Amalie Thestrup

Amalie Thestrup
Thestrup playing for Liverpool in 2020
Personal information
Full name Amalie Grønbæk Thestrup
Date of birth (1995-03-17) 17 March 1995
Place of birth Hellerup, Denmark
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Striker
Team information
Current team
Brøndby IF
Youth career
–2012 Brøndby IF
2012–2013 B.93
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Tennessee Volunteers 16 (1)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Brøndby IF 60 (19)
2016–2017 Vejle B 25
2017–2019 BSF 48 (32)
2019–2020 Roma 12 (3)
2020–2021 Liverpool 17 (4)
2021–2023 PSV 29 (1)
2023 → West Ham United (loan) 10 (0)
2023–2025 Bristol City 22 (9)
2025–2026 Charlton Athletic 28 (7)
2026– Brøndby IF 0 (0)
International career
2011 Denmark U16 6 (2)
2011–2012 Denmark U17 10 (1)
2012–2014 Denmark U19 17 (7)
2015–2017 Denmark U23 2 (0)
2019–2020 Denmark 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:40, 15 June 2026 (UTC)

Amalie Grønbæk Thestrup (born 17 March 1995) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a striker for A-Liga club Brøndby IF. She has appeared for the Denmark national team.[1]

Career

In July 2020, Thestrup signed for newly relegated Championship club Liverpool.[2] On 25 May 2021, she left Liverpool upon the expiry of her contract, having scored only four goals in 17 league appearances.[3]

In January 2023, she joined West Ham United on loan from PSV for the remainder of the 2022–23 WSL season.[4]

Having joined Bristol City in August 2023, Thestrup was the top goalscorer for the club during their 2023–24 season in the Women's Super League, scoring nine times during the campaign.[5]

Following the expiry of her contract with Bristol City, on 28 August 2025, it was announced that Thestrup had signed for Women's Super League 2 side Charlton Athletic.[6] She scored a hat-trick in a 10–0 fourth round FA Cup win over Swindon Town on 18 January 2026.[7]

On 26 June 2026, Thestrup was announced at Brøndby IF.[8]

International career

She has played for the Danish youth national teams, several times.

She made her senior international debut for the Danish national team, on 4 March 2019 against China, at the 2020 Algarve Cup.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 April 2024[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Continental[c] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
BSF 2017–18 Kvindeligaen 24 15 ? ? — — 24 15
2018–19 Kvindeligaen 24 17 ? ? — — 24 17
Total 48 32 ? ? — — 48 32
AS Roma 2019–20 Serie A 12 3 3 2 — — 15 5
Liverpool 2020–21 Championship 17 4 1 0 3 0 — 21 4
PSV 2021–22 Eredivisie 20 1 4 2 2 0 2 1 28 4
2022–23 Eredivisie 9 0 0 0 0 0 — 9 0
Total 29 1 4 2 2 0 2 1 37 4
West Ham United (loan) 2022–23 Women's Super League 10 0 1 0 1 0 — 12 0
Bristol City 2023–24 Women's Super League 22 9 1 0 3 0 — 26 9
Career total 138 49 10 4 9 0 2 1 159 54

International

As of match played 10 March 2020
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoal
Denmark 2019 2 0
2020 2 0
Total 4 0

Honours

Brøndby IF

References

  1. ↑ "Amalie Thestrup skal fremover score mål for AS Roma". fodboldforpiger.dk. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  2. ↑ "Amalie Thestrup signs for Liverpool FC Women". Liverpool FC. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  3. ↑ Lea, Connie (25 May 2021). "Liverpool announce the departure of five senior players". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Amalie Thestrup joins West Ham on loan from PSV Eindhoven". 90min.com. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  5. ↑ Robins, Sheridan (4 June 2025). "City Women announce retained list". Bristol City FC. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "Amalie Thestrup signs for the Addicks | Charlton Athletic Football Club". www.charltonafc.com. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  7. ↑ "Addicks hit 10 in FA Cup win over Swindon". www.charltonafc.com. 18 January 2026. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  8. ↑ "Amalie Thestrup vender hjem" [Amalie Thestrup returns home]. Brondby F.C. 12 June 2026. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  9. ↑ "Amalie Thestrup Landsholdsdatabasen". Danish Football Union. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  10. ↑ "Denmark – A. Thestrup – Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 February 2024.