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

Main article: List of Denmark women's international footballers

As of 27 October 2025 ^[2]

The table below lists the 25 most capped players for Denmark. ^[a]

Rank	Player	Span	Caps	Goals
1	Katrine Pedersen	1994–2013	210	9
2	Sanne Troelsgaard	2008–2025	197	57
3	Katrine Veje	2009–present	171	9
4	Pernille Harder	2009–present	166	80
5	Johanna Rasmussen	2002–2018	153	41
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 Jensen	1996–2010	109	26
13	Nadia Nadim	2009–2025	108	38
14	Mariann Gajhede Knudsen	2003–2015	107	6
15	Lene Terp	1993–2003	105	4
16	Louise Hansen	1995–2007	98	5
17	Janni Arnth	2010–2019	93	2
18	Julie Rydahl Bukh	2001–2013	91	10
	Simone Boye Sørensen	2011–present	91	5
20	Gitte Krogh	1994–2001	90	46
21	Sofie Junge Pedersen	2011–present	88	7
	Frederikke Thøgersen	2014–present	88	3
23	Stina Lykke Petersen	2011–2018	83	0
24	Heidi Elgaard Johansen	2000–2012	80	0
25	Gitte Andersen	2000–2007	79	1

1. Players denoted in bold are still available for selection.

Goalscorers

As of 27 October 2025 ^[3]

Top goalscorers

With 80 goals, Pernille Harder is currently the all-time goalscorer in the history of Danish football.

The table below lists players with 10 goals or more for Denmark. ^[a]

#	Player	Career	Goals	Caps	Pct.
1	Pernille Harder	2009–present	80	166	0.482
2	Merete Pedersen	1993–2009	65	136	0.478
3	Sanne Troelsgaard	2008–present	57	197	0.289
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	108	0.352
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	Signe Bruun	2017–present	25	55	0.455
12	Maiken Pape	2006–2010	23	48	0.479
13	Lone Smidt Nielsen	1977–1988	22	57	0.386
	Stine Sandbech	2015–present	22	74	0.297
15	Annie Gam-Pedersen	1982–1991	15	56	0.268
16	Annette Thychosen	1988–1994	13	46	0.283
	Line Røddik Hansen	2006–2020	13	132	0.098
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
	Amalie Vangsgaard	2022–present	11	39	0.282
	Janne Rasmussen	1991–1999	11	40	0.275
23	Hanne Nissen	1989–1993	10	29	0.345
	Lene Madsen	1994–1996	10	32	0.313
	Janni Lund Johansen	1997–2004	10	41	0.244
	Mette Jokumsen	1999–2005	10	44	0.227
	Janni Thomsen	2020–present	10	53	0.189
	Christina B. Petersen	1992–2001	10	70	0.143
	Julie Rydahl	2001–2013	10	91	0.11

1. Players denoted in bold are still available for selection.

Team captains

As of 27 October 2025

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

Rank	Player	Years	Caps (Total)	Avg.
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%

References

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 27 October 2025.
3. "Flest mål". DBU (in Danish). Retrieved 27 October 2025.