Karoline Smidt Nielsen

Karoline Nielsen
Personal information
Full name	Karoline Smidt Nielsen
Date of birth	12 May 1994 (age 29)
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
2009–2012	OB Odense
2012–2018	Fortuna Hjørring
2018–2022	Turbine Potsdam
International career‡
2009–2011	Denmark U-17
2011–2013	Denmark U-19
2012–2018	Denmark
	*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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Honours[edit]

Club[edit]

Fortuna Hjørring

Winner

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[edit]

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] 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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