Karoline Smidt Nielsen

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Karoline Smidt Nielsen
Personal information
Full name	Karoline Smidt Nielsen
Date of birth	(1994-05-12) May 12, 1994
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 ¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club	Fortuna Hjørring
Number	14
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2012–	Fortuna Hjørring
National team^‡
2009–2011	Denmark U-17	12	(4)
2011–2013	Denmark U-19	23	(8)
2012–	Denmark	5	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 July 2013. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:05, 17 July 2013 (UTC)

Karoline Smidt Nielsen (born 12 May 1994) is a Danish football midfielder. She plays for Fortuna Hjørring in the Elitedivisionen and the Denmark women's national football team.

Club career

Smidt Nielsen joined Fortuna Hjørring from OB Odense in summer 2012.^[1]

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.

She was selected in national coach Kenneth Heiner-Møller's Denmark squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013.^[2]

Personal life

Karoline's mother Lone Smidt Nielsen (née Hansen) is a former international footballer, who played professionally in Italy.^[3]^[4]

Honours

Club

Fortuna Hjørring

Runner-up

Elitedivisionen: 2012–13
Danish Women's Cup: 2012–13

References

↑ Hansen, Henning (3 October 2012). "Gode chancer for at gå videre i Champions League" (in Danish). Nordjyske.dk. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
↑ Bruun, Peter (21 June 2013). "Upbeat Heiner-Møller confirms Denmark squad". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
↑ Weber, Lennart (2012-06-16). "Mor er stolt" (in Danish). 3F.dk. Retrieved 2012-09-25.
↑ Møller Riis, Helle (18 July 2013). "Professionelle fodboldgener: Senior og junior Smidt" (in Danish). Fagligt Fælles Forbund. Retrieved 20 July 2013.

External links

Danish Football Union (DBU) statistics
Profile at soccerway.com
Profile at soccerdonna.de
Profile at uefa.com

v t e Denmark squad – 2013 UEFA Women's European Championship

1 Petersen 2 Hansen 3 K. S. Pedersen 4 Ørntoft 5 J. A. Jensen 6 Gajhede Knudsen 7 Madsen 8 Bukh 9 Christiansen 10 Harder 11 Veje 12 L. Jensen 13 Rasmussen 14 Olsen 15 S. Pedersen 16 Sørensen 17 Nadim 18 T. Nielsen 19 Brogaard 20 Hovesen 21 Sandvej 22 Abel 23 K. S. Nielsen Coach: Heiner-Møller

Persondata
Name	Nielsen, Karoline Smidt
Alternative names
Short description	Association football player
Date of birth	12 May 1994
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

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