel (born 28 June 1990) is a Danish football goalkeeper who plays for Brøndby IF of Denmark's Elitedivisionen. In 2015, she won her first cap for the senior Denmark national team.

Club career

Abel played 78 times in all competitions for Varde IF.[1] She moved on to Taastrup FC, but became a free agent when the club withdrew from the Elitedivisionen in December 2013.[2] In January 2014 Abel trained with reigning champions Brøndby IF and agreed a one-year contract with the club.[3]

International career

As an uncapped player, Abel was called up to be part of the national team for UEFA Women's Euro 2013.[4] She made her international debut for Denmark in January 2015, playing the second half of a 3–2 friendly defeat by New Zealand in Belek, Turkey.

Merits

Club

Brøndby IF

The Elite Division

  • Gold: 2018-19
  • Gold: 2016-17
  • Gold: 2014-15
  • Silver: 2017-18
  • Silver: 2015-16

Sydbank Kvindepokalen

  • Gold: 2018
  • Gold: 2017
  • Gold: 2015
  • Silver: 2019
  • Silver: 2016

References

  1. ^ "Antal spillede turneringskampe 1. hold Varde IF" (in Danish). Varde IF. 1 January 2016. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  2. ^ "BSF klar med nye 3F-spillere" (in Danish). Fotbold for Piger. 2 January 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  3. ^ Bakkendorff, Rasmus (24 January 2014). "Katrine Abel bliver på Vestegnen" (in Danish). Brøndbyernes IF. Archived from the original on 1 April 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  4. ^ Bruun, Peter (21 June 2013). "Upbeat Heiner-Møller confirms Denmark squad". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 14 July 2013.


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