Janni Thomsen is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for London City Lionesses and the Denmark national team.
She logged 39 appearances in Denmarkâs youth national teams before making her senior debut.
She began her senior career with VSK Aarhus (2018â2020), securing a bronze medal in the Elitedivisionen in 2019. She then transferred to Norway's VĂ„lerenga in 2020, where she contributed to winning the Norwegian Championship in 2020 and 2023, as well as the Norwegian Cup in 2020 and 2021.
She can play both as a midfielder and a defender.
She played in seven UEFA Womenâs Champions League matches with VĂ„lerenga.
In June 2022, Janni scored the opening goal in a historic match against Brazil at Parken Stadium, setting a new attendance record for a women's football match in Denmark with 21,542 spectators.
She was VÄlerenga's captain.
Besides football, she likes to do cross-country skiing, camping and hiking.
She is engaged to Norweigan player Elise Thorsnes, who was her teammate at VÄlerenga. Elise also played for Utah Royals in 2018.
| Elitedivisionen Bronze Medalist: 2019 | 1× |
| Toppserien: 2020, 2023, 2024 | 3× |
| NM Cupen Women: 2020, 2021, 2023 | 3× |
| Year | Club | AP | GL |
|---|---|---|---|
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2026
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present
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Chelsea | ||
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2025
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2026
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Utah Royals | 37 | 3 |
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2020
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2025
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VÄlerenga | 118 | 21 |
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2018
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2020
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VSK Aarhus | 51 | 14 |
| International Stats | |||
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2019
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present
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Denmark | 45 | 8 |