Nicolai Poulsen
Danish footballer (born 1993)
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Nicolai Søberg Poulsen (born 15 August 1993) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club AGF.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicolai Søberg Poulsen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 August 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Randers, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AGF | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2003 | Helsted-Fremad IF | ||
| 2003–2013 | Randers Freja | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2019 | Randers FC | 159 | (4) |
| 2017 | → Sarpsborg 08 (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2019– | AGF | 180 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| 2014 | Denmark U21 | 6 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 December 2025 | |||
Club career
Randers FC
Having progressed through the club's youth system Poulsen made his first team debut in the 2012-13 season ending up with a total of nine appearances.
Poulsen soon established himself as a first team regular forming central midfield with Randers-captain Christian Keller in the 2014-15 season.
AGF
On 3 June 2019, Poulsen joined AGF for the 2019–20 season.[3]
In October 2025 he set the dubious record of most suspensions in Danish Superliga history. He took the record from Rasmus Würtz.[4]
International career
In the autumn of 2014, Poulsen made his debut for the Denmark national under-21 football team in a friendly match against the Czech Republic.[5]
On 30 July 2016, Poulsen was selected for the Denmark Olympic national team that was to participate in the 2016 Summer Olympics.[6] However, in a Danish Superliga match against AGF the next day, Poulsen suffered a broken jaw in a head-to-head duel with his former teammate, AGF's Mustafa Amini and was therefore forced to stay at home.[7]