Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mikka Kirsten Hansen [1] | ||
Date of birth | 11 November 1975 | ||
Place of birth | San Jose, California, United States [1] | ||
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1993–1996 | Santa Clara Broncos | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1996–1998 | Denver Diamonds | ||
1999 | FB | ||
1999–2000 | Fortuna Hjørring | ||
2001–2002 | Carolina Courage | 19 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
1999 | Denmark | 12 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:10, 25 May 2021 (UTC) |
Mikka Kirsten Hansen (born 11 November 1975) is a Danish international footballer who played as a forward for the Denmark national team. She was part of the team at the 1999 FIFA World Cup. [2]
Hansen played for the USL W-League club Denver Diamonds, where she was the league's top assist provider in 1996 and second top goal scorer in 1998. [1] In January 1999, she moved to Denmark to play for Frederiksberg Boldklub on a semi-professional basis. [3] In summer 1999, after playing in the FIFA World Cup, Hansen signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Fortuna Hjørring. [4] By May 2000, Hansen had grown weary of football and had started competing as an elite cyclist instead. [5]
Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA), the first official professional women's soccer league in the United States, began in 2001. Hansen was a ninth-round draft pick (70th overall in the global draft) by the Carolina Courage. [6] In 2001 Hansen started seven of her 19 regular season appearances, scoring once. [1] She was released by the team in January 2002. [7]
Hansen was briefly part of the United States national under-20 team, but decided to play for Denmark at senior level. [3] She won her first cap in a 1–1 draw with Australia at the 1999 Algarve Cup on March 14, 1999. Deployed on the left wing by Denmark, [3] Hansen won a total of 12 caps, all in 1999, including a 3–0 1999 FIFA World Cup Group A defeat by the United States at Giants Stadium on June 19, 1999. [8]
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mikka Kirsten Hansen [1] | ||
Date of birth | 11 November 1975 | ||
Place of birth | San Jose, California, United States [1] | ||
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1993–1996 | Santa Clara Broncos | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1996–1998 | Denver Diamonds | ||
1999 | FB | ||
1999–2000 | Fortuna Hjørring | ||
2001–2002 | Carolina Courage | 19 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
1999 | Denmark | 12 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:10, 25 May 2021 (UTC) |
Mikka Kirsten Hansen (born 11 November 1975) is a Danish international footballer who played as a forward for the Denmark national team. She was part of the team at the 1999 FIFA World Cup. [2]
Hansen played for the USL W-League club Denver Diamonds, where she was the league's top assist provider in 1996 and second top goal scorer in 1998. [1] In January 1999, she moved to Denmark to play for Frederiksberg Boldklub on a semi-professional basis. [3] In summer 1999, after playing in the FIFA World Cup, Hansen signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Fortuna Hjørring. [4] By May 2000, Hansen had grown weary of football and had started competing as an elite cyclist instead. [5]
Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA), the first official professional women's soccer league in the United States, began in 2001. Hansen was a ninth-round draft pick (70th overall in the global draft) by the Carolina Courage. [6] In 2001 Hansen started seven of her 19 regular season appearances, scoring once. [1] She was released by the team in January 2002. [7]
Hansen was briefly part of the United States national under-20 team, but decided to play for Denmark at senior level. [3] She won her first cap in a 1–1 draw with Australia at the 1999 Algarve Cup on March 14, 1999. Deployed on the left wing by Denmark, [3] Hansen won a total of 12 caps, all in 1999, including a 3–0 1999 FIFA World Cup Group A defeat by the United States at Giants Stadium on June 19, 1999. [8]
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