# List of international goals scored by Poul Nielsen

Poul Nielsen was a footballer who represented the Denmark national football team as a striker between 1910 and 1925. He scored his first international goal on 2 July 1912 in a 4–1 win over the Netherlands at the 1912 Summer Olympics semi-finals. Since then, he has become his country's all-time top scorer in international football, with 52 goals in just 38 appearances.
On 5 October 1913, Nielsen scored his first international hat-trick against Sweden during a friendly match, netting 6 goals in a 10–0 win. He has scored a national record of eight international hat-tricks (5 of which against Norway), and besides his 6-goal haul against Sweden, he has also netted five international goals in just over 10 minutes in a match against Norway on 7 October 1917.

## International goals

    Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first and score column indicates the score after each Nielsen goal.
List of international goals scored by Poul Nielsen :
| No. | Cap | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 3 | 2 July 1912 | Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden | Netherlands | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1912 Summer Olympics semi-finals |
| 2 | 4 | 25 May 1913 | Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark | Sweden | 5–0 | 8–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 5 | 5 October 1913 | Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden | Sweden | 1–0 | 10–0 | Friendly |
| 4 | 5 | 5 October 1913 | Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden | Sweden | 2–0 | 10–0 | Friendly |
| 5 | 5 | 5 October 1913 | Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden | Sweden | 3–0 | 10–0 | Friendly |
| 6 | 5 | 5 October 1913 | Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden | Sweden | 5–0 | 10–0 | Friendly |
| 7 | 5 | 5 October 1913 | Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden | Sweden | 6–0 | 10–0 | Friendly |
| 8 | 5 | 5 October 1913 | Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden | Sweden | 7–0 | 10–0 | Friendly |
| 9 | 6 | 26 October 1913 | Stadion Hoheluft, Hamburg, Germany | Germany | 1–0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 10 | 6 | 26 October 1913 | Stadion Hoheluft, Hamburg, Germany | Germany | 2–0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 11 | 6 | 26 October 1913 | Stadion Hoheluft, Hamburg, Germany | Germany | 3–0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 12 | 6 | 26 October 1913 | Stadion Hoheluft, Hamburg, Germany | Germany | 4–1 | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 13 | 7 | 17 May 1914 | Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark | Netherlands | 1–1 | 4–3 | Friendly |
| 14 | 7 | 17 May 1914 | Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark | Netherlands | 2–3 | 4–3 | Friendly |
| 15 | 7 | 17 May 1914 | Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark | Netherlands | 4–3 | 4–3 | Friendly |
| 16 | 8 | 5 June 1914 | Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark | England | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 17 | 9 | 6 June 1915 | Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark | Sweden | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 18 | 10 | 19 September 1915 | Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark | Norway | 1–1 | 8–1 | Friendly |
| 19 | 10 | 19 September 1915 | Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark | Norway | 3–1 | 8–1 | Friendly |
| 20 | 10 | 19 September 1915 | Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark | Norway | 6–1 | 8–1 | Friendly |
| 21 | 11 | 31 October 1915 | Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden | Sweden | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 22 | 12 | 4 June 1916 | Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark | Sweden | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 23 | 12 | 4 June 1916 | Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark | Sweden | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 24 | 14 | 15 October 1916 | Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark | Norway | 4–0 | 8–0 | Friendly |
| 25 | 14 | 15 October 1916 | Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark | Norway | 5–0 | 8–0 | Friendly |
| 26 | 14 | 15 October 1916 | Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark | Norway | 6–0 | 8–0 | Friendly |
| 27 | 14 | 15 October 1916 | Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark | Norway | 8–0 | 8–0 | Friendly |
| 28 | 16 | 7 October 1917 | Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark | Norway | 7–0 | 12–0 | Friendly |
| 29 | 16 | 7 October 1917 | Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark | Norway | 8–0 | 12–0 | Friendly |
| 30 | 16 | 7 October 1917 | Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark | Norway | 9–0 | 12–0 | Friendly |
| 31 | 16 | 7 October 1917 | Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark | Norway | 10–0 | 12–0 | Friendly |
| 32 | 16 | 7 October 1917 | Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark | Norway | 11–0 | 12–0 | Friendly |
| 33 | 18 | 6 October 1918 | Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark | Norway | 4–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 34 | 19 | 5 June 1919 | Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark | Sweden | 1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 35 | 19 | 5 June 1919 | Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark | Sweden | 3–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 36 | 20 | 12 June 1919 | Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark | Norway | 3–2 | 5–1 | Friendly |
| 37 | 20 | 12 June 1919 | Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark | Norway | 4–1 | 5–1 | Friendly |
| 38 | 20 | 12 June 1919 | Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark | Norway | 5–1 | 5–1 | Friendly |
| 39 | 21 | 21 September 1919 | Gressbanen, Christiania, Norway | Norway | 1–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 40 | 21 | 21 September 1919 | Gressbanen, Christiania, Norway | Norway | 2–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 41 | 23 | 2 October 1921 | Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark | Norway | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 42 | 23 | 2 October 1921 | Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark | Norway | 2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 43 | 23 | 2 October 1921 | Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark | Norway | 3–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 44 | 28 | 10 September 1922 | Old Fredrikstad Stadion, Fredrikstad, Norway | Norway | 2–1 | 3–3 | Friendly |
| 45 | 28 | 10 September 1922 | Old Fredrikstad Stadion, Fredrikstad, Norway | Norway | 3–2 | 3–3 | Friendly |
| 46 | 29 | 1 October 1922 | Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark | Sweden | 1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 47 | 34 | 14 September 1924 | Gressbanen, Christiania, Norway | Norway | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1924–28 Nordic Football Championship |
| 48 | 34 | 14 September 1924 | Gressbanen, Christiania, Norway | Norway | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1924–28 Nordic Football Championship |
| 49 | 35 | 5 October 1924 | Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark | Belgium | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 50 | 35 | 5 October 1924 | Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark | Belgium | 2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 51 | 36 | 14 June 1925 | Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden | Sweden | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1924–28 Nordic Football Championship |
| 52 | 37 | 21 June 1925 | Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark | Norway | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1924–28 Nordic Football Championship |

## Hat-tricks

| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Goals | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 5 October 1913 | Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden | Sweden | 6 – (5', 10', 29', 47', 50', 53') | 10–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 26 October 1913 | Stadion Hoheluft, Hamburg, Germany | Germany | 4 – (5', 7', 42', 87') | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 3 | 17 May 1914 | Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark | Netherlands | 3 – (20' , 63', 69') | 4–3 | Friendly |
| 4 | 19 September 1915 | Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark | Norway | 3 – (23', 37', 71') | 8–1 | Friendly |
| 5 | 15 October 1916 | Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark | Norway | 4 – (25', 40', 47', 70') | 8–0 | Friendly |
| 6 | 7 October 1917 | Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark | Norway | 5 – (71', 75', 77', 78', 81') | 12–0 | Friendly |
| 7 | 12 June 1919 | Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark | Norway | 3 – (24', 42', 59') | 5–1 | Friendly |
| 8 | 2 October 1921 | Idrætspark, Copenhagen, Denmark | Norway | 3 – (7', 51', 75') | 3–1 | Friendly |

## Statistics

Hungary national team :
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1910 | 1 | 0 |
| 1911 | 1 | 0 |
| 1912 | 1 | 1 |
| 1913 | 3 | 11 |
| 1914 | 2 | 4 |
| 1915 | 3 | 5 |
| 1916 | 3 | 6 |
| 1917 | 3 | 5 |
| 1918 | 1 | 1 |
| 1919 | 4 | 7 |
| 1921 | 2 | 3 |
| 1922 | 5 | 3 |
| 1923 | 3 | 0 |
| 1924 | 3 | 4 |
| 1925 | 3 | 2 |
| Total | 38 | 52 |
Goals by competition :
| Competition | Goals |
| Friendlies | 47 |
| 1912 Summer Olympics | 1 |
| 1924–28 Nordic Football Championship | 4 |
| Total | 52 |