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

Main article: List of Denmark women's international footballers

As of 25 October 2024

Players denoted in bold are still playing or available for selection. The 25 most capped players for Denmark are:

Rank	Player	Career	Caps	Goals
1	Katrine Pedersen	1994–2013	210	9
2	Sanne Troelsgaard	2008–present	191	57
3	Katrine Veje	2009–present	161	9
4	Pernille Harder	2009–present	154	76
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	Mariann Gajhede Knudsen	2003–2015	107	6
14	Lene Terp	1993–2003	105	4
	Nadia Nadim	2009–present	105	38
16	Louise Hansen	1995–2007	98	5
17	Janni Arnth	2010–2019	93	2
18	Julie Rydahl Bukh	2001–2013	91	10
19	Gitte Krogh	1994–2001	90	46
20	Simone Boye Sørensen	2011–present	89	5
21	Sofie Junge Pedersen	2011–present	88	7
22	Stina Lykke Petersen	2011–2018	83	0
23	Heidi Elgaard Johansen	2000–2012	80	0
24	Gitte Andersen	2000–2007	79	1
25	Helle Jensen	1987–1996	77	38
	Frederikke Thøgersen	2014–present	77	3

Goalscorers

As of 25 October 2024

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:

#	Player	Career	Goals	Caps	Pct.
1	Pernille Harder	2009–present	76	154	0.494
2	Merete Pedersen	1993–2009	65	136	0.478
3	Sanne Troelsgaard	2008–present	57	191	0.298
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	105	0.362
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	Maiken Pape	2006–2010	23	48	0.479
12	Lone Smidt Nielsen	1977–1988	22	57	0.386
13	Stine Larsen	2015–present	22	73	0.301
14	Signe Bruun	2017–present	21	45	0.467
15	Annie Gam-Pedersen	1982–1991	15	56	0.268
16	Line Røddik Hansen	2006–2020	13	132	0.098
	Annette Thychosen	1988–1994	13	46	0.283
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
	Janne Rasmussen	1991–1999	11	40	0.275
22	Janni Lund Johansen	1997–2004	10	41	0.244
	Lene Madsen	1994–1996	10	32	0.313
	Julie Rydahl	2001–2013	10	91	0.11
	Mette Jokumsen	1999–2005	10	44	0.227
	Christina B. Petersen	1992–2001	10	70	0.143
	Hanne Nissen	1989–1993	10	29	0.345

Team captains

As of 25 October 2024, the ten players with the most caps as Danish team captains are:

Rank	Player	Years	Caps (Total)	Coefficient
1	Katrine S. Pedersen	2003–2013	124 (210)	59%
2	Pernille Harder	2016–present	84 (154)	54%
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%