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Theresa Nielsen
Personal information
Full name Theresa Nielsen
Date of birth (1986-07-20) 20 July 1986 (age 38)
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
 Brøndby IF
Youth career
Rikken
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–2002 Hvidovre IF
2003–2008 Ballerup-Skovlunde
2009–2017 Brøndby IF 87 (13)
2017 Vålerenga 22 (2)
2018–2019 Reign FC 22 (1)
2018–2019 → Melbourne City (loan) 12 (0)
2020– Brøndby IF
International career‡
2002–2003 Denmark U-17 15 (3)
2006 Denmark U-21 4 (0)
2009 Denmark U-23 2 (1)
2008– Denmark 128 (5)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Denmark
UEFA Women's Championship
Silver medal – second place 2017 Netherlands Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 April 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 April 2018

Theresa Nielsen (born 20 July 1986) is a Danish footballer who plays as a defender for Brøndby IF in the Danish Elitedivisionen. She also played for the Danish national team.

Nielsen previously played for Reign FC of the American National Women's Soccer League, Melbourne City of the Australian W-League, and Vålerenga Fotball Damer in Norway's Toppserien. She was named Danish Women's Footballer of the Year in 2012.

Early life

Raised in Valby, Nielsen began playing football at age six on a team known as Rikken.[1][2]

Club career

Brøndby IF, 2009–2016

In 2012, Nielsen was named Danish Women's Footballer of the Year after helping Brøndby IF to a league and cup double.[3]

Vålerenga, 2017

In January 2017, Nielsen signed with Norwegian club, Vålerenga in Oslo, marking her first time playing for a foreign club.[4] Nielsen made 22 appearances for Vålerenga and scored two goals during the 2017 season.[5] She scored her first goal for Vålerenga in the 47th minute of a match against Kolbotn resulting in a 2–0 win.[6] The club finished in seventh place with a 10–8–4 record.[7] Nielsen was named one of the top 200 players in the world for 2017 by The Offside Rule, a podcast by The Guardian.[8]

Reign FC, 2018–2019

Nielsen signed with American side Reign FC ahead of the 2018 National Women's Soccer League season in January 2018.[9][10] She made her debut for Seattle as a starting defender during the home opener — a 2–1 win over the Washington Spirit on 24 March.[11]

Return to Brøndby IF

Nielsen returned to Brøndby IF on a two-year contract in 2020.[12]

International career

Nielsen during the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 semi-final against Austria.
Nielsen during the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 semi-final against Austria.

At age 17, Nielsen competed with the Denmarks' under-17 national team at the 2003 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival. She scored in the final as Denmark beat Switzerland on penalties after a 1–1 draw at Stade Sébastien Charléty in Paris.[13]

Nielsen made her senior international debut for Denmark in March 2008, during the team's 1–0 win over Germany at the 2008 Algarve Cup.[14]

She was named to Kenneth Heiner-Møller's squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013.[15]

Honours

Brøndby IF
Denmark

References

  1. ^ "Den danske sportselite: Theresa Nielsen - ChriChri". Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Rikken-pige årets fodboldspiller" (in Danish). Valby Bladet. 13 November 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  3. ^ Weber, Lennart (3 May 2013). "Theresa har stamplads på landsholdet" (in Danish). Fagligt Fælles Forbund. Archived from the original on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  4. ^ "Theresa Nielsen: "Det er ikke et farvel - men et på gensyn" - Fodbold for piger". Fodbold for piger (in Danish). 24 January 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  5. ^ a b c "T. Nielsen". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  6. ^ bold.dk. "Theresa Nielsen på tavlen i Vålerenga-sejr". bold.dk. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  7. ^ "2017 Toppserien". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Theresa Nielsen blant 2017s beste spillere". Vålerenga (in Norwegian Bokmål). Archived from the original on 6 April 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  9. ^ "Reign send Mathias to Courage, sign Danish defender Nielsen". The Equalizer. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  10. ^ "Seattle Reign sign Danish defender Theresa Nielsen". Sounder At Heart. Vox Media. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  11. ^ "Reign FC Open 2018 NWSL Season With A Win Against Washington Spirit". TheBold: Seattle Reign FC. Medium. 25 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  12. ^ "Inden topbrag: Theresa Nielsen tilbage i Brøndby-trøjen". Brøndby IF. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  13. ^ Garin, Erik (9 October 2005). "European Youth Olympic Days (EYOD)". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  14. ^ "Danmark – Tyskland 1 – 0" (in Danish). Danish Football Association. 5 March 2008. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  15. ^ Bruun, Peter (21 June 2013). "Upbeat Heiner-Møller confirms Denmark squad". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  16. ^ "EM-heltinde vinder fornem pris i norsk fodbold". DR (in Danish). Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  17. ^ UEFA.com. "Official UEFA Women's EURO 2017 Best Eleven". UEFA.com. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
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