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.

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
Team 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 30 (4)
International career‡
2008– Denmark 174[1] (55[1])
Honours
Women's football
Representing  Denmark
UEFA Women's Championship
Silver medal – second place2017 NetherlandsTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:53, 30 April 2023 (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 30 April 2023[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 1302000——150
2022–23 1743222——228
Total 3045222----378
Career total 13734262222184--18362

    International goals
    No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
    1.24 October 2009Vejle Stadion, Vejle, Denmark Georgia14–015–02011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
    2.15–0
    3.27 March 2010 Bulgaria5–09–0
    4.21 September 2011Mika Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia Armenia2–05–0UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
    5.23 November 2011Velje Stadion, Velje, Denmark Armenia1–011–0
    6.2–0
    7.7–0
    8.7 March 2012Desportivo da Nora Park, Ferreiras, Portugal Iceland1–03–12012 Algarve Cup
    9.2–0
    10.24 November 2013Centenary Stadium, Ta'Qali, Malta Malta1–05–02015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
    11.12 March 2014Estádio Municipal, Albufeira, Portugal China1–11–1 (4–5 p)2013 Algarve Cup
    12.19 June 2014Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel Israel3–05–02015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
    13.12 January 2015Kempinski Hotel Belek, Belek, Turkey New Zealand1–11–1Friendly
    14.4 March 2015Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal, Portugal Japan1–02–12015 Algarve Cup
    15.6 March 2015 France1–41–4
    16.9 March 2015Estádio Municipal, Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal Portugal1–02–2
    17.8 April 2015Tele2 Arena, Stockholm, Sweden Sweden2–23–3Friendly
    18.17 September 2015Stadionul CNAF, Buftea, Romania Romania2–02–0
    19.22 October 2015Viborg Stadion, Viborg, Denmark Moldova1–04–0UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
    20.26 November 2015NTC Senec, Senec, Slovakia Slovakia1–01–0
    21.25 January 2016Arcardia Belek, Belek, Turkey Netherlands1–11–2Friendly
    22.9 March 2016Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal, Portugal Portugal1–03–12016 Algarve Cup
    23.2–0
    24.2 June 2016Viborg Stadion, Viborg, Denmark Slovakia4–04–0UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
    25.7 June 2016 Poland1–06–0
    26.3–0
    27.6–0
    28.20 October 2016Yongchuan Sports Center, Yongchuan, China Uzbekistan1–12–12016 Yongchuan International Tournament
    29.3 March 2017Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal, Portugal Portugal3–06–02017 Algarve Cup
    30.6–0
    31.11 April 2017Harboe Arena Slagelse, Slagelse, Denmark Finland2–05–0Friendly
    32.16 July 2017De Vijverberg, Doetinchem, Netherlands Belgium1–01–0UEFA Women's Euro 2017
    33.19 September 2017Ménfői úti Stadion, Győr, Hungary Hungary2–16–12019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
    34.3–1
    35.5–1
    36.7 March 2018VRS António Sports Complex, Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal Iceland1–01–1 (4–5 p)2018 Algarve Cup
    37.9 April 2018Viborg Stadium, Viborg, Denmark Ukraine1–01–02019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
    38.8 June 2018Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine Ukraine4–05–1
    39.5–1
    40.29 August 2019Viborg Stadium, Viborg, Denmark Malta1–08–0UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
    41.4–0
    42.4 October 2019 Bosnia and Herzegovina2–02–0
    43.17 September 2020Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre, Zenica, Bosnia & Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina2–04–0
    44.22 September 2020Centenary Stadium, Ta'Qali, Malta Malta4–08–0
    45.8–0
    46.16 September 2021Viborg Stadium, Viborg, Denmark Malta1–07–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
    47.26 October 2021Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro Montenegro4–15–1
    48.30 November 2021Viborg Stadium, Viborg, Denmark Russia2–03–1

    Honours
    Brøndby IF
    FC Rosengård
    • Damallsvenskan: Winner: 2019, Runner-up: 2020, 2017
    • Svenska Cupen Women: 2017/2018, 2016/2017

    References
    1. Caps and Goals
    2. "Sanne Troelsgaard kåret til Årets Kvindelige Fodboldspiller 2011" (in Danish). Spillerforeningen. 3 December 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
    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 30 September 2012.
    6. "Ton up for Wales". She Kicks. 19 June 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
    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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