Sanne Troelsgaard Nielsen

Sanne Troelsgaard Nielsen (born 15 August 1988) is a Danish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Reading of the FA Women's Super League. Since 2008, she has been a part of the senior Danish national team.

Sanne Troelsgaard
Troelsgaard playing for Denmark in July 2017
Personal information
Full name Sanne Troelsgaard Nielsen
Date of birth (1988-08-15) 15 August 1988
Place of birth Vejen, Denmark
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Forward
Club information
Current team
 Reading
Number 51
Youth career
Vejen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–2004 Haderslev FK
2005–2009 SønderjyskE
2009–2011 Brøndby IF
2011–2012 IK Skovbakken
2012–2014 Brøndby IF
2014–2017 KoldingQ
2017–2021 Rosengård 107 (30)
2021– Reading 3 (0)
National team‡
2008– Denmark 160[1] (55[1])
Honours
Women's football
Representing  Denmark
UEFA Women's Championship
2017 NetherlandsTeam
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:45, 6 February 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 December 2021

Club career

In 2011, Troelsgaard was named Denmark's Player of the Year after scoring 29 goals in her first 15 matches for Skovbakken.[2] In February 2017, Troelsgaard signed for FC Rosengård in the Swedish Damallsvenskan.[3]

On 21 December 2021, Reading announced the signing of Troelsgaard on a contract until June 2023.[4]

International career

Troelsgaard made her senior international debut for Denmark in March 2008, playing the last four minutes of a 1–0 win over Finland at the 2008 Algarve Cup.[5] At the 2011 Matchworld Women's Cup in June 2011, she scored all three goals in the Danes' 3–0 win over Wales.[6]

A serious illness in the family caused Troelsgaard to withdraw from national coach Kenneth Heiner-Møller's squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013.[7]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 6 February 2022[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rosengård 2017 Damallsvenskan 21854-60-3212
2018 218611-40-3119
2019 22342-00-265
2020 22211-23-256
2021 21952-61-3212
Total 107302120--184--14654
Reading 2021–22 FA Women's Super League 301000——40
Career total 110302220--184--15054

    International goals
    No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
    1.16 September 2021Viborg Stadium, Viborg, Denmark Malta1–07–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
    2.26 October 2021Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro Montenegro4–15–1
    3.30 November 2021Viborg Stadium, Viborg, Denmark Russia2–03–1

    Honours
    Brøndby IF
    FC Rosengård
    • Svenska Cupen Women: 2017/2018, 2016/2017

    References
    1. Caps and Goals
    2. "Sanne Troelsgaard kåret til Årets Kvindelige Fodboldspiller 2011" (in Danish). Spillerforeningen. 2011-12-03. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
    3. "Rosengårds sportchef om nya stjärnan: "Det här blir jättebra"". Sydsvenskan. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
    4. "SANNE SIGNS FOR THE ROYALS". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
    5. "Danmark – Finland 1 – 0" (in Danish). Danish Football Association. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
    6. "Ton up for Wales". She Kicks. 2011-06-19. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
    7. Schou Nielsen, Pia (30 June 2013). "Troelsgaard ikke med til EM" (in Danish). Danish Football Association. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
    8. Sanne Troelsgaard Nielsen at Soccerway


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