This list of Denmark international footballers contains football players who have played for the Denmark national football team, listed according to their number of caps. As more than 750 players have played for the team since it started officially registering its players in 1908, only players with 25 or more official caps are included. Goalkeeper Sophus Hansen was the first Dane to reach 25 caps, doing so on June 5, 1919. Since then, more than 120 Danish footballers have reached 25 caps for the Danish national team.
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Bold | Currently available for selection. Correct as of 5 June 2024. |
Pos | Positions |
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GK | Goalkeeper |
DF | Defender |
MF | Midfielder |
FW | Forward |
# | Name | Pos. | First cap | Last cap | Caps | Goals | Medals |
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1 | Simon Kjær | DF | 2009 | 2024 | 131 | 5 | |
Christian Eriksen | MF | 2010 | 2024 | 131 | 42 | ||
3 | Peter Schmeichel | GK | 1987 | 2001 | 129 | 1 | 1992 EC |
4 | Dennis Rommedahl | MF/FW | 2000 | 2013 | 126 | 21 | |
5 | Jon Dahl Tomasson | FW | 1997 | 2010 | 112 | 52 | |
6 | Thomas Helveg | DF | 1994 | 2007 | 108 | 2 | |
7 | Michael Laudrup | MF/FW | 1982 | 1998 | 104 | 37 | 1995 CC |
8 | Morten Olsen | DF | 1970 | 1989 | 102 | 4 | |
Martin Jørgensen | MF | 1998 | 2011 | 102 | 12 | ||
10 | Thomas Sørensen | GK | 1999 | 2012 | 101 | 0 | |
11 | Kasper Schmeichel | GK | 2013 | 2024 | 100 | 0 | |
12 | Christian Poulsen | MF | 2001 | 2012 | 92 | 6 | |
13 | John Sivebæk | DF | 1982 | 1992 | 87 | 1 | 1992 EC |
14 | Jan Heintze | DF | 1987 | 2002 | 86 | 4 | |
15 | Lars Olsen | DF | 1986 | 1996 | 84 | 4 | 1992 EC |
16 | Brian Laudrup | MF/FW | 1987 | 1998 | 82 | 21 | 1992 EC 1995 CC |
William Kvist | MF | 2007 | 2018 | 82 | 2 | ||
18 | Lars Jacobsen | DF | 2006 | 2015 | 81 | 1 | |
Nicklas Bendtner | FW | 2006 | 2018 | 81 | 30 | ||
20 | Jesper Grønkjær | MF/FW | 1999 | 2010 | 80 | 5 | |
21 | Yussuf Poulsen | FW | 2014 | 2024 | 78 | 12 | |
22 | Kim Vilfort | MF | 1983 | 1996 | 77 | 14 | 1992 EC |
Thomas Delaney | MF | 2013 | 2024 | 77 | 8 | ||
24 | Pierre-Emile Højbjerg | MF | 2014 | 2024 | 76 | 9 | |
25 | Per Røntved | DF | 1970 | 1982 | 75 | 11 | |
Daniel Agger | DF | 2005 | 2016 | 75 | 12 | ||
27 | Jens Jørn Bertelsen | MF | 1976 | 1987 | 69 | 2 | |
Preben Elkjær | FW | 1977 | 1988 | 69 | 38 | ||
John "Faxe" Jensen | MF | 1986 | 1995 | 69 | 4 | 1992 EC | |
Martin Braithwaite | MF/FW | 2013 | 2023 | 69 | 10 | ||
31 | Andreas Christensen | DF | 2015 | 2023 | 68 | 3 | |
32 | Søren Lerby | MF | 1978 | 1989 | 67 | 10 | |
33 | Brian Steen Nielsen | MF | 1990 | 2002 | 66 | 3 | 1995 CC |
René Henriksen | DF | 1998 | 2004 | 66 | 0 | ||
Ebbe Sand | FW | 1998 | 2004 | 66 | 22 | ||
Thomas Gravesen | MF | 1998 | 2006 | 66 | 5 | ||
37 | Henning Munk Jensen | DF | 1966 | 1978 | 62 | 1 | |
Flemming Povlsen | FW | 1987 | 1994 | 62 | 21 | 1992 EC | |
Niclas Jensen | DF | 1998 | 2008 | 62 | 0 | ||
40 | Søren Busk | DF | 1979 | 1988 | 61 | 2 | |
Marc Rieper | DF | 1990 | 1998 | 61 | 2 | 1995 CC | |
42 | Michael Krohn-Dehli | MF | 2006 | 2018 | 59 | 6 | |
43 | Bent Hansen | MF | 1958 | 1965 | 58 | 1 | 1960 OG |
44 | Jes Høgh | DF | 1991 | 2000 | 57 | 1 | 1995 CC |
45 | Allan Simonsen | FW | 1972 | 1986 | 55 | 20 | |
46 | Henning Enoksen | FW | 1958 | 1966 | 54 | 29 | 1960 OG |
Kent Nielsen | DF | 1983 | 1992 | 54 | 3 | 1992 EC | |
Jens Stryger Larsen | MF | 2016 | 2023 | 54 | 3 | ||
49 | Martin Laursen | DF | 2000 | 2008 | 53 | 2 | |
50 | Frank Arnesen | MF | 1977 | 1987 | 52 | 14 | |
Daniel Jensen | MF | 2002 | 2010 | 52 | 3 | ||
52 | Ivan Nielsen | DF | 1980 | 1989 | 51 | 0 | |
Lasse Schöne | MF | 2002 | 2021 | 51 | 3 | ||
54 | Poul Pedersen | FW | 1953 | 1964 | 50 | 17 | 1960 OG |
Ole Madsen | FW | 1958 | 1969 | 50 | 42 | ||
56 | Pauli Jørgensen | FW | 1925 | 1939 | 47 | 44 | |
Claus Jensen | MF | 2000 | 2007 | 47 | 8 | ||
Thomas Kahlenberg | MF | 2003 | 2015 | 47 | 5 | ||
59 | Klaus Berggreen | MF | 1979 | 1988 | 46 | 5 | |
Kasper Dolberg | FW | 2016 | 2024 | 46 | 11 | ||
61 | Johnny Hansen | DF | 1965 | 1978 | 45 | 3 | |
62 | Valdemar Laursen | MF | 1918 | 1934 | 44 | 1 | |
Fritz Tarp | DF | 1918 | 1934 | 44 | 0 | ||
Michael Schjønberg | DF | 1995 | 2000 | 44 | 3 | 1995 CC | |
Allan Nielsen | MF | 1995 | 2002 | 44 | 7 | ||
Daniel Wass | MF | 2011 | 2022 | 44 | 1 | ||
Andreas Cornelius | FW | 2012 | 2022 | 44 | 9 | ||
Joakim Mæhle | DF | 2020 | 2024 | 44 | 11 | ||
69 | Jesper Olsen | MF | 1980 | 1990 | 43 | 5 | |
70 | Jørgen Olesen | MF | 1951 | 1962 | 42 | 2 | |
71 | Svend Jensen | GK | 1927 | 1939 | 41 | 0 | |
Ole Rasmussen | MF | 1975 | 1984 | 41 | 1 | ||
Stig Tøfting | MF | 1993 | 2002 | 41 | 2 | ||
74 | Michael Rohde | FW | 1915 | 1931 | 40 | 22 | |
Ernst Nilsson | FW | 1920 | 1937 | 40 | 8 | ||
Jannik Vestergaard | DF | 2013 | 2024 | 40 | 2 | ||
77 | Knud Lundberg | FW | 1943 | 1956 | 39 | 10 | 1948 OG |
Jens Jørgen Hansen | DF | 1962 | 1971 | 39 | 0 | ||
Ole Qvist | GK | 1979 | 1986 | 39 | 0 | ||
John Helt | MF | 1982 | 1990 | 39 | 0 | ||
Henrik Larsen | MF | 1989 | 1996 | 39 | 5 | 1992 EC | |
82 | Poul "Tist" Nielsen | FW | 1910 | 1925 | 38 | 52 | 1912 OG |
Henry Hansen | FW | 1922 | 1934 | 38 | 10 | ||
Kaj Uldaler | FW | 1927 | 1939 | 38 | 15 | ||
Jens Peter Hansen | FW | 1949 | 1961 | 38 | 18 | ||
86 | Ulrik Le Fevre | FW | 1965 | 1976 | 37 | 7 | |
Mathias Jørgensen | DF | 2008 | 2024 | 37 | 2 | ||
88 | Kristen Nygaard | FW | 1970 | 1979 | 36 | 11 | |
89 | Troels Rasmussen | GK | 1982 | 1991 | 35 | 0 | |
Jakob Poulsen | MF | 2009 | 2015 | 35 | 5 | ||
91 | Poul Petersen | DF | 1946 | 1952 | 34 | 0 | 1948 OG |
Lars Elstrup | FW | 1988 | 1993 | 34 | 13 | 1992 EC | |
93 | Flemming Ahlberg | DF | 1972 | 1978 | 33 | 0 | |
Jan Mølby | MF | 1982 | 1990 | 33 | 2 | ||
Per Krøldrup | MF | 2004 | 2010 | 33 | 0 | ||
96 | Poul Jensen | DF | 1959 | 1962 | 32 | 0 | 1960 OG |
Jan Bartram | MF | 1985 | 1991 | 32 | 5 | ||
98 | Sophus Hansen | GK | 1911 | 1920 | 31 | 0 | 1912 OG |
Christian Grøthan | DF | 1915 | 1923 | 31 | 3 | ||
Henry From | GK | 1957 | 1961 | 31 | 0 | 1960 OG | |
Jørn Sørensen | FW | 1958 | 1961 | 31 | 6 | 1960 OG | |
Heino Hansen | MF | 1972 | 1978 | 31 | 5 | ||
Simon Poulsen | DF | 2007 | 2014 | 31 | 0 | ||
Joachim Andersen | DF | 2019 | 2024 | 31 | 0 | ||
105 | Poul Jensen | DF | 1921 | 1931 | 30 | 0 | |
Eyolf Kleven | MF | 1930 | 1942 | 30 | 8 | ||
Helmuth Søbirk | FW | 1935 | 1945 | 30 | 10 | ||
Arne Sørensen | MF | 1937 | 1946 | 30 | 4 | ||
Aage Rou Jensen | FW | 1945 | 1957 | 30 | 11 | ||
Lars Bastrup | FW | 1975 | 1983 | 30 | 10 | ||
Henrik Andersen | DF | 1985 | 1994 | 30 | 2 | 1992 EC | |
Morten Wieghorst | MF | 1994 | 2004 | 30 | 3 | 1995 CC | |
Stephan Andersen | GK | 2007 | 2014 | 30 | 0 | ||
Mathias Jensen | MF | 2020 | 2024 | 30 | 1 | ||
115 | Jan Larsen | DF | 1968 | 1971 | 29 | 0 | |
Svend Andresen | DF | 1970 | 1975 | 29 | 0 | ||
Jørgen Rasmussen | DF | 1971 | 1975 | 29 | 0 | ||
Andreas Skov Olsen | FW | 2020 | 2023 | 29 | 8 | ||
119 | Oscar Jørgensen | MF | 1932 | 1945 | 28 | 0 | |
Eigil Nielsen | GK | 1940 | 1951 | 28 | 0 | 1948 OG | |
Leif Nielsen | GK | 1964 | 1967 | 28 | 0 | ||
Benny Nielsen | FW | 1970 | 1980 | 28 | 7 | ||
Bjarne Goldbæk | MF | 1987 | 2001 | 28 | 0 | ||
124 | Ivar Lykke | DF | 1911 | 1920 | 27 | 0 | 1912 OG |
Steen Steensen Blicher | DF | 1918 | 1927 | 27 | 5 | ||
Kaj Hansen | FW | 1936 | 1946 | 27 | 12 | ||
John Danielsen | FW | 1958 | 1964 | 27 | 7 | 1960 OG | |
John Lauridsen | MF | 1981 | 1988 | 27 | 3 | ||
Søren Colding | DF | 1996 | 2004 | 27 | 0 | ||
Jonas Wind | FW | 2020 | 2024 | 27 | 8 | ||
131 | Paul Berth | MF | 1911 | 1922 | 26 | 1 | 1912 OG |
Flemming Nielsen | MF | 1954 | 1960 | 26 | 4 | 1960 OG | |
Verner Nielsen | DF | 1955 | 1958 | 26 | 0 | ||
Kjeld Thorst | FW | 1963 | 1969 | 26 | 6 | ||
Torben Nielsen | DF | 1969 | 1972 | 26 | 0 | ||
Ole Kjær | GK | 1977 | 1984 | 26 | 0 | ||
Bent Christensen | FW | 1989 | 1994 | 26 | 8 | 1992 EC | |
Pione Sisto | FW | 2015 | 2021 | 26 | 1 | ||
Henrik Dalsgaard | DF | 2016 | 2021 | 26 | 1 | ||
Mikkel Damsgaard | MF | 2020 | 2024 | 26 | 4 | ||
141 | Poul L. Hansen | DF | 1935 | 1946 | 25 | 0 | |
Ivan Jensen | MF | 1945 | 1949 | 25 | 2 | 1948 OG | |
Hans Christian Nielsen | DF | 1958 | 1961 | 25 | 0 | 1960 OG | |
Ole Sørensen | FW | 1961 | 1969 | 25 | 7 | ||
Sten Ziegler | MF | 1971 | 1981 | 25 | 1 | ||
Jacob Laursen | DF | 1995 | 1999 | 25 | 0 | 1995 CC | |
Michael Silberbauer | MF | 2002 | 2012 | 25 | 1 | ||
Christian Nørgaard | MF | 2020 | 2024 | 25 | 1 |
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