Denmark women's national football team records and statistics explained

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

See main article: article and List of Denmark women's international footballers. Players denoted in bold are still playing or available for selection. The 25 most capped players for Denmark are:[2]

RankPlayerCareerCapsGoals
1 1994–2013 210 9
2 Sanne Troelsgaard 2008–present 187 57
3 Katrine Veje 2009–present 156 9
4 2002–2018 153 41
5 Pernille Harder 2009–present 150 75
6 1993–2009 136 65
7 2008–2020 133 5
8 2006–2020 132 13
9 2000–2010 121 36
10 1993–2007 118 26
11 2009–2021 112 12
12 1996–2010 109 26
13 2003–2015 107 6
14 1993–2003 105 4
15 Nadia Nadim 2009–present 104 38
16 1995–2007 98 5
17 2010–2019 93 2
18 2001–2013 91 10
19 1994–2001 90 46
20 Simone Boye Sørensen 2011–present 90 5
21 Sofie Junge Pedersen 2011–present 88 7
22 2011–2018 83 0
23 2000–2012 80 0
24 2000–2007 79 1
25 1987–1996 77 38

Goalscorers

Top goalscorers

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:

RankPlayerCareerGoalsCapsPct.
1 Pernille Harder 2009–present 75 150
2 1993–2009 65 136
3 Sanne Troelsgaard 2008–present 57 187
4 1994–2001 46 90
5 2002–2018 41 153
6 1987–1996 38 77
Nadia Nadim 2009–present 38 104
8 2000–2010 36 121
9 1996–2010 26 109
1993–2007 26 118
11 2006–2010 23 48
12 1977–1988 22 57
13 Stine Larsen 2015–present 22 73
14 Signe Bruun 2017–present 18 40
15 1982–1991 15 56
16 2006–2020 13 132
1988–1994 13 46
18 2009–2021 12 112
19 1977–1984 11 25
1974–1982 11 31
1991–1999 11 40
22 1997–2004 10 41
1994–1996 10 32
2001–2013 10 91
1999–2005 10 44
1992–2001 10 70
1989–1993 10 29

Team captains

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

RankPlayerYearsCaps (Total)Coefficient
1 2003–2013 124 (210) 59%
2 Pernille Harder 2016–present 77 (147) 52%
3 1998–2003 63 (105) 60%
4 2013–2016 19 (132) 14.3%
5 1996–1998 18 (60) 30%
6 1991 14 (71) 19.7%
7 1975–1979 13 (20) 65%
8 1995 12 (77) 15,5%
1993–1995 12 (70) 17.1%
10 1987–1988 11 (45) 24.4%

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2017-08-03 . OVERBLIK De største præstationer i kvindelandsholdets historie . 2022-06-11 . DR . da.
  2. Web site: DBU . Landsholdsspillere (50 + kampe) . 2022-09-23 . DBU . DA.