Kathleen Radtke

Kathleen Radtke (born 31 January 1985) is a German footballer who plays as a defender for MSV Duisburg.

Kathleen Radtke
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-01-31) 31 January 1985
Place of birth Germany,
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, defender
Club information
Current team
 MSV Duisburg
Number 33
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Hallescher FC
2002–2003 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
2008–2009 FFV Leipzig
2009–2013 FF USV Jena 68 (3)
2013–2014 FC Rosengård 28 (5)
2014–2016 Manchester City 16 (0)
2016– MSV Duisburg 61 (8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:25 25 November 2018 (UTC)

Early life

Radtke studied sports psychology at the Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena until her move to Sweden in the spring of 2013.[1]

Club career

Radtke began her career in 1990 with VfB Gröbzig.[2] She then played for the youth teams of CFC Germania Köthen and Hallescher FC where she has named 2001 Sportswoman of the Year.[3] During the 2002/2003 season, she played for the youth academy of 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam and then joined the youth club, CFC Germania Köthen, in 2004. During the 2005/2006 season, she returned to professional football and signed with FC Lok Leipzig.[4] In the summer of 2009, Radtke joined FF USV Jena in the Frauen Bundesliga.[5] On 7 February 2013 she announced her move to the FC Rosengård (formerly LdB FC Malmö) in the Swedish Damallsvenskan, her first experience of full-time professional football.[6][7][8]

Having become one of the first three Germans to win the Swedish women's league title, on 3 July 2014 Radtke moved to England to join WSL newcomers Manchester City.[9]

Honours

Club
1. FFC Turbine Potsdam

Winner

FC Rosengård

Winner

References
  1. "FF USV Jena: Kathleen Radtke wechselt nach Schweden". Jena Polis. 8 February 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  2. USV-Spielerinnen privat: Kathleen Radtke
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2014-01-31.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Kathleen Radtke wechselt zum FF USV Jena Archived 2011-06-04 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "USV-Spielerinnen privat: Kathleen Radtke". Archived from the original on 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
  6. "Kathleen Radtke wechselt nach Schweden". Archived from the original on 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
  7. "Jenaerin Kathleen Radtke freut sich auf Fußball in Vollzeit" (in German). Ostthüringer Zeitung. 12 February 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  8. ""En utmaning jag vill ha"" (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. 7 February 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  9. "MCWFC sign Kathleen Radtke". mcfc.co.uk. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.


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