{{short description|Norwegian footballer (born 2004)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Cathinka Tandberg | fullname = Cathinka Cecilie Friis Tandberg | image = 20250907-Cathinka Tandberg.jpg | caption = Tandberg in 2025 | height = 1.76 m | birth_date = {{Birth date and age |2004|6|18|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Oslo]], Norway | position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]] | currentclub = [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women|Tottenham Hotspur]] | clubnumber = 19 | youthyears1 = 2017–2018 | youthclubs1 = [[IL Heming|Heming]] | youthyears2 = 2018–2019 | youthclubs2 = [[Stabæk Fotball Kvinner|Stabæk]] | years1 = 2019 | clubs1 = [[Stabæk Fotball Kvinner|Stabæk 2]] | caps1 = 9 | goals1 = 1 | years2 = 2020–2022 | clubs2 = [[Lyn Fotball Damer|Lyn]] | caps2 = 55 | goals2 = 5 | years3 = 2023–2024 | clubs3 = [[Linköpings FC|Linköping]] | caps3 = 39 | goals3 = 23 | years4 = 2024–2025 | clubs4 = [[Hammarby Fotboll (women)|Hammarby IF]] | caps4 = 21 | goals4 = 12 | years5 = 2025– | clubs5 = [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women|Tottenham Hotspur]] | caps5 = 19 | goals5 = 6 | nationalyears1 = 2019 | nationalteam1 = Norway U15 | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2020 | nationalteam2 = Norway U16 | nationalcaps2 = 3 | nationalgoals2 = 1 | nationalyears3 = 2021–2023 | nationalteam3 = [[Norway women's national under-19 football team|Norway U19]] | nationalcaps3 = 25 | nationalgoals3 = 11 | nationalyears4 = 2023– | nationalteam4 = Norway U23 | nationalcaps4 = 3 | nationalgoals4 = 0 | nationalyears5 = 2023– | nationalteam5 = [[Norway women's national football team|Norway]] | nationalcaps5 = 6 | nationalgoals5 = 0 | pcupdate = 15:16, 17 May 2026 (UTC) | ntupdate = 06:25, 7 April 2026 (UTC) }}
'''Cathinka "Tinka" Cecilie Friis Tandberg''' ({{IPA|no|kɑˈtɪŋkɑ sɛˈsiːlɪə ˈfɾiːs ˈtɑnˌbærɡ|lang}}; born 18 June 2004) is a Norwegian professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] for [[Women's Super League]] club [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women|Tottenham Hotspur]] and the [[Norway women's national football team|Norway national team]].<ref>{{soccerway|cathinka-friis-tandberg/656263}}</ref>
==Early life== She started her youth career at age 5 in [[IL Heming]], and played with various boys' teams. When starting to play on the girls' team, it was the team for players born in 2001. In 2018, she moved to [[Stabæk Fotball Kvinner|Stabæk]], but did not yet make it to the first team. She moved to [[Lyn Fotball Damer|Lyn]] in 2020 and was given a place in the senior team, while attending [[Wang Upper Secondary School|Wang]] sport school from age 16.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.akersposten.no/cathinka-17-har-satt-seg-skyhoye-mal/s/5-142-70714|title=Cathinka (17) har satt seg skyhøye mål|author=Nordbakk, Solfrid Therese|date=26 August 2021|work=[[Akersposten]]|language=no|access-date=6 November 2023}}</ref>
==Club career== ===Linköping=== Ahead of the 2023 season, she moved abroad to [[Damallsvenskan]], the Swedish title challengers [[Linköpings FC]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nrk.no/sport/lyn-talent-til-svensk-toppklubb-1.16227120|date=19 December 2022|title=Lyn-talent til svensk toppklubb|agency=Norwegian News Agency|publisher=NRK|language=no|access-date=6 November 2023}}</ref> She performed well throughout the season.<ref name=NT/> In November 2023, she scored 6 goals in a match against [[IFK Kalmar]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/ifk-kalmar-linkoping-fc-obos-damallsvenskan/5398093/ |title=IFK Kalmar - Linköping FC |date=5 November 2023 |agency= |work=svenskfotboll.se |language=sv |access-date=7 December 2023 |archive-date=17 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117193727/https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/ifk-kalmar-linkoping-fc-obos-damallsvenskan/5398093/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
===Hammarby IF=== In August 2024, she signed with Swedish club [[Hammarby Fotboll (women)|Hammarby IF]] a contract during the summer transfer window until 2027.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cathinka Tandberg klar för Hammarby |url=https://hammarbyfotboll.se/nyheter/cathinka-tandberg-klar-foer-hammarby/ |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=hammarbyfotboll.se}}</ref>
===Tottenham Hotspur=== On 4 September 2025, Tandberg signed with [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women|Tottenham Hotspur]] in the English [[Women's Super League|Super League]].<ref>{{Cite web| title=Tangberg joins from Hammarby|url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2025/september/spurs-women-tandberg-joins-from-hammarby/|publisher=Tottenham Hotspur|access-date=4 September 2025}}</ref> In the first away game of the [[2025–26 Women's Super League|2025–26 season]], Tandberg assisted the first goal and scored the second goal in a 2–0 victory against [[Everton F.C. (women)|Everton]]. Her goal was widely considered spectacular and was shot from 40 yards out.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Spurs spoil party at Everton's new Goodison home |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/cm2ze67158xt |access-date=2025-09-16 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref>
==International career== Following the withdrawals of several players, Tandberg was called up for [[Norway women's national football team|Norway]] for the [[2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League|2023–24 UEFA Nations League]] matches against France.<ref name=NT>{{cite news|url=https://www.tv2.no/sport/cathinka-19-herjer-i-sverige-kan-bli-joker-for-norge/16164852/|title=Cathinka (19) herjer i Sverige - kan bli joker for Norge|author=Kalleklev, Helge Johan Petersen|date=27 October 2023|publisher=TV 2|language=no|access-date=6 November 2023}}</ref>
== Career statistics ==
=== Club === {{updated|match played 16 May 2026}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Cathinka Tandberg |url=https://www.soccerway.com/player/tandberg-cathinka/jXJ2H3S0/ |website=Soccerway |access-date=7 April 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Cathinka Tandberg |url=https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/person/profil/?fiksId=4044263&underside=statistikk |website=Norges Fotbollforbund |access-date=7 April 2026}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes [[Norwegian Women's Cup]], [[Svenska Cupen (women)|Svenska Cupen]], [[Women's FA Cup]]}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes [[Women's League Cup]]}} !colspan="2"|Continental{{efn|Includes [[UEFA Women's Champions League]]}} !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="4"|[[Lyn Fotball Damer|Lyn]] |2020 |[[Toppserien]] |14||0||1||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||15||0 |- |2021 |Toppserien |19||2||1||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||20||2 |- |2022 |Toppserien |22||3||2||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||24||3 |- !colspan="2"|Total !55!!5!!4!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!59!!5 |- | rowspan="3" |[[Linköpings FC|Linköpings]] |2023 |[[Damallsvenskan]] |26||18||3||4|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||29||22 |- |2024 |Damallsvenskan |13||4||3||4|| colspan="2" |—||1||0||17||8 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !39!!22!!6!!8!!0!!0!!1!!0!!46!!30 |- | rowspan="3" |[[Hammarby Fotboll (women)|Hammarby IF]] |2024 |Damallsvenskan |12||11||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||8||3||20||14 |- |2025 |Damallsvenskan |11||1||4||2|| colspan="2" |—||2||2||17||5 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !33!!12!!4!!2!!0!!0!!10!!5!!37!!19 |- |[[Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women|Tottenham Hotspur]] |[[2025–26 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women season|2025–26]] |[[Women's Super League]] |19||6||2||0||3||0|| colspan="2" |—||24||6 |- ! colspan="3" |Career total !146!!45!!16!!10!!3!!0!!11!!5!!176!!60 |} {{notelist}}
=== International === {{updated|match played 28 October 2025}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- | rowspan="3" |[[Norway women's national football team|Norway]] |2023||1||0 |- |2024||4||0 |- |2025||1||0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total!!6!!0 |}
==Honours== ===Individual=== * [[Damallsvenskan]] top scorer: [[2023 Damallsvenskan|2023]] * [[Damallsvenskan]] Goal of the Season: [[2024 Damallsvenskan|2024]] * [[Damallsvenskan]] Best Striker award: [[2024 Damallsvenskan|2024]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{sports links}}
{{Authority control}} {{Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women squad}} {{Damallsvenskan top scorers}}
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