Sarah Paulsen
{{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-
| clubs4 = SønderjyskE Håndbold
| nationalyears1 = 2024–
| nationalteam1 = Denmark
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| ntupdate =
| medaltemplates =
}}
Sarah Dalsgaard Paulsen (born 27 August 1997 in Hedensted){{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}} is a Danish handball player who plays for SønderjyskE Håndbold and the Danish national team.{{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}}{{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}}
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.{{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}}
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.{{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}}
In February 2021 she signed a two year deal with SønderjyskE Damehåndbold after three years abroad.{{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}} 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.{{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}}
She debuted for the Danish national team in November 2024 in a match against Romania.{{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}}
References
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Category:Danish female handball players
Category:People from Hedensted Municipality
Category:SønderjyskE Håndbold players
Category:Handball players from the Central Denmark Region
Category:Danish expatriate handball players in France