Katrine Vejsgaard Veje (born 19 June 1991) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a left back the Danish national team. She has previously played for Arsenal in the FA WSL, LdB FC Malmö of Sweden's Damallsvenskan, Seattle Reign FC of the National Women's Soccer League as well as Odense Q and Brøndby IF of Denmark's Elitedivisionen.[2]
Veje playing for Denmark in August 2017
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| Full name | Katrine Vejsgaard Veje[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1991-06-19) 19 June 1991 (age 33) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Fredericia, Denmark | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, Winger, Fullback | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Everton | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| Vejle BK | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2011 | Odense BK | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | LdB FC Malmö | 47 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Brøndby IF | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Seattle Reign FC | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Brøndby IF | 133 | (19) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Montpellier HSC | 22 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Arsenal | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | FC Rosengård | 42 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022-2024 | Everton | 27 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Denmark U17 | 24 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Denmark U19 | 13 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009– | Denmark | 142 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:40, 19 July 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 December 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
In 2007, Veje was awarded the Danish Football Association's prize for Young Player of the Year.
In January 2015, it was announced that Veje had signed with Seattle Reign FC for the third season of the National Women's Soccer League in the United States.[3] Of her signing, Reign FC head coach Laura Harvey said, "I have had my eye on Katrine for many years, having first seen her when I was an assistant coach with the U17 England squad...We believe she is capable of bringing something special to our club and to the NWSL."[4] She made her first appearance for Seattle on 12 July 2015 against Portland.[5]
In October 2015, Veje decided to return to Brøndby IF.[6] With Brøndby IF, she won the Danish league and cup in 2017.
In June 2017, it was announced that Veje had signed a two-year contract with the Division 1 Féminine runners-up Montpellier HSC.[7]
In January 2019, it was announced that Veje had signed a contract with Arsenal.[8]
On 19 July 2024, it was announced that Veje had left Everton.[9]
Veje debuted on the Danish national team in a friendly against England in 2009. She was named to national coach Kenneth Heiner-Møller's Denmark squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013 as well as to Nils Nielsen's UEFA Women's Euro 2017 squad.[10]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 4 April 2012 | FK Viktoria Stadion, Prague, Czech Republic |  Czech Republic |
1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying |
