Elise Krieghoff

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Elise Krieghoff
Personal information
Full name Elise Dana Krieghoff [1]
Date of birth (1993-11-18) November 18, 1993 (age 30)
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
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2015 Cal Poly Mustangs
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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]

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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
SeasonApps.GoalsAssists
2012 (Fr.)15110
2013 (So.)19213
2014 (Jr.)20144
2015 (Sr.)1761
Totals71528

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]

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References

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