Nanna Christiansen (born 17 June 1989) is a Danish football midfielder currently playing in the Elitedivisionen for Brøndby, with whom she has also played the Champions League.[2] She was named Danish Young Footballer of the Year in 2006.[3]

Christiansen has been a member of the senior Danish national team since 2009;[4] making her debut in a 2–0 defeat to the United States at the Algarve Cup and being named in the squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2009.[5] As a junior international she had played at the 2006 and 2007 U-19 European Championships.[6]

Christiansen made her international debut for Denmark in the 2009 Algarve Cup against United States on 4 March 2009. Later on, she was named in national coach Kenneth Heiner-Møller's Denmark squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013.[7] On 8 October 2019, she made her 100th international appearance against Georgia.

Personal life

Christiansen has been diagnosed with diabetes but states it has not affected her football.[8] In 2013, she was working as an assistant in a nursery school.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Brøndby IF". DBU. Archived from the original on 20 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  2. ^ Profile in UEFA's website
  3. ^ Young Talent Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Danish Football Association's website
  4. ^ Profile in the Danish Football Association's website
  5. ^ "UEFA Competitions Association player list" (PDF). UEFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  6. ^ Norway deliver knockout blow. UEFA
  7. ^ Bruun, Peter (21 June 2013). "Upbeat Heiner-Møller confirms Denmark squad". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  8. ^ "Nanna Christiansen". UEFA.com. UEFA. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  9. ^ "Nanna Christiansen" (in Danish). Danish Football Association. Retrieved 13 July 2013.


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