Katie Fraine

Katlynn "Katie" Fraine (born December 3, 1987) is an American soccer goalkeeper who plays for Swedish Damallsvenskan club Växjö DFF. Fraine graduated from University of Florida and spent the 2011 season with Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) club Atlanta Beat. She moved to Sweden in 2012 and played successfully for Mallbackens IF and Linköpings FC[1] before joining Vittsjö in December 2015.[2]

Katie Fraine
With Linköpings in 2015
Personal information
Full name Katlynn Fraine
Date of birth (1987-12-03) December 3, 1987
Place of birth Titusville, Florida, United States
Height 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Växjö DFF
Number 13
Youth career
2006–2010 Florida Gators
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Atlanta Beat 0 (0)
2012–2013 Mallbackens IF 45 (0)
2014–2015 Linköpings FC 40 (0)
2016 Vittsjö GIK 20 (0)
2017 Avaldsnes IL 20 (0)
2018– Växjö DFF 39 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:07, 8 December 2018 (UTC)

Playing career

Atlanta Beat, 2011

Fraine was drafted by the Washington Freedom during the fourth round of the 2011 WPS Draft. She was one of two goalkeepers selected during the draft.[3] After a change in team ownership to magicJack (WPS) and move to Florida, Fraine was later picked up by the Atlanta Beat but did not make an appearance for the club, although she was on the roster throughout the 2011 season.[4]

Damallsvenskan: 2012–present

After the WPS folded in early 2012, Fraine signed with Swedish club Mallbackens IF and helped the team get promoted to the Damallsvenskan for the 2013 season. During her debut season with the club in the second-division league Söderettan, Fraine made 23 appearances (all starts)[5] and helped the club finish first in the league with a 12–1–7 record.[6] After defeating Sirius in the promotions playoffs, Mallbackens was promoted to top-division league, Damallsvenskan. During the 2013 season, Fraine made 22 appearances for the club. They finished in 11th place with a 3–12–7 record.[7]

Fraine signed with Damallsvenskan club Linköping FC for the 2014 season and made 19 appearances for the club for total of 1687 minutes. They finished in fourth place during the regular season with 11–4–5 record.[8] She returned to Linköping for the 2015 season and helped the team finish in fourth place with a 14–6–2 record.[9]

In December 2015, it was announced that Fraine had signed with Vittsjö GIK for the 2016 season.[10] She moved to Norwegian Toppserien team Avaldsnes IL for 2017, before returning to the Damallsvenskan with Växjö DFF a year later.

International

Fraine was called into a United States women's national under-23 soccer team training camp in summer 2010. She remains eligible for the Republic of Ireland women's national football team due to her Irish American heritage.[11]

References
  1. Grainey, Tim (January 5, 2015). "American GK Katie Fraine thriving at Linköpings". The Equalizer. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
  2. Gymark, Anton (December 23, 2015). "Amerikansk målvakt klar för Vittsjö" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
  3. "Florida's Katie Fraine Picked by Washington Freedom in Women's Professional Soccer Draft". WCTV. January 14, 2011. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  4. Reno, Will (March 17, 2015). "Katie Fraine and Libby Stout Interview". Soccer Over There. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  5. "Katie Fraine". Soccer Way. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  6. "2012 Söderettan". SoccerWay. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  7. "2013 Damallsvenskan". SoccerWay. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  8. "2014 Damallsvenskan". SoccerWay. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  9. "2015 Damallsvenskan". SoccerWay. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  10. Gymark, Anton (December 23, 2015). "Amerikansk målvakt klar för Vittsjö" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
  11. Grainey, Tim (November 28, 2014). "Women's football review: US keeper Katie Fraine finding success in Sweden". Tribal Football. Retrieved December 31, 2015.


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