Janni Arnth

Janni Arnth Jensen (born 15 October 1986) is a Danish former footballer who played as a defender. She previously played for Danish Elitedivisionen club Fortuna Hjørring, Swedish Damallsvenskan club Linköpings FC, English club Arsenal, in Italy for Fiorentina, and for Rangers in the Scottish Women's Premier League. She was the vice-captain for the Danish national team.

Janni Arnth

Personal information
Full name	Janni Arnth Jensen
Date of birth	(1986-10-15) 15 October 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Outrup, Denmark
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1992–2002	Outrup BK
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2006	Varde IF	121
2007–2014	Fortuna Hjørring	215
2014–18	Linköpings FC	126	(6)
2019	Arsenal	12	(1)
2019–2021	Fiorentina	24	(1)
2021–2022	Rangers	11	(1)
International career‡
2003	Denmark U-17	11	(0)
2004–2005	Denmark U-19	16	(0)
2009	Denmark U-23	1	(0)
2010–2019	Denmark	93	(2)
Medal record Women's football Representing  Denmark UEFA Women's Championship 2017 Netherlands Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of Retirement ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 October 2019

Club career

She played for Fortuna Hjørring after joining in January 2007,^[1] following spells at Outrup BK and Varde IF.^[2]

In August 2014, Arnth Jensen signed for Linköpings FC and made her debut for the club in the 2014 Svenska Cupen (English: Swedish Cup) final, where Linköpings came from behind to defeat Kristianstads DFF 2–1.^[3] She won the 2016 Damallsvenskan title with Linköpings and signed a new two-year contract with the club in November 2016.^[4] Following Magdalena Eriksson's departure mid-season in 2017, Arnth was named the new captain of Linköpings FC.

In November 2018 Arnth signed to play with English WSL club Arsenal and became WSL champion the sumnmer of 2019 ^[5][6][7][8]

After a spell with Italian club Fiorentina, Arnth signed for Scottish club Rangers in September 2021.^[9] On 27 September 2022, she announced her retirement from football.^[10]

International career

At the girls' football tournament at the 2003 European Youth Olympic Festival, Arnth Jensen played in the final as Denmark beat Switzerland on penalties after a 1–1 draw at Stade Sébastien Charléty in Paris.^[11]

Arnth Jensen made her senior international debut in January 2010, in a 2–1 win over Chile. She was named in national coach Kenneth Heiner-Møller's Denmark squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013.^[12]

Janni Arnth representet Denmark 93 times and for a number of years as vice captain. She scored the decisive penalty against France UEFA Women's Euro 2013 which gave Denmark a spot in the Semifinals and was also part of the team that reached the Final in UEFA Women's Euro 2017.

Honours

Club

Fortuna Hjørring

Winner

• Elitedivisionen: 2008-2009, 2009–10, 2013-2014

Winner

• Danish Women's Cup: 2007-2008

Runner-up

• Elitedivisionen: 2011–12, 2012–13
• Danish Women's Cup: 2012–13

Linköpings FC

Winner

• Damallsvenskan: 2016, 2017^[13]
• Swedish Women's Cup: 2013–14

Arsenal

Winner

• WSL: 2018-19

Rangers

Winner

• Scottish Women's Premier League: 2021-22,