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Karoline Smidt Nielsen

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Karoline Nielsen
Personal information
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

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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

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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

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

Honours

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Club

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Fortuna Hjørring

Winner

References

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  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.
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