{{short description|Danish handball player (born 1997)}} {{For|the American actress|Sarah Paulson}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox handball biography | name = Sarah Paulsen | image = 2016-11-13 Women's EHF Cup - Lada - Viborg 6070.jpg | fullname = Sarah Dalsgaard Paulsen | nickname = | nationality = Danish | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|8|27|df=y}} | birth_place = Hedensted, Denmark | height = {{height|m=1.73|precision=0}} | position = Left back | currentclub = SønderjyskE Håndbold | clubnumber = 28 | youthyears1 = 2013-2015 | youthclubs1 = Viborg HK | years1 = 2015-2017 | clubs1 = Viborg HK | years2 = 2017-2018 | clubs2 = Cercle Dijon Bourgogne | years3 = 2018-2021 | clubs3 = Molde Elite | years4 = 2021-2026 | clubs4 = SønderjyskE Håndbold | years5 = 2026- | clubs5 = MKS Lublin | nationalyears1 = 2024– | nationalteam1 = Denmark | nationalcaps1 = 7 | nationalgoals1 = 14 | ntupdate = 29 November 2025<ref>[https://danskhaandbold.dk/statistik/spillere/179546 Profile - Dansk Håndbold]</ref> | medaltemplates = }}
'''Sarah Dalsgaard Paulsen''' (born 27 August 1997 in Hedensted)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sarah Paulsen - Player Profile - Handball|url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/handball/sarah-paulsen_prs385298/person.shtml|access-date=2020-10-12|website=Eurosport UK|language=en}}</ref> is a Danish handball player who plays for SønderjyskE Håndbold and the Danish national team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eurohandball.com/en/player/uqLsxbdA0qh-NkpSktYZ1w/SarahDalsgaard-Paulsen/|title=Profile Sarah Dalsgaard Paulsen|publisher=European Handball Federation|accessdate=25 November 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Sarah Paulsen career stats, height and weight, age|url=https://www.tablesleague.com/teams/molde1_handball_2/sarah_paulsen/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-12|website=www.tablesleague.com}}</ref>
==Career== Sarah Paulsen joined Viborg HK from her childhood club ØHK Hedensted and became a part their academy. Here she debuted for the first team in a match against SønderjyskE Håndbold at the age of 16 in 2014. She scored 7 goals in the match.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://viborg-folkeblad.dk/viborghk/En-ubeskrivelig-oplevelse/artikel/21131 | title = En ubeskrivelig oplevelse | work = Viborg Folkeblad | date = 24 March 2014 | first = Christian | last = Hald | access-date = 10 May 2017 |language=DA}}</ref>
The following years she only saw sporadic playing time, until she extended her contract in 2016 and became a part of the starting line-up.
In 2018 she replaced Sonja Frey in Cercle Dijon Bourgogne.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-03-27|title=Sarah PAULSEN, première recrue du CDB !|url=https://hand.jdadijon.com/2017/03/27/sarah-paulsen-premiere-recrue-cdb/|access-date=2020-10-12|website=JDA Dijon Handball|language=fr-FR}}</ref>
In February 2021 she signed a two year deal with SønderjyskE Damehåndbold after three years abroad.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://soenderjyske.dk/damehaandbold/soenderjyske-henter-dansk-playmaker-hjem-fra-udlandet/ | title = SønderjyskE henter playmaker hjem fra udlandet | publisher = SønderjyskE Håndbold|website=soenderjyske.dk | date = 19 February 2021 | access-date = 11 April 2023 |language=da}}</ref> In the 2023-24 season she scored the second most goals in the Danish league with 179 goals, only beaten by Line Gyldenløves 191 goals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tophaandbold.dk/tophaandbold-theme/statistics/player-score/2023/9020000|publisher=Danish Handball Federation|website=tophaandbold.dk|title=Målscorer|language=da|accessdate=13 February 2025}}</ref>
She debuted for the Danish national team in November 2024 in a match against Romania.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.bt.dk/haandbold/jesper-jensen-indkalder-gardering-for-profil-em-er-uvist | title = Jesper Jensen indkalder gardering for profil: EM er uvist | work = B.T. | date = 19 November 2024 | access-date = 25 November 2024|language=da}}</ref> At the 2025 World Championship she played at her first major international tournament.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sport.tv2.dk/haandbold/2025-11-23-landstraenerens-opkald-gjorde-slutrundedebutant-maalloes|publisher=TV2 Danmark|title=Landstrænerens opkald gjorde slutrundedebutant målløs|author=Mads Artmann Haugaard|language=da|access-date=26 November 2025|date=24 November 2025}}</ref> Denmark went out in the quarterfinal to France after winning all matches in the group stages. The Danish team was affected by a lot of players missing the tournament including goalkeepers Sandra Toft and Althea Reinhardt and pivots Sarah Iversen and Rikke Iversen. This was the first time since 2019 that Denmark left a major international tournament without any medals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sport.tv2.dk/haandbold/2025-12-11-thomsen-gentager-pointe-om-dansk-niveau-ekspert-koeber-den-ikke-helt|publisher=TV2|title=Thomsen gentager pointe om dansk niveau – ekspert køber den ikke helt|date=12 December 2025|accessdate=12 December 2025|language=da}}</ref> She acted mainly as a back-up during the tournament.
In March 2026 she was sold to Polish club MKS Lublin.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mkslublin.pl/aktualnosci/kategoria/sarah-paulsen-dolaczy-do-pge-mks-el-volt-lublin-reprezentantka-danii-zagra-dla-bialo-zielonych|title=Sarah Paulsen dołączy do PGE MKS El-Volt Lublin. Reprezentantka Danii zagra dla biało-zielonych|publisher=MKS Lublin|date=10 March 2026|access-date=10 March 2026|language=pl}}</ref>
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{{Denmark squad 2025 World Women's Handball Championship}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Paulsen, Sarah}} Category:Danish women's handball players Category:1997 births Category:Living people Category:People from Hedensted Municipality Category:Viborg HK players Category:SønderjyskE Damehåndbold players Category:Handball players from the Central Denmark Region Category:Danish expatriate handball players in France Category:Danish expatriate handball players in Norway Category:Danish expatriate sportspeople in Poland Category:Expatriate handball players in Poland Category:21st-century Danish sportswomen