Nicolaj Thomsen (born 8 May 1993) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish First Division club SønderjyskE.
Club career
Thomsen made his debut for AaB in the Danish Superliga as a starter against FC Midtjylland on 4 April 2012.
After five seasons in AaB, Thomsen signed with FC Nantes in the French Ligue 1.
International career
Nicolai Thomsen made his first international appearance on 1 March 2011, when he played for Denmark U-18. Since then, he has played for U-19 and U-21, before getting his first match for the Danish national team on 18 November 2014 against Romania.
Thomsen scored the only Danish goal in the 1–1 draw against Iceland which qualified Denmark U-21 for the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. He was selected for the squad for the tournament and played the entire match in the opening win against the Czech Republic. He was in the line-up in the other two group stage-matches against Germany and Serbia. Thomsen was also chosen to the line-up in the semi final, where Denmark was defeated by Sweden.