Sarah Paulsen

For the American actress, see Sarah Paulson.

Sarah Paulsen
Personal information
Full name	Sarah Dalsgaard Paulsen
Born	(1997-08-27) 27 August 1997 (age 27) Hedensted, Denmark
Nationality	Danish
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Left back
Club information
Current club	SønderjyskE Håndbold
Number	28
Youth career
Years	Team
2013-2015	Viborg HK
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2015-2017	Viborg HK
2017-2018	Cercle Dijon Bourgogne
2018-2021	Molde Elite
2021-	SønderjyskE Håndbold
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2024–	Denmark	2	(2)

Sarah Dalsgaard Paulsen (born 27 August 1997 in Hedensted) ^[1] is a Danish handball player who plays for SønderjyskE Håndbold and the Danish national team. ^{[2] [3]}

Career

Sarah Paulsen joined Viborg HK from her childhood club ØHK Hedensted and became a part their academy. Here she debuted for the first team in a match against SønderjyskE Håndbold at the age of 16 in 2014. She scored 7 goals in the match. ^[4]

The following years she only saw sporadic playing time, until she extended her contract in 2016 and became a part of the starting line-up.

In 2018 she replaced Sonja Frey in Cercle Dijon Bourgogne. ^[5]

In February 2021 she signed a two year deal with SønderjyskE Damehåndbold after three years abroad. ^[6] In the 2023-24 season she scored the second most goals in the Danish league with 179 goals, only beaten by Line Gyldenløves 191 goals. ^[7]

She debuted for the Danish national team in November 2024 in a match against Romania. ^[8]

References

1. "Sarah Paulsen - Player Profile - Handball". Eurosport UK. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
2. "Profile Sarah Dalsgaard Paulsen". European Handball Federation . Retrieved 25 November 2024.
3. "Sarah Paulsen career stats, height and weight, age". www.tablesleague.com. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
4. Hald, Christian (24 March 2014). "En ubeskrivelig oplevelse". Viborg Folkeblad (in Danish). Retrieved 10 May 2017.
5. "Sarah PAULSEN, première recrue du CDB !". JDA Dijon Handball (in French). 27 March 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
6. "SønderjyskE henter playmaker hjem fra udlandet". soenderjyske.dk (in Danish). SønderjyskE Håndbold. 19 February 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
7. "Målscorer". tophaandbold.dk (in Danish). Danish Handball Federation . Retrieved 13 February 2025.
8. "Jesper Jensen indkalder gardering for profil: EM er uvist". B.T. (in Danish). 19 November 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.