# Sarah Paulsen

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{{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](/source/Hedensted), [Denmark](/source/Denmark)
| height              = {{height|m=1.73|precision=0}}
| position            = Left back
| currentclub         = [SønderjyskE Håndbold](/source/S%C3%B8nderjyskE_H%C3%A5ndbold)
| clubnumber          = 28
| youthyears1         = 2013-2015
| youthclubs1         = [Viborg HK](/source/Viborg_HK)
| years1              = 2015-2017
| clubs1              = [Viborg HK](/source/Viborg_HK)
| years2              = 2017-2018
| clubs2              = [Cercle Dijon Bourgogne](/source/Cercle_Dijon_Bourgogne)
| years3              = 2018-2021
| clubs3              = [Molde Elite](/source/Molde_Elite)
| years4              = 2021-2026
| clubs4              = [SønderjyskE Håndbold](/source/S%C3%B8nderjyskE_H%C3%A5ndbold)
| years5              = 2026-
| clubs5              = [MKS Lublin](/source/MKS_Lublin)
| nationalyears1      = 2024–
| nationalteam1       = [Denmark](/source/Denmark_women's_national_handball_team)
| 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](/source/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](/source/handball) player who plays for [SønderjyskE Håndbold](/source/S%C3%B8nderjyskE_H%C3%A5ndbold) and the [Danish national team](/source/Denmark_women's_national_handball_team).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eurohandball.com/en/player/uqLsxbdA0qh-NkpSktYZ1w/SarahDalsgaard-Paulsen/|title=Profile Sarah Dalsgaard Paulsen|publisher=[European Handball Federation](/source/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](/source/S%C3%B8nderjyskE_H%C3%A5ndbold) 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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/S%C3%B8nderjyskE_Dameh%C3%A5ndbold) 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](/source/S%C3%B8nderjyskE_H%C3%A5ndbold)|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 Gyldenløve](/source/Line_Gyldenl%C3%B8ve)s 191 goals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tophaandbold.dk/tophaandbold-theme/statistics/player-score/2023/9020000|publisher=[Danish Handball Federation](/source/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.](/source/B.T._(tabloid)) | date = 19 November 2024  | access-date = 25 November 2024|language=da}}</ref> At the [2025 World Championship](/source/2025_World_Women's_Handball_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](/source/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](/source/Sandra_Toft) and [Althea Reinhardt](/source/Althea_Reinhardt) and pivots [Sarah Iversen](/source/Sarah_Iversen) and [Rikke Iversen](/source/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](/source/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>

==References==
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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

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