Karoline Smidt Nielsen
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Full name | Karoline Smidt Nielsen | ||
Date of birth | (1994-05-12) 12 May 1994 (age 30) | ||
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
Winner
- Elitedivisionen: 2013-14, 2015–16, 2017–18
- Danish Women's Cup: 2016
References
- ^ 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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- 1 Lykke Petersen
- 2 Røddik
- 3 K. Pedersen (c)
- 4 Ørntoft
- 5 Arnth
- 6 Gajhede
- 7 Madsen
- 8 Bukh
- 9 Christiansen
- 10 Harder
- 11 Veje
- 12 L. Jensen
- 13 Rasmussen
- 14 Olsen
- 15 Junge Pedersen
- 16 Sørensen
- 17 Nadim
- 18 T. Nielsen
- 19 Brogaard
- 20 Hovesen
- 21 Sandvej
- 22 Abel
- 23 Smidt Nielsen
- Coach: Heiner-Møller
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