Stine Larsen (footballer)

Stine Larsen (born 24 January 1996) is a Danish football player who plays as a forward for Aston Villa in the English FA WSL and for the Danish national team. She has earlier played for Brøndby IF of Denmark's Elitedivisionen and FC Fleury 91 in the Division 1 Féminine.

Stine Larsen
Stine Larsen in July 2017
Personal information
Full name Stine Larsen
Date of birth (1996-01-24) 24 January 1996
Place of birth Ejby, Denmark
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Aston Villa
Number 9
Youth career
Ejby IF 68
Brøndby IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2019 Brøndby IF 79 (35)
2019–2020 FC Fleury 91 14 (4)
2020– Aston Villa 5 (1)
National team‡
2015– Denmark 48 (14)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 July 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 October 2020

Club career

After joining Brøndby IF as a 12-year-old, Larsen progressed into the first team in 2013 and quickly became an important player.[1] Team coach Per Nielsen praised her as a potential female Kim Vilfort.[2]

On 30 July 2020, Larsen signed for newly-promoted Aston Villa in the Women's Super League.

International career

Larsen made her senior international debut for Denmark in January 2015, starting a 1–1 friendly draw with New Zealand in Belek, Turkey. Although she began her national team career as a defender, versatile Larsen was named as a forward for a UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying Group 4 win over Slovakia in June 2016.[3] Due to tournament-ending injuries to teammates Janni Arnth and Mie Leth Jans, Larsen was reverted to playing as a defender for the national team at the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 and has been a starter in the defence since.

International goals
Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.22 September 2015Biel/Bienne, Switzerland  Switzerland1–31–4Friendly
2.20 October 2016Yongchuan, China Uzbekistan2–12–1Yongchuan International Tournament
3.3 March 2017Parchal, Portugal Portugal1–06–0Algarve Cup
4.4–0
5.11 April 2017Slagelse, Denmark Finland4–05–0Friendly
6.5–0
7.6 July 2017Wiener Neustadt, Austria Austria2–42–4Friendly

Honours

Club
Brøndby IF

Country

Individual
  • 2015: Danish Breakthrough Player of the Year
  • 2018: Elitedivisionen Player of the Year

References
  1. Jadouin, Michel Henri (21 October 2013). "Brøndbys Stine Larsen: Man er på hele tiden i 3F Ligaen" (in Danish). Fotbold For Piger. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  2. Erlitz, Peter (8 October 2015). "Kvindernes svar på Kim Vilfort" (in Danish). Sjællandske Medier. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  3. Kjærgaard, Mia (5 June 2016). "Stine Larsen er på toppen" (in Danish). Danish Football Association. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
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