Madelen Holme
{{Short description|Norwegian footballer (born 2002)}}
{{citation style|date=July 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Madelen Holme
| image =
| full_name = Madelen Koldal Holme
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|2|20|df=yes}}
| birth_place =
| position = Striker
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Gneist
| years1 = 2017–2018
| clubs1 = Sandviken
| caps1 = 2
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2019–2022
| clubs2 = Arna-Bjørnar
| caps2 = 17
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2022
| clubs3 = Levante
| caps3 = 0
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2023–2024
| clubs4 = Åsane
| caps4 = 1
| goals4 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2017
| nationalteam1 = Norway U15
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2018
| nationalteam2 = Norway U16
| nationalcaps2 = 13
| nationalgoals2 = 8
| nationalyears3 = 2020
| nationalteam3 = Norway U18
| nationalcaps3 = 3
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| years5 = 2024
| clubs5 = Lexington SC
| caps5 = 0
| goals5 = 0
}}
Madelen Kolden Holme (born 20 February 2002) is a Norwegian footballer who most recently played for Lexington SC of the USL Super League.{{Cite web |title=Lexington SC announces official signing of Norwegian national Madelen Holme to inaugural Super League roster |url=https://www.lexsporting.com/news/lexington-sc-announces-official-signing-of-norwegian-national-madelen-holme-to-inaugural-super-league-roster/ |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=Lexington Sporting Club |language=en-US}}{{NFF|3625294}}
Early life
Holme started playing football young and played with fourteen-year-olds at ten.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fvn.no/sport/i/MgVbzB/da-madelen-var-10-aar-gammel-spilte-hun-med-14-aaringer|title=Da Madelen var 10 år gammel, spilte hun med 14-åringer|publisher=fvn.no}} Holme was regarded as a Norwegian prospect.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fvn.no/sport/i/jPq740/dette-er-hordalands-stoerste-jentetalenter|title=Madelen Holme - Fædrelandsvennen article}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.fvn.no/sport/i/jd116o/her-er-de-10-stoerste-jentetalentene-i-lokalfotballen|title=Her er de 10 største jentetalentene i lokalfotballen|publisher=fvn.no}}
Career
She started her career with the Norwegian side Sandviken, where she suffered a ligament injury.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aftenposten.no/sport/fotball/i/86wqJw/her-ser-stortalentet-enda-en-kamp-fra-tribunen-slik-jobber-madelen-holme-18-med-aa-komme-tilbake-paa-banen|title=Slik jobber Madelen Holme med å komme tilbake på banen|publisher=aftenposten.no}} In 2022, she signed for Spanish side Levante.{{Cite web|url=https://sportskollektivet.no/holme-scoret-i-debuten-utrolig-stort/09.08-05:08|title=Holme om overgangen til spansk fotball: – Veldig glad for å få muligheten|publisher=sportskollektivet.no}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bt.no/sport/i/wOwkvP/lokal-20-aaring-klar-for-spansk-topplag-det-gikk-veldig-fort|title=Madelen Holme - Bergens Tidende article}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.dagbladet.no/sport/utenlandsdrommen-ble-knust/78623914|title=Madelen Holme – Dagbladet article}} In January 2023, she left the team under a mutual release agreement.{{Cite web |title=El Levante UD y Madelen Holme llegan a un acuerdo para la rescisión del contrato. |url=https://web.levanteud.com/es/info/el-levante-ud-rescinde-el-contrato-con-madelen-holme |access-date=2023-09-29 |website=LevanteUD |language=es |archive-date=29 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929104847/https://web.levanteud.com/es/info/el-levante-ud-rescinde-el-contrato-con-madelen-holme |url-status=dead }} In June 2024, it was announced that she signed for Lexington SC, an inaugural member of the new top-flight USL Super League in the United States.
Style of play
Holme mainly operates as a striker and is left-footed.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrk.no/sport/madelen-_21_-seier-ho-vart-straffa-med-matnekt-_-storlag-svarer-pa-alvorlege-skuldingar-1.16327544|title=Madelen seier ho vart straffa med matnekt – storlag svarer på alvorlege skuldingar|publisher=nrk.no}} She is known for her technical ability.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ba.no/sport/fotball/sandviken-il/en-av-de-mest-spennende-spillerne-i-norsk-fotball/s/5-8-808384|title=Madelen Holme - Bergensavisen article}}
References
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Category:Norwegian women's footballers
Category:21st-century Norwegian sportswomen
Category:Women's association football forwards
Category:Norway women's youth international footballers
Category:SK Brann (women) players
Category:Levante UD Femenino players
Category:Åsane Fotball players
Category:Norwegian expatriate women's footballers
Category:Expatriate women's footballers in Spain
Category:Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Category:Lexington SC (women) players
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