Line Sigvardsen Jensen

Line Sigvardsen Jensen
Personal information
Full name Line Sigvardsen Jensen[1]
Date of birth (1991-08-23) 23 August 1991
Place of birth Farsø, Denmark
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position Midfielder
Youth career
1999–2002 Hornum IF
2002–2006 Aars IK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 B52/Aalborg
2009–2016 Fortuna Hjørring 240 (4)
2016–2017 Washington Spirit 12 (1)
2017–2018 Fortuna Hjørring
International career
2006–2008 Denmark U-17 25 (0)
2008–2010 Denmark U-19 28 (0)
2009– Denmark 66 (2)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Denmark
UEFA Women's Championship
Silver medal – second place2017 NetherlandsTeam
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Line Sigvardsen Jensen (born 23 August 1991) is a Danish nurse and former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for the Denmark national team. Jensen spent most of her senior career with A-Liga club Fortuna Hjørring, with which she won the league four times, including The Double in 2016 with the Danish Cup title.[2] She was part of the 2017 Euros squad that won silver. Jensen quietly retired her active playing career around 2018 following an ACL injury sustained during the 2017 Euros. Jensen earned 66 caps total for the national team.[3]

Club career

Sigvardsen Jensen, originally a centre back,[4] has played for Fortuna Hjørring since October 2008.[5] She began playing football aged 9 in her native Himmerland.[6]

She was signed by NWSL team Washington Spirit in July 2016.[2][7] In her first season with the team, she played in three matches, two starts, totalling 141 minutes.[8] 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.[9]

International career

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.[10]

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.21 September 2011Mika Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia Armenia4–05–0UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying

Honours

Fortuna Hjørring

  • A-Liga
    • Winners: 2009–10, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2015–16
    • Runners-up: 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15
  • Danish Cup:
    • Winners: 2015–16
    • Runners-up: 2012–13, 2014–15

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup New Zealand 2008 – List of Players: Denmark" (PDF). FIFA. 27 October 2008. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Line Jensen: I USA er alle hurtige". DR (in Danish). 15 September 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "Korsbåndsskade stoppede EM-profilen". Jyllands-Posten (in Danish). 23 August 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "Line S. Jensen" (in Danish). Danish Football Association. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  5. ↑ Andersen, Jette (17 October 2008). "Nordjyske talenter skifter til Fortuna" (in Danish). Fortuna Hjørring. Retrieved 14 July 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. ↑ Møller Riis, Helle (15 March 2008). "Line stopper modstanderen" (in Danish). Fagligt Fælles Forbund. Retrieved 14 July 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  7. ↑ "Washington Spirit Signs Danish International Line Sigvardsen Jensen". Washington Spirit. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  8. ↑ "Line Sigvardsen Jensen – Washington Spirit". washingtonspirit.com. 13 July 2017.
  9. ↑ "Washington Spirit exercises contract options on 17 players for 2018 season". washingtonspirit.com. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  10. ↑ Bruun, Peter (21 June 2013). "Upbeat Heiner-Møller confirms Denmark squad". UEFA. Retrieved 14 July 2013.


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