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.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Karoline Smidt Nielsen | ||
| Date of birth | 12 May 1994 | ||
| 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) |
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*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) | |||
Club career
editSmidt 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
editIn 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
editKaroline's mother Lone Smidt Nielsen (née Hansen) is also a former international footballer, who played professionally in Italy.[6][7]
Honours
editClub
editWinner
- Elitedivisionen: 2013-14, 2015–16, 2017–18
- Danish Women's Cup: 2016
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Arndal, Peter (13 October 2016). "Fodboldspiller Karoline Smidt Nielsen har Girlpower" (in Danish). Kvinde Sport. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ Schmidt, Stephan (25 October 2022). "Karoline Smidt Nielsen beendet ihre Karriere" (in German). Turbine Potsdam. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ Ahlstrøm, Frits (12 March 2021). "Dansk landsholdsangriber i Bundesligaen udsat for ny korsbåndsskade" (in Danish). TV3 Sport. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ Bruun, Peter (21 June 2013). "Upbeat Heiner-Møller confirms Denmark squad". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ^ Weber, Lennart (16 June 2012). "Mor er stolt" (in Danish). 3F.dk. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
- ^ 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
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- 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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