Stina Lykke Petersen

Stina Lykke Petersen
Personal information
Full nameStina Lykke Petersen
Date of birthFebruary 9, 1986
Place of birthDenmark
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current team
FC Köln
Youth career
Lunde GIF
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
–2006OB Odense
2007Rollins Tars
2009–2013Brøndby IF
2013FCR 2001 Duisburg
2014MSV Duisburg
2014–1. FC Köln
National team‡
2011–Denmark25(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:39, 28 July 2013 (UTC)

Stina Lykke Petersen (born 9 February 1986) is a Danish football goalkeeper who plays for German Bundesliga club FC Köln and the Denmark women's national football team.

Lykke Petersen began playing football aged five in her hometown Højby.[1] In 2007 she attended Rollins College in Florida and played NCAA varsity soccer.[2]

She was called into the Denmark squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2005 as an uncapped player.[3]

After a knee injury to regular goalkeeper Heidi Johansen, Lykke Petersen was elevated to first choice for UEFA Women's Euro 2013.[4] In Denmark's opening group match against hosts Sweden she saved two second half penalty kicks from Lotta Schelin and Kosovare Asllani, respectively, to secure a 1–1 draw.[5]

Denmark progressed to the quarter-finals on the drawing of lots, where they shocked France in a penalty shoot-out after a 1–1 draw. Lykke Petersen stopped Louisa Nécib's kick in the shoot-out, after narrowly failing to keep out the same player's penalty goal during the match.[6] Denmark's run came to an end in the semi-final when they lost another penalty shoot-out to Norway.

Following the tournament Lykke Petersen secured a transfer from Brøndby to FCR 2001 Duisburg. She had compiled three Elitedivisionen titles and four Danish Women's Cups in her time with Brøndby.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Stina er bare sej!" (in Danish). Midtfyns Posten. 2007-07-17. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
  2. ↑ "2007 Women's Soccer Season Review". Rollins Tars. 2007-11-26. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
  3. ↑ Peter Bruun (2005-05-03). "Bonde names party for EURO". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
  4. ↑ Bruun, Peter (21 June 2013). "Upbeat Heiner-Møller confirms Denmark squad". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  5. ↑ Dutt, Sujay (11 July 2013). "Petersen's 'crazy' day for Denmark". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  6. ↑ Saffer, Paul (23 July 2013). "Petersen, Rasmussen in Denmark dreamland". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  7. ↑ "Dansk EM-målvogter skifter til tysk fodbold". DR.dk (in Danish). DR (broadcaster). 6 August 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2013.

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