Karoline Smidt Nielsen

Danish footballer (born 1994)

Karoline Nielsen
Personal information
Full name Karoline Smidt Nielsen
Date of birth (1994-05-12) 12 May 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Odense, Denmark
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
HPTI
B 1913
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 OB Odense
2012–2018 Fortuna Hjørring
2018–2022 Turbine Potsdam 8 (2)
International career‡
2009–2011 Denmark U-17 12 (4)
2011–2013 Denmark U-19 23 (8)
2012–2018 Denmark 24 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:47, 14 December 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07:47, 14 December 2022 (UTC)

Karoline Smidt Nielsen (born 12 May 1994) is a Danish former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder for Turbine Potsdam of the German Frauen-Bundesliga as well as for the Denmark women's national football team.

Club career

Smidt Nielsen joined Fortuna Hjørring from OB Odense in summer 2012.[1] She began playing in the boys' team at HPTI from being four years old, then played for B 1913 from 11 to 15, then joined OB where she played her first matches in the Danish Women's League.[2]

She was forced to retire in October 2022, following a series of injuries which restricted her to nine appearances for her German club Turbine Potsdam since joining them in 2018.[3]

International career

In December 2012 Smidt Nielsen made her senior international debut as a second-half substitute for Pernille Harder in Denmark's 5–0 win over Mexico in São Paulo, Brazil.[4]

She was selected in national coach Kenneth Heiner-Møller's Denmark squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013.[5]

Personal life

Karoline's mother Lone Smidt Nielsen (née Hansen) is also a former international footballer, who played professionally in Italy.[6][7]

Honours

Club

Fortuna Hjørring

Winner

References

  1. ^ Hansen, Henning (3 October 2012). "Gode chancer for at gå videre i Champions League" (in Danish). Nordjyske.dk. Archived from the original on 14 March 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  2. ^ Arndal, Peter (13 October 2016). "Fodboldspiller Karoline Smidt Nielsen har Girlpower" (in Danish). Kvinde Sport. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  3. ^ Schmidt, Stephan (25 October 2022). "Karoline Smidt Nielsen beendet ihre Karriere" (in German). Turbine Potsdam. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  4. ^ Ahlstrøm, Frits (12 March 2021). "Dansk landsholdsangriber i Bundesligaen udsat for ny korsbåndsskade" (in Danish). TV3 Sport. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  5. ^ Bruun, Peter (21 June 2013). "Upbeat Heiner-Møller confirms Denmark squad". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  6. ^ Weber, Lennart (16 June 2012). "Mor er stolt" (in Danish). 3F.dk. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  7. ^ Møller Riis, Helle (18 July 2013). "Professionelle fodboldgener: Senior og junior Smidt" (in Danish). Fagligt Fælles Forbund. Archived from the original on 20 July 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Karoline Smidt Nielsen.
  • Karoline Smidt Nielsen national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
  • Karoline Nielsen at Soccerway
  • Karoline Smidt Nielsen at Soccerdonna.de
  • Karoline Nielsen – UEFA competition record (archive)
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