Karoline Smidt Nielsen
Danish footballer (born 1994)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
.jpg)
|
| |||
| 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 | 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 as of 07:47, 14 December 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 07:47, 14 December 2022 (UTC) | |||
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
