Nicoline Haugård Sørensen (born 15 August 1997) is a

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football player who plays as a forward for Everton in the English

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and the Danish national team. Having made her debut for the senior national team at the age of 19, she was awarded the Danish Football Association's prize for Talent of the Year 2016.

Club career

In August 2013, Sørensen joined Swedish club

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. She was awarded a

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contract ahead of the 2014 season and went on to make ten Damallsvenskan appearances in the club's title-winning campaign. In February 2015, Sørensen returned to Denmark to play for Brøndby IF for more playing time and to catch up with her studies. In July 2017, it was announced that Sørensen would be making her return to

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to play for the reigning champions,

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. In July 2020, she left Brøndby to move to England, signing a two-year contract with Everton F.C. in the Women's Super League.

International career

After showing impressive form with Brøndby, Sørensen was called up to be part of the senior Danish national team for the 2016 Yongchuan International Tournament of China in October 2016. She was a replacement for the injured

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. In 2017, she was named to the Danish

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squad.

Personal life

She is currently enrolled as a remote student at the

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, completing a degree in innovation engineering. She speaks four languages: Danish, Swedish, English, and Norwegian.

International goals

Honours

Club

; Brøndby IF * Elitedivisionen: ** ''Winner'': 2014–15, 2016–17 ;

Winner *

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;

** ''Winner'':

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