Janni Thomsen (born 16 February 2000) is a Danish professional

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who plays as a

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for the

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of the

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(NWSL) and the Denmark national team.

Club career

Thomsen played for

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for five years, recording 100 appearances with the Norwegian club. On 7 March 2025, she signed a two-year contract plus a mutual option with the

of the

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International career

She made international debut on the Danish national team on the 4 March 2020, against Norway at the

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International goals

:''Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first.

Honours

Elitedivisionen The Danish Women's League () is a professional top-flight league for women's football in Denmark. It is organised by the Danish Football Association (DBU) as part of the nation-wide Danmarksturneringen i kvindefodbold (Kvinde-DM) and is placed a ...

**''Bronze Medalist:''

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* * 2000 births Living people People from Kjellerup Footballers from the Central Denmark Region Danish women's footballers Women's association football midfielders Vålerenga Fotball Damer players VSK Aarhus (women) players Utah Royals players Toppserien players Danish Women's League players National Women's Soccer League players Denmark women's youth international footballers Denmark women's international footballers UEFA Women's Euro 2022 players 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players UEFA Women's Euro 2025 players Danish expatriate women's footballers Danish expatriate sportspeople in Norway Danish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate women's footballers in Norway Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States 21st-century Danish sportswomen {{Denmark-women-footy-bio-stub