Rikke Sevecke Explained

Rikke Sevecke
Fullname:Rikke Læntver Sevecke
Birth Date:1996 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Nykøbing Falster, Denmark
Height:5ft 11in
Position:Defender
Collegeyears1:2017
College1:Northwestern Ohio
Collegecaps1:24
Collegegoals1:8
Youthyears1:1999–2011
Youthclubs1:B 1921
Youthyears2:2011–2013
Youthclubs2:BSF
Years1:2013–2015
Clubs1:BSF
Years2:2015–2019
Clubs2:Brøndby
Caps2:37
Goals2:7
Years3:2019–2020
Clubs3:FC Fleury 91
Caps3:16
Goals3:0
Years4:2020–2023
Clubs4:Everton
Caps4:52
Goals4:2
Years5:2023
Clubs5:Portland Thorns
Caps5:0
Goals5:0
Nationalyears1:2012–2013
Nationalteam1:Denmark U17
Nationalcaps1:10
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2013–2015
Nationalteam2:Denmark U19
Nationalcaps2:25
Nationalgoals2:2
Nationalyears3:2016–2023
Nationalteam3:Denmark
Nationalcaps3:54
Nationalgoals3:5
Pcupdate:24 March 2023
Ntupdate:5 January 2024

Rikke Læntver Sevecke (born 15 June 1996) is a Danish former professional football player who last played as a defender for the Portland Thorns in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). In 2016, she won her first cap for the senior Denmark national team. In January 2024 she ended her career due to a heart disease.[1] [2]

Club career

Nykøbing Falster-born Sevecke began playing football as a three-year-old. She moved away from home to join Ballerup-Skovlunde Fodbold when she was 16 years old.[3] After establishing herself as one of the best young defenders in the Elitedivisionen, she became Per Nielsen's first signing for Brøndby IF in January 2015.[4]

In January 2018 Sevecke returned to Brøndby after a six-month spell playing college soccer for the University of Northwestern Ohio.[5] She would ultimately win three Danish league titles (2014–2015, 2016–2017, 2018–2019) and three Danish Cups (2014–2015, 2016–2017, 2017–2018) for the club.[6]

Sevecke played for FC Fleury 91 in France in the 2019-2020 season, before signing with Everton in the Women's Super League in summer 2020.[7] She appeared in 52 games (45 starts) for Everton across three WSL seasons, mostly at centerback, while notching two goals and one assist. In May 2023, the club announced she would leave at the end of her contract.[8]

In September 2023, Sevecke joined Portland Thorns FC in the NWSL for the remainder of the 2023 season, with a club option for the 2024 season.[9] She did not feature in any of the club's four remaining games that season. On November 20, 2023, Portland announced that Sevecke would not be returning for the 2024 season.[10]

International career

Sevecke appeared 25 times for the Denmark women's national under-19 football team, including at the 2013 and 2015 editions of the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. She made her senior international debut for Denmark at the 2016 Algarve Cup, in a 4–1 defeat by Iceland.

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 29 August 2019 3–0 8–0 2022 UEFA Women's Euro Cup qualification
2. 17 September 2020 3–0 4–0
3. 10 June 2021 CASA Arena Horsens, Horsens, Denmark 2–0 3–2 Friendly
4. 16 September 2021 Viborg Stadium, Viborg, Denmark 6–0 7–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
5. 21 February 2023 2–2 3–2 2023 Tournoi de France

Awards

Individual

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hjertesygdom tvinger landsholdsspiller til karrierestop . 5 January 2024 .
  2. sevecke . C1tnd1dsjWJ . DA . It's hard to know where to start. I've been playing football since I could walk and it's always been a big part of my life. But it stops now. I've had some tests done over the past couple months and I recently got the results back saying I do have heart disease. This means I'm not allowed to continue playing professional football and therefore I've had to end my football career immediately. . Rikke Sevecke . 5 January 2024 . 5 January 2024.
  3. News: Fodboldspiller Rikke Læntver Sevecke har Girlpower . 5 January 2019 . Kvindesport.dk . 15 March 2017 . Danish.
  4. News: Sevecke is Nielsen's first Brøndby signing . 5 January 2019 . . 15 January 2015.
  5. News: Rikke Sevecke vender tilbage til Brøndby . 5 January 2019 . Bold.dk . 12 January 2018 . Danish.
  6. Web site: Rikke Sevecke signs with Everton . Ignite Talent . 21 December 2023.
  7. Web site: Everton Women Sign Danish Defender Sevecke . Everton FC . 21 December 2023.
  8. Web site: Sevecke To Leave Everton . Everton FC . 21 December 2023.
  9. Web site: Thorns FC sign defender Rikke Sevecke . Portland Timbers FC . 21 December 2023.
  10. Web site: Thorns FC announce roster status ahead of 2024 season . Portland Timberd FC . 21 December 2023.
  11. Web site: www.whac.net. 2017 Women's Soccer Awards. 27 August 2021. 19 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210519212249/https://www.whac.net/awards/15/2. dead.
  12. http://www.naia.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27900&ATCLID=211688598 NAIA Archive