Cathinka Tandberg

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Cathinka Tandberg
Personal information
Full name Cathinka Cecilie Friis Tandberg
Date of birth (2004-06-18) 18 June 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth Oslo, Norway
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Tottenham Hotspur
Number 19
Youth career
2017–2018 Heming
2018–2019 Stabæk
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019 Stabæk 2 9 (1)
2020–2022 Lyn 55 (5)
2023–2024 Linköping 39 (23)
2024–2025 Hammarby IF 21 (12)
2025– Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
International career
2019 Norway U15 4 (0)
2020 Norway U16 3 (1)
2021 Norway U19 25 (11)
2023– Norway U23 1 (0)
2023– Norway 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 June 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 November 2023

Cathinka Cecilie Friis Tandberg (born 18 June 2004) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a forward for Tottenham Hotspur in the English Women's Super League. [1]

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Early life

She started her youth career at age 5 in IL Heming, and played with various boys' teams. When starting to play on the girls' team, it was the team for players born in 2001. In 2018 she moved to Stabæk, but did not make it to the first team. She moved to Lyn in 2020 and was given a place in the senior team, while attending Wang sport school from age 16. [2]

Club career

Linköping

Ahead of the 2023 season, she moved abroad to Damallsvenskan, the Swedish title challengers Linköpings FC. [3] She performed well throughout the season. [4] In November 2023 she scored 6 goals in a match against IFK Kalmar. [5]

Hammarby IF

In August 2024, she signed with Swedish club Hammarby IF a contract during the summer transfer window until 2027. [6]

Tottenham Hotspur

On 4 September 2025, Tandberg signed with Tottenham Hotspur in the English Women's Super League. [7]

International career

Following the withdrawals of several players, Tandberg was called up for Norway for the 2023-24 UEFA Women's Nations League matches against France. [4]

Honours

Individual

References

  1. Cathinka Tandberg at Soccerway
  2. Nordbakk, Solfrid Therese (26 August 2021). "Cathinka (17) har satt seg skyhøye mål". Akersposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  3. "Lyn-talent til svensk toppklubb" (in Norwegian). NRK. Norwegian News Agency. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  4. 1 2 Kalleklev, Helge Johan Petersen (27 October 2023). "Cathinka (19) herjer i Sverige - kan bli joker for Norge" (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  5. "IFK Kalmar - Linköping FC". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). 5 November 2023. Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  6. "Cathinka Tandberg klar för Hammarby". hammarbyfotboll.se. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  7. "Tangberg joins from Hammarby". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 4 September 2025.