{{Short description|Danish association football player}} {{Infobox football biography |name = |image = |caption = |full_name = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|7|24|df=y}} |birth_place = |height = 1.65 m |position = goalkeeper |currentclub = Napoli |clubnumber = 21 |youthyears1 = –2019 |youthclubs1 = Viborg FF |years1 = 2019–2026 |clubs1 = Fortuna Hjørring |caps1 = 48 |goals1 = 0 |years2 = 2026– |clubs2 = Napoli |caps2 = 4 |goals2 = 0 |nationalyears1 = 2025– |nationalteam1 = Denmark |nationalcaps1 = 6 |nationalgoals1 = 0 |medaltemplates = |club-update = 14 April 2026 |nationalteam-update = 14 April 2026 }} '''Freja Thisgaard''' is a Danish professional footballer, who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A Femminile club Napoli and the Denmark women's national football team.
Thisgaard briefly considered quitting football following an extensive shoulder injury.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-10-27 |title=Dansk debutant skiftede læge efter opfordring til karrierestop: Nu venter landskamp i Parken |url=https://www.dr.dk/sporten/fodbold/dansk-debutant-skiftede-laege-efter-opfordring-til-karrierestop-nu-venter-landskamp-i-parken |access-date=2026-04-14 |website=DR |language=da-DK}}</ref>
==Club career== Thisgaard played for A-Liga club Fortuna Hjørring from 2019 to 2026, with which she won the league twice in 2020 and 2025, respectively, as well as two Danish Cup titles in 2022 and 2025, winning "The Double" in 2025. Thisgaard transferred to Italian side Napoli in January 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johansen |first=Lea |date=2026-01-04 |title=Fortuna Hjørring siger farvel til Freja Thisgaard |url=https://fortunahjorring.dk/fortuna-hjoerring-siger-farvel-til-freja-thisgaard/ |access-date=2026-04-14 |website=Fortuna Hjørring |language=da-DK}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-01-13 |title=Dansk landsholdsmålmand skifter til Napoli - TV 2 |url=https://sport.tv2.dk/fodbold/2026-01-13-dansk-landsholdsmaalmand-skifter-til-napoli |access-date=2026-04-14 |website=sport.tv2.dk |language=da-DK}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dansk landsholdsmålmand skifter til Napoli |url=https://midtjyllandsavis.dk/artikel/ad2a0ef5-03da-4936-8976-8d3c88f24b6f |access-date=2026-04-14 |website=Midtjyllands Avis |language=en}}</ref>
==International career== Thisgaard played for various Danish youth teams before receiving her first senior call-up to the national team in October 2025 under new head coach Jakob Michelsen. She made her debut on 24 October 2025 against Finland<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pfaff |first=Sebastian |date=2025-10-24 |title=Danmark åbner Nations League med debutant i buret |url=https://campo.dk/2025/10/24/danmark-aabner-nations-league-med-debutant-i-buret/ |access-date=2026-04-14 |website=Campo |language=da-DK}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-04-12 |title=Landstræner ser keepersituation som et privilegie |url=https://www.berlingske.dk/sport/landstraener-ser-keepersituation-som-et-privilegie |access-date=2026-04-14 |website=Berlingske |language=da-DK}}</ref>
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==External links== *{{sports links}} * {{DBU player|7887}}
{{SSD Napoli Femminile squad}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Thisgaard, Freja}} Category:2002 births Category:Living people Category:Women's association football goalkeepers Category:Danish women's footballers Category:Denmark women's international footballers Category:A-Liga players Category:Fortuna Hjørring players Category:Serie A (women's football) players Category:SSD Napoli Femminile players Category:Danish expatriate women's footballers Category:Danish expatriate sportspeople in Italy Category:Expatriate women's footballers in Italy
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