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 to the present day.

Most appearances

The table below lists the 25 most capped players for Denmark. RankPlayerSpanCapsGoals1 Katrine Pedersen 1994–2013 210 92 Sanne Troelsgaard 2008–2025 197 573 Pernille Harder 2009–present 173 854 Katrine Veje 2009–present 171 95 Johanna Rasmussen 2002–2018 153 416 Merete Pedersen 1993–2009 136 657 Theresa Eslund 2008–2020 133 58 Line Røddik Hansen 2006–2020 132 139 Cathrine Paaske-Sørensen 2000–2010 121 3610 Anne Dot Eggers Nielsen 1993–2007 118 2611 Nanna Christiansen 2009–2021 112 1212 Lene Jensen 1996–2010 109 2613 Nadia Nadim 2009–2025 108 3814 Mariann Gajhede Knudsen 2003–2015 107 615 Lene Terp 1993–2003 105 416 Louise Hansen 1995–2007 98 5Simone Boye 2011–present 98 518 Frederikke Thøgersen 2014–present 96 319 Janni Arnth 2010–2019 93 220 Julie Rydahl Bukh 2001–2013 91 1021 Gitte Krogh 1994–2001 90 4622 Sofie Junge Pedersen 2011–present 89 723 Stina Lykke Petersen 2011–2018 83 024 Stine Ballisager 2012–present 81 425 Heidi Elgaard Johansen 2000–2012 80 0Stine Sandbech 2015–present 80 22

Goalscorers

Top goalscorers

The table below lists players with 10 goals or more for Denmark.

PlayerCareerGoalsCapsPct.1 Pernille Harder 2009–present 85 173 2 Merete Pedersen 1993–2009 65 136 3 Sanne Troelsgaard 2008–present 57 197 4 Gitte Krogh 1994–2001 46 90 5 Johanna Rasmussen 2002–2018 41 153 6 Helle Jensen 1987–1996 38 77 Nadia Nadim 2009–present 38 108 8 Cathrine Paaske Sørensen 2000–2010 36 121 9 Lene Jensen 1996–2010 26 109 Anne Dot Eggers Nielsen 1993–2007 26 118 11 Signe Bruun 2017–present 25 55 12 Maiken Pape 2006–2010 23 48 13 Lone Smidt Nielsen 1977–1988 22 57 Stine Sandbech 2015–present 22 80 15 Annie Gam-Pedersen 1982–1991 15 56 16 Amalie Vangsgaard 2022–present 14 47 17 Annette Thychosen 1988–1994 13 46 Line Røddik Hansen 2006–2020 13 132 19 Nanna Christiansen 2009–2021 12 112 20 Inge Hindkjær 1977–1984 11 25 Susanne Niemann 1974–1982 11 31 Janne Rasmussen 1991–1999 11 40 Janni Thomsen 2020–present 11 57 24 Hanne Nissen 1989–1993 10 29 Lene Madsen 1994–1996 10 32 Janni Lund Johansen 1997–2004 10 41 Mette Jokumsen 1999–2005 10 44 Christina B. Petersen 1992–2001 10 70 Julie Rydahl 2001–2013 10 91

Team captains

The table below lists the ten players with the most caps as Denmark captains.

RankPlayerYearsCaps (Total)1 Katrine S. Pedersen 2003–2013 124 (210) 59%2 Pernille Harder 2016–present 96 (166) 57%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%

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