Kathrine Møller Kühl

Kathrine Møller Kühl (born 5 July 2003) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Women's Super League club Arsenal and the Denmark national team. She won her first senior international cap in 2021.

Kathrine Møller Kühl

Personal information
Date of birth	(2003-07-05) 5 July 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth	Hillerød, Denmark
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Arsenal
Number	22
Youth career
2008–2017	Hillerød Fodbold
2018–2020	Nordsjælland
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2023	Nordsjælland	71	(7)
2023–	Arsenal	14	(0)
2024	→ Everton (loan)	10	(1)
International career‡
2018	Denmark U16	2	(0)
2019	Denmark U17	14	(2)
2020	Denmark U19	3	(0)
2021–	Denmark	45	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:55, 8 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:55, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Møller Kühl joined Hillerød Fodbold at five years old, and remained with the club for nine years. She joined FC Nordsjælland in 2018.^[2] She made her debut against FC Thy-Thisted Q, and she has since been a regular part of the team's starting line-up.^[3] In July 2020, she was named Cup Fighter of the Year when FC Nordsjælland won the 2019–20 Danish Cup. After the match, she was highly praised by several media outlets for her good performance and was also compared to the Danish national team star Pernille Harder.^[4][5] The same season she also helped win bronze for the team, in the club's first season in the league.^[6]

Arsenal announced the signing of Møller Kühl on 7 January 2023.^[7] On 26 January, she made her Arsenal debut, coming off the bench in the 67th minute in the FA Women's League Cup quarterfinal game against Aston Villa.^[8]

Arsenal announced her loan to Everton on the 13th January 2024 until the end of the 2023–24 season. She made her debut on the same day in the 3–0 victory over Aston Villa in the FA Cup, coming on as a substitute for Karoline Olesen in the 70th minute.^[9] She scored her first goal for the club against Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup, opening scoring in the 7–1 victory and assisting a goal.^[10]

International career

Her first call-up to the U/17 national team was on 28 February 2019, against Norway in Silkeborg. Her team won 5-2.^[11] She substituted in the 46th minute as a replacement for Sofie Bredgaard. She took part in the 2019 U/17 European Championship in Bulgaria,^[12] where the team did not progress from the group stage. Kühl officially played two games at the tournament. She has officially played 19 U-national matches, most recently in March 2020.

In March 2021, she was selected by national coach Lars Søndergaard for the senior national team for a friendly match against Wales, in a 1–1 friendly draw at Cardiff City Stadium.^[13] She was an 81st-minute substitute for Emma Snerle.^[14] She was in the squad for the subsequent friendlies, where she also started in the starting line-up, in Denmark's 3–2 win over Australia.^[15]

She was part of the Denmark team at the 2023 World Cup.^[16] She was the youngest player in the squad. She finished in the top 10 for distance covered, dribbles, and tackles in the tournament.^[17]

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	25 November 2021	Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre, Zenica, Bosnia & Herzegovina	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1–0	3–0	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2.	25 October 2024	Aalborg Stadium, Aalborg, Denmark	South Africa	5–0	5–0	Friendly

Honours

Nordsjælland

• Danish Women's Cup: 2019–20

Arsenal

• FA Women's League Cup: 2022–23^[18]

References

1. "Profile of Kathrine Møller Kühl". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
2. "Kathrine Møller Kühl". Right to Dream Academy. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
3. "FC Nordsjælland skriver kontrakt med tre unge stortalenter". kvindeliga.dk (in Danish). 12 December 2019. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
4. "FC Nordsjælland vinder dramatisk pokalfinale i fodbold". DR (in Danish). 4 July 2020. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
5. Sten Jensen, Michael (6 July 2020). "Den næste Harder? Ung pokalfighter kan 'gå hele vejen', hvis hun vil". DR (in Danish). Archived from the original on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
6. Melchior Frigaard, Anders (20 June 2020). "FC Nordsjælland vinder bronze i Kvindeligaen". DR (in Danish). Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
7. "Kathrine Kuhl joins Arsenal". Arsenal F.C. 7 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
8. "Arsenal 3-0 Aston Villa: Player ratings as Gunners ease into Continental Cup semi finals". 90min.com. 26 January 2023. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
9. "Aston Villa Women v Everton Women". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 13 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
10. "Nottingham Forest 1-7 Everton Women: Adobe Women's FA Cup Match Report". Royal Blue Mersey. 12 February 2024. Archived from the original on 5 June 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
11. DBU. "Landsholdsdatabasen: Danmark-Norway 5-2". DBU (in Danish). Retrieved 19 January 2023.
12. Trolle, Steen (11 April 2019). "20 spillere udtaget til U17-EM i Bulgarien". Fodbold for piger (in Danish). Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
13. Larsen, Simon Nykvist (24 March 2021). "Kathrine Kühl er udtaget til A-landsholdet". FC Nordsjælland (in Danish). Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
14. "Kühl efter A-landsholdsdebut: Måtte slå mig selv tre gange i hovedet" (in Danish). FC Nordsjælland. 15 April 2021. Archived from the original on 1 May 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
15. Trolle, Steen (8 April 2021). "Kathrine Møller Kühl på A-landsholdet: Det er kæmpestort". Fodbold for piger (in Danish). Archived from the original on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
16. Parker Humphreys, Jessy (15 June 2023). "Denmark Women's World Cup 2023 squad: Full team announced". fourfourtwo.com. Archived from the original on 7 August 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
17. Wrack, Suzanne (26 September 2023). "Arsenal's Kathrine Kühl: 'We can still get even more women into football'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
18. Sanders, Emma (5 March 2023). "Arsenal 3–1 Chelsea: Gunners fight back to win Women's League Cup final". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.

External links

• Kathrine Møller Kühl at Soccerway
• Kathrine Møller Kühl national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)