Denmark women's national football team records and statistics

This article comprises an overview of the Denmark women's national football team records and statistics, from their first official match against Sweden in 1974[1] to the present day.

Most appearances[edit]

Main article: List of Denmark women's international footballers
As of 9 April 2024

Players denoted in bold are still playing or available for selection. The 25 most capped players for Denmark are:[2]

Rank Player Career Caps Goals
1 Katrine Pedersen 1994–2013 210 9
2 Sanne Troelsgaard 2008–present 187 57
3 Katrine Veje 2009–present 156 9
4 Johanna Rasmussen 2002–2018 153 41
5 Pernille Harder 2009–present 150 75
6 Merete Pedersen 1993–2009 136 65
7 Theresa Eslund 2008–2020 133 5
8 Line Røddik Hansen 2006–2020 132 13
9 Cathrine Paaske-Sørensen 2000–2010 121 36
10 Anne Dot Eggers Nielsen 1993–2007 118 26
11 Nanna Christiansen 2009–2021 112 12
12 Lene R. Jensen 1996–2010 109 26
13 Mariann Gajhede Knudsen 2003–2015 107 6
14 Lene Terp 1993–2003 105 4
15 Nadia Nadim 2009–present 104 38
16 Louise Hansen 1995–2007 98 5
17 Janni Arnth 2010–2019 93 2
18 Julie Rydahl Bukh 2001–2013 91 10
19 Gitte Krogh 1994–2001 90 46
20 Simone Boye Sørensen 2011–present 90 5
21 Sofie Junge Pedersen 2011–present 88 7
22 Stina Lykke Petersen 2011–2018 83 0
23 Heidi Elgaard Johansen 2000–2012 80 0
24 Gitte Andersen 2000–2007 79 1
25 Helle Jensen 1987–1996 77 38

Goalscorers[edit]

As of 9 April 2024

Top goalscorers[edit]

Players still playing or available for selection are in bold. With 75 goals, Pernille Harder is currently the number one goalscorer in Danish football history. The players with 10 goals or more for Denmark are:

Rank Player Career Goals Caps Pct.
1 Pernille Harder 2009–present 75 150 0.5
2 Merete Pedersen 1993–2009 65 136 0.478
3 Sanne Troelsgaard 2008–present 57 187 0.305
4 Gitte Krogh 1994–2001 46 90 0.511
5 Johanna Rasmussen 2002–2018 41 153 0.268
6 Helle Jensen 1987–1996 38 77 0.494
Nadia Nadim 2009–present 38 104 0.365
8 Cathrine Paaske Sørensen 2000–2010 36 121 0.298
9 Lene Jensen 1996–2010 26 109 0.239
Anne Dot Eggers Nielsen 1993–2007 26 118 0.22
11 Maiken Pape 2006–2010 23 48 0.479
12 Lone Smidt Nielsen 1977–1988 22 57 0.386
13 Stine Larsen 2015–present 22 73 0.301
14 Signe Bruun 2017–present 18 40 0.45
15 Annie Gam-Pedersen 1982–1991 15 56 0.268
16 Line Røddik Hansen 2006–2020 13 132 0.098
Annette Thychosen 1988–1994 13 46 0.283
18 Nanna Christiansen 2009–2021 12 112 0.107
19 Inge Hindkjær 1977–1984 11 25 0.44
Susanne Niemann 1974–1982 11 31 0.355
Janne Rasmussen 1991–1999 11 40 0.275
22 Janni Lund Johansen 1997–2004 10 41 0.244
Lene Madsen 1994–1996 10 32 0.313
Julie Rydahl 2001–2013 10 91 0.11
Mette Jokumsen 1999–2005 10 44 0.227
Christina B. Petersen 1992–2001 10 70 0.143
Hanne Nissen 1989–1993 10 29 0.345

Team captains[edit]

As of 31 October 2023, the ten players with the most caps as Danish team captains are:

Rank Player Years Caps (Total) Coefficient
1 Katrine S. Pedersen 2003–2013 124 (210) 59%
2 Pernille Harder 2016–present 77 (147) 52%
3 Lene Terp 1998–2003 63 (105) 60%
4 Line Røddik Hansen 2013–2016 19 (132) 14.3%
5 Rikke Holm Brink 1996–1998 18 (60) 30%
6 Karina Sefron 1991 14 (71) 19.7%
7 Maren Barsballe 1975–1979 13 (20) 65%
8 Helle Jensen 1995 12 (77) 15,5%
Bonny Madsen 1993–1995 12 (70) 17.1%
10 Annette Mogensen 1987–1988 11 (45) 24.4%

References[edit]

  1. ^ "OVERBLIK De største præstationer i kvindelandsholdets historie". DR (in Danish). 3 August 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  2. ^ DBU. "Landsholdsspillere (50 + kampe)". DBU (in Danish). Retrieved 23 September 2022.
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