{"id":2486598,"date":"2026-07-03T14:22:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T14:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2486598"},"modified":"2026-07-03T14:22:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T14:22:02","slug":"utah-royals-fc-defender-janni-thomsen-transferred-to-the-london-city-lionesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/utah-royals-fc-defender-janni-thomsen-transferred-to-the-london-city-lionesses\/","title":{"rendered":"Utah Royals FC Defender Janni Thomsen Transferred to the London City Lionesses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p><strong>HERRIMAN, Utah (Friday July 3, 2026)<\/strong> \u2013 Utah Royals FC have announced the transfer of Danish international player <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rsl.com\/utahroyals\/players\/janni-thomsen\/\">Janni Thomsen<\/a>\u00a0 to the London City Lionesses for an undisclosed fee. Utah Royals FC thanks Thomsen for her service and dedication to the club and wish her all the best in her future endeavors.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p>Thomsen arrived in Utah from V\u00e5lerenga Fotball Damer, during the beginning of the 2025 season logging 2,545 minutes and 3 goals in 37 matches played with the Royals. She capped off her inaugural season in the NWSL with a selection to September\u2019s Best XI after scoring her first two NWSL goals in back-to-back games.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p>Thomsen made her debut for the Utah Royals on March 13 coming off the bench for injured captain <strong>Paige Cronin<\/strong> in the 34th minute as a right back. The Danish defender was one of two players who featured in all 26 matches during the 2025 NWSL season and ended her first year with 3 NWSL goals. Her versatility, reliability, and dynamism played a critical role for Utah Royals FC as she was asked to fill in as a winger and midfielder throughout the season.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p>Thomsen scored her NWSL first goal with the club back on September 19, 2025, scoring from the edge of the box in a 3-2 home victory Racing Louisville in the 38\u2019 minute. The Danish defender maintained her goal scoring form against Bay FC, scoring the game-winning goal in the very next match.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p>Thomsen has featured in 9 matches during the Royals current 10 game 2026 unbeaten run, starting in 8 games as both a right back and left back and playing a critical role in the Royals\u2019 exceptional defensive record in 2026. As a team, the Royals have conceded just 10 goals to start the season and combined with the 18 goals scored by eight different players, Utah sits in second place with a game in hand.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p>Thomsen leaves Utah with 56 senior international caps and 11 goals after making her senior international debut. She made her senior international debut for Denmark in a 2-1 loss to Norway. Against Belgium on March 10, 2020, Thomsen scored the second goal and assisted the third as Denmark cruised to a 4-0 victory over the Belgians. More recently, Thomsen scored the game winner for Denmark in a 2-1 victory over Sweden in FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup Qualifying on April 14, 2026.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p>Thank you to the Utah Royals for giving me the opportunity to play in the United States. It has been a great challenge, and I have learned so much during my time here. I will miss waking up and seeing the sun rise over the mountains.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p>To my teammates and the staff, thank you for welcoming me from day one and for all the memories we have shared. I have learned so much from each of you, and I am grateful for the friendships and experiences that will stay with me long after football.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p>To the fans, thank you from the bottom of my heart. You stood by us through every high and low, and I am so grateful to have worn the Royals badge and represented this incredible community.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p>As I close this chapter, I am excited to begin a new one; one where I can live closer to family, Elise and my son, and support them as we build our family together.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"oc-c-body-part oc-c-body-part--text  \">\n<p>I will be cheering you on from afar.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<p><script async defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" type=\"text\/plain\" class=\"optanon-category-C0004\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.rsl.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HERRIMAN, Utah (Friday July 3, 2026) \u2013 Utah Royals FC have announced the transfer of Danish international player Janni Thomsen\u00a0 to the London City Lionesses for an undisclosed fee. Utah Royals FC thanks Thomsen for her service and dedication to the club and wish her all the best in her future endeavors. 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