Line Sigvardsen Jensen (born 23 August 1991) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Fortuna Hjørring in the 3F-Ligaem and for the Danish national team.
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Full name | Line Sigvardsen Jensen[1] | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1991-08-23) 23 August 1991 (age 31) | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Farsø, Denmark | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team | Fortuna Hjørring | |||||||||||||||
Number | 7 | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
1999–2002 | Hornum IF | |||||||||||||||
2002–2006 | Aars IK | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2006–2008 | B52/Aalborg | |||||||||||||||
2009–2016 | Fortuna Hjørring | 28 | (4) | |||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Washington Spirit | 12 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2018– | Fortuna Hjørring | |||||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2006–2008 | Denmark U-17 | 25 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2008–2010 | Denmark U-19 | 28 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2009– | Denmark | 66 | (2) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 April 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 October 2017 |
Sigvardsen Jensen, originally a centre back,[2] has played for Fortuna Hjørring since October 2008.[3] She began playing football aged 9 in her native Himmerland.[4] She was signed by NWSL team Washington Spirit in July 2016.[5] In her first season with the team, she played in three matches, two starts, totaling 141 minutes.[6] Sigvardsen Jensen scored her first career NWSL goal on 22 April 2017 giving her team a 1–0 lead over the Orlando Pride.
At the conclusion of the 2017 season, Jensen was waived by the Spirit.[7]
Sigvardsen Jensen captained Denmark to a quarter final place at the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in New Zealand.
A 15–0 win over Georgia in October 2009 was Sigvardsen Jensen's senior international debut. She was called up to be part of the national team for the UEFA Women's Euro 2013.[8]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 21 September 2011 | Mika Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia | ![]() | 4–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying |
Winner
Runner-up
Denmark squad – UEFA Women's Euro 2013 semi-finalists | ||
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Denmark squad – UEFA Women's Euro 2017 runners-up | ||
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