Sanne Troelsgaard Nielsen
Sanne Troelsgaard Nielsen (born 15 August 1988) is a Danish professional 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.
![]() Troelsgaard playing for Denmark in July 2017 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Sanne Troelsgaard Nielsen | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 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) | |||||||||||||
| –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 | 21 | (3) | |||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||
| 2008– | Denmark | 174[1] | (55[1]) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:30, 16 December 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 February 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 December 2022[8]
| 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 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 10 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 25 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 128 | 33 | 23 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 4 | - | - | 171 | 59 | ||
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 24 October 2009 | Vejle Stadion, Vejle, Denmark | 14–0 | 15–0 | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | |
| 2. | 15–0 | |||||
| 3. | 27 March 2010 | 5–0 | 9–0 | |||
| 4. | 21 September 2011 | Mika Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia | 2–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying | |
| 5. | 23 November 2011 | Velje Stadion, Velje, Denmark | 1–0 | 11–0 | ||
| 6. | 2–0 | |||||
| 7. | 7–0 | |||||
| 8. | 7 March 2012 | Desportivo da Nora Park, Ferreiras, Portugal | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2012 Algarve Cup | |
| 9. | 2–0 | |||||
| 10. | 24 November 2013 | Centenary Stadium, Ta'Qali, Malta | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | |
| 11. | 12 March 2014 | Estádio Municipal, Albufeira, Portugal | 1–1 | 1–1 (4–5 p) | 2013 Algarve Cup | |
| 12. | 19 June 2014 | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | |
| 13. | 12 January 2015 | Kempinski Hotel Belek, Belek, Turkey | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly | |
| 14. | 4 March 2015 | Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal, Portugal | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2015 Algarve Cup | |
| 15. | 6 March 2015 | 1–4 | 1–4 | |||
| 16. | 9 March 2015 | Estádio Municipal, Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal | 1–0 | 2–2 | ||
| 17. | 8 April 2015 | Tele2 Arena, Stockholm, Sweden | 2–2 | 3–3 | Friendly | |
| 18. | 17 September 2015 | Stadionul CNAF, Buftea, Romania | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 19. | 22 October 2015 | Viborg Stadion, Viborg, Denmark | 1–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying | |
| 20. | 26 November 2015 | NTC Senec, Senec, Slovakia | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 21. | 25 January 2016 | Arcardia Belek, Belek, Turkey | 1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly | |
| 22. | 9 March 2016 | Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal, Portugal | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2016 Algarve Cup | |
| 23. | 2–0 | |||||
| 24. | 2 June 2016 | Viborg Stadion, Viborg, Denmark | 4–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying | |
| 25. | 7 June 2016 | 1–0 | 6–0 | |||
| 26. | 3–0 | |||||
| 27. | 6–0 | |||||
| 28. | 20 October 2016 | Yongchuan Sports Center, Yongchuan, China | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2016 Yongchuan International Tournament | |
| 29. | 3 March 2017 | Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal, Portugal | 3–0 | 6–0 | 2017 Algarve Cup | |
| 30. | 6–0 | |||||
| 31. | 11 April 2017 | Harboe Arena Slagelse, Slagelse, Denmark | 2–0 | 5–0 | Friendly | |
| 32. | 16 July 2017 | De Vijverberg, Doetinchem, Netherlands | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 | |
| 33. | 19 September 2017 | Ménfői úti Stadion, Győr, Hungary | 2–1 | 6–1 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | |
| 34. | 3–1 | |||||
| 35. | 5–1 | |||||
| 36. | 7 March 2018 | VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal | 1–0 | 1–1 (4–5 p) | 2018 Algarve Cup | |
| 37. | 9 April 2018 | Viborg Stadium, Viborg, Denmark | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | |
| 38. | 8 June 2018 | Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine | 4–0 | 5–1 | ||
| 39. | 5–1 | |||||
| 40. | 29 August 2019 | Viborg Stadium, Viborg, Denmark | 1–0 | 8–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying | |
| 41. | 4–0 | |||||
| 42. | 4 October 2019 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |||
| 43. | 17 September 2020 | Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre, Zenica, Bosnia & Herzegovina | 2–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 44. | 22 September 2020 | Centenary Stadium, Ta'Qali, Malta | 4–0 | 8–0 | ||
| 45. | 8–0 | |||||
| 46. | 16 September 2021 | Viborg Stadium, Viborg, Denmark | 1–0 | 7–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | |
| 47. | 26 October 2021 | Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro | 4–1 | 5–1 | ||
| 48. | 30 November 2021 | Viborg Stadium, Viborg, Denmark | 2–0 | 3–1 |
Honours
- Brøndby IF
- Elitedivisionen: Winner 2010–11, 2012–13
- Danish Women's Cup: Winner 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014
- FC Rosengård
- Damallsvenskan: Winner: 2019, Runner-up: 2020, 2017
- Svenska Cupen Women: 2017/2018, 2016/2017
References
- Caps and Goals
- "Sanne Troelsgaard kåret til Årets Kvindelige Fodboldspiller 2011" (in Danish). Spillerforeningen. 3 December 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
- "Rosengårds sportchef om nya stjärnan: "Det här blir jättebra"". Sydsvenskan. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- "SANNE SIGNS FOR THE ROYALS". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- "Danmark – Finland 1 – 0" (in Danish). Danish Football Association. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
- "Ton up for Wales". She Kicks. 19 June 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
- Schou Nielsen, Pia (30 June 2013). "Troelsgaard ikke med til EM" (in Danish). Danish Football Association. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- Sanne Troelsgaard Nielsen at Soccerway
