Lene Mykjåland (born 20 February 1987) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a forward and midfielder. Having made her debut for the senior team on 7 March 2007, in a 1–2 loss against Germany.
Career Mykjåland started her career in Randesund IL, a district club in Kristiansand. In 2003, Mykjåland played with Amazon Grimstad 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 2007 Women's World Cup as well as the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, China.
On 21 October 2008 Mykjåland and four other Røa players – Marie Knutsen, Guro Knutsen, Marit Fiane Christensen and Siri Nordby – 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 England. In 2011, Mykjåland was included in the squad that was going to play in the 2011 Women's World Cup.
The Washington Freedom of Women's Professional Soccer 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
ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueCupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals2010Washington FreedomWPS194001942011RøaToppserien2210202410201215133118142013LSK Kvinner94009420142111222313201517114221132016197442311Career Total1226015913769
International goals No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 3 May 2008 Sør Arena, Kristiansand, Norway 4–0 7–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying 2. 21 June 2008 Ertl Glas, Amstetten, Austria 1–0 4–0 3. 3–0 4. 4–0 5. 25 June 2008 City Stadium, Kutno, Poland 2–0 3–0 6. 27 March 2010 AKA Arena, Hønefoss, Norway 6–0 14–0 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification 7. 13–0 8. 30 March 2010 Neman Stadium, Grodno, Belarus 4–0 5–0 9. 20 June 2012 Sarpsborg Stadion, Sarpsborg, Norway 1–0 2–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying 10. 7 March 2014 Municipal Stadium, Lagos, Portugal 1–1 1–2 2014 Algarve Cup 11. 10 March 2014 Estádio Municipal, Albufeira, Portugal 1–0 1–3 12. 29 May 2015 Marienlyst Stadion, Drammen, Norway 1–0 2–0 Friendly 13. 2–0 14. 10 April 2016 Vorwärts Stadium, Steyr, Austria 1–0 1–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
Honours Club Røa Toppserien: 2007, 2008, 2009 Norwegian Cup: 2006, 2008
LSK Kvinner Toppserien: 2014, 2015 Norwegian Cup: 2014, 2015
Individual Top Scorer, Toppserien: 2009 (20 goals)
References
External links
Røa player profile