Sanne Troelsgaard Nielsen

Sanne Troelsgaard Nielsen (born 15 August 1988) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for AS Roma and the Denmark 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 (age 36)
Place of birth	Vejen, Denmark
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder Forward
Team information
Current team	AS Roma
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	(41)
2021–2024	Reading	30	(4)
2024–2025	AS Roma	34	(2)
2025–	FC Midtjylland	0	(0)
International career‡
2008–	Denmark	181[1]	(57[1])
Medal record Women's football Representing  Denmark UEFA Women's Championship 2017 Netherlands Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:14, 11 January 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 September 2023

A legend of the Danish national team with over 180 international appearances, Troelsgaard has won the Danish Women's Football Player of the Year. She has been part of 5 Danish international squads for both the UEFA Women's Euros and the FIFA Women's World Cup.

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] She scored her first Women's Super League goal against West Ham on 23 October 2022, scoring a penalty in the 82nd minute.^[5] On 11 January 2024, Reading announced the departure of Troelsgaard from the club by mutual consent.^[6]

On 2 February 2024, AS Roma announced the signing of Troelsgaard on a contract until 30 June 2024.^[7] On 28 May 2024, she signed a new one year contract extension with the club.^[8]

On 1 July 2025, Troelsgaard was announced at FC Midtjylland on a two year contract.^[9]

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.^[10] At the 2011 Matchworld Women's Cup in June 2011, she scored all three goals in the Danes' 3–0 win over Wales.^[11]

A serious illness in the family caused Troelsgaard to withdraw from national coach Kenneth Heiner-Møller's squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013.^[12]

On 19 June 2017, Troelsgaard was called up to the Danish squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2017.^[13]

On 16 June 2022, Troelsgaard was called up to the Danish squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.^[14]

On 30 June 2023, Troelsgaard was called up to the 23-player Danish squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.^[15]

On 20 June 2025, Troelsgaard was called up to the Danish squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.^[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 April 2023^[17]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rosengård	2017	Damallsvenskan	21	8	5	4	-		6	0	-		32	12
	2018		21	8	6	11	-		4	0	-		31	19
	2019		22	3	4	2	-		0	0	-		26	5
	2020		22	2	1	1	-		2	3	-		25	6
	2021		21	9	5	2	-		6	1	-		32	12
	Total		107	30	21	20	-	-	18	4	-	-	146	54
Reading	2021–22	FA Women's Super League	13	0	2	0	0	0	—		—		15	0
	2022–23		20	4	3	2	2	2	—		—		25	8
	2023–24	Women's Championship	8	0	1	0	3	0	—		—		12	0
	Total		41	4	6	2	5	2	-	-	-	-	52	8
Career total			148	34	27	22	5	2	18	4	-	-	198	62

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	24 October 2009	Vejle Stadion, Vejle, Denmark	Georgia	14–0	15–0	2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2.				15–0
3.	27 March 2010		Bulgaria	5–0	9–0
4.	18 June 2011	Terrain des Planches, Apples, Switzerland	Wales	1–0	3–0	2011 Matchworld Women's Cup
5.				2–0
6.				3–0
7.	21 September 2011	Mika Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia	Armenia	2–0	5–0	UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
8.	23 November 2011	Velje Stadion, Velje, Denmark	Armenia	1–0	11–0
9.				2–0
10.				7–0
11.	8 December 2011	Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo, Brazil	Chile	2–0	4–0	2011 International Tournament of São Paulo
12.	15 December 2011		Brazil	1–0	1–0
13.	7 March 2012	Desportivo da Nora Park, Ferreiras, Portugal	Iceland	1–0	3–1	2012 Algarve Cup
14.				2–0
15.	9 December 2012	Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo, Brazil	Mexico	4–0	5–0	2012 International Tournament of São Paulo
16.	24 November 2013	Centenary Stadium, Ta'Qali, Malta	Malta	1–0	5–0	2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
17.	12 March 2014	Estádio Municipal, Albufeira, Portugal	China	1–1	1–1 (4–5 p)	2013 Algarve Cup
18.	19 June 2014	Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel	Israel	3–0	5–0	2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
19.	12 January 2015	Kempinski Hotel Belek, Belek, Turkey	New Zealand	1–1	1–1	Friendly
20.	4 March 2015	Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal, Portugal	Japan	1–0	2–1	2015 Algarve Cup
21.	6 March 2015		France	1–4	1–4
22.	9 March 2015	Estádio Municipal, Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal	Portugal	1–0	2–2
23.	8 April 2015	Tele2 Arena, Stockholm, Sweden	Sweden	2–2	3–3	Friendly
24.	17 September 2015	Stadionul CNAF, Buftea, Romania	Romania	2–0	2–0
25.	22 October 2015	Viborg Stadion, Viborg, Denmark	Moldova	1–0	4–0	UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
26.	26 November 2015	NTC Senec, Senec, Slovakia	Slovakia	1–0	1–0
27.	25 January 2016	Arcardia Belek, Belek, Turkey	Netherlands	1–1	1–2	Friendly
28.	9 March 2016	Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal, Portugal	Portugal	1–0	3–1	2016 Algarve Cup
29.				2–0
30.	2 June 2016	Viborg Stadion, Viborg, Denmark	Slovakia	4–0	4–0	UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
31.	7 June 2016		Poland	1–0	6–0
32.				3–0
33.				6–0
34.	20 October 2016	Yongchuan Sports Center, Yongchuan, China	Uzbekistan	1–1	2–1	2016 Yongchuan International Tournament
35.	3 March 2017	Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal, Portugal	Portugal	3–0	6–0	2017 Algarve Cup
36.				6–0
37.	11 April 2017	Harboe Arena Slagelse, Slagelse, Denmark	Finland	2–0	5–0	Friendly
38.	16 July 2017	De Vijverberg, Doetinchem, Netherlands	Belgium	1–0	1–0	UEFA Women's Euro 2017
39.	19 September 2017	Ménfői úti Stadion, Győr, Hungary	Hungary	2–1	6–1	2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
40.				3–1
41.				5–1
42.	7 March 2018	VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal	Iceland	1–0	1–1 (4–5 p)	2018 Algarve Cup
43.	9 April 2018	Viborg Stadium, Viborg, Denmark	Ukraine	1–0	1–0	2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
44.	8 June 2018	Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine	Ukraine	4–0	5–1
45.				5–1
46.	29 August 2019	Viborg Stadium, Viborg, Denmark	Malta	1–0	8–0	UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
47.				4–0
48.	4 October 2019		Bosnia and Herzegovina	2–0	2–0
49.	17 September 2020	Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre, Zenica, Bosnia & Herzegovina	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2–0	4–0
50.	22 September 2020	Centenary Stadium, Ta'Qali, Malta	Malta	4–0	8–0
51.				8–0
52.	16 September 2021	Viborg Stadium, Viborg, Denmark	Malta	1–0	7–0	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
53.	26 October 2021	Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro	Montenegro	4–1	5–1
54.	30 November 2021	Viborg Stadium, Viborg, Denmark	Russia	2–0	3–1
55.	1 August 2023	Perth Rectangular Stadium, Perth, Australia	Haiti	2–0	2–0	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
56.	26 September 2023	Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales	Wales	4–1	5–1	2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League

Honours

Brøndby IF

• Elitedivisionen: 2010–11, 2012–13
• Danish Women's Cup: 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014

FC Rosengård

• Damallsvenskan: 2019, runner-up: 2020, 2017
• Svenska Cupen Women: 2017–2018, 2016–2017

AS Roma

• Serie A: 2023-24
• Coppa Italia: 2023-24
• Supercoppa italiana: 2024