Lene Mykjåland (born 20 February 1987) is a Norwegian former

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who played as a

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and

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. Having made her debut for the senior team on 7 March 2007, in a 1–2 loss against

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Career

Mykjåland started her career in Randesund IL, a district club in

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. In 2003, Mykjåland played with

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and played there until she went on to Røa in September 2005. Mykjåland was Røa's top scorer in 2007 with 11 goals. Mykjåland quickly became one of the league's top talents, and has also managed to establish herself on the Norwegian National senior squad, having been called up to both the

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as well as the

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held in Beijing, China. On 21 October 2008 Mykjåland and four other Røa players – Marie Knutsen, Guro Knutsen, Marit Fiane Christensen and

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– made headlines when they announced in a press release that they would not be returning to the national team due to issues the five had with the national team leadership. While the press statement never mentioned coach Bjarne Berntsen's name, it was assumed that he was instrumental in their decision to retire from the team. The retirement, which came off in many newspapers as a boycott, created widespread media attention. When Eli Landsem took over the national team after the 2009 European Championship, they ended their boycott and made themselves available again for the national team. On 15 January 2010, Mykjåland played her first game for Norway since the boycott in a 1–1 draw against

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. In 2011, Mykjåland was included in the squad that was going to play in the 2011 Women's World Cup. The

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announced on 23 December 2009, that they had signed Mykjåland, and she joined the team on 1 April 2010. After one season in America, she returned to Norway and signed a two-year contract with former team Røa.

Career statistics

''Statistics accurate as of match played 30 October 2016''

International goals

Honours

Club

;Røa *

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: 2006, 2008 ;LSK Kvinner *

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: 2014, 2015

Individual

* Top Scorer, Toppserien:

(20 goals)

References

External links

*
Røa player profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mykjaaland, Lene 1987 births Living people Norwegian women's footballers 21st-century Norwegian sportswomen Norwegian Christians Norway women's international footballers Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Norway Footballers from Kristiansand Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States Norwegian expatriate women's footballers Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Røa IL players LSK Kvinner FK players 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players Women's association football midfielders Women's association football forwards 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup players Women's Professional Soccer players