Karoline Smidt Nielsen

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.

Karoline Nielsen

Personal information
Full name	Karoline Smidt Nielsen
Date of birth	(1994-05-12) 12 May 1994 (age 31)
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 as of 07:47, 14 December 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 07:47, 14 December 2022 (UTC)

Club career

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

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

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

Honours

Club

Fortuna Hjørring

Winner

• Elitedivisionen: 2013-14, 2015–16, 2017–18
• Danish Women's Cup: 2016