.jpg) Hasbo withGotham FC in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Josefine Hasbo | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-11-20)20 November 2001 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gotham FC | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | Harvard Crimson | 55 | (25) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | BSF | ||
| 2019–2021 | Brøndby IF | 52 | (11) |
| 2025– | Gotham FC | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | Denmark U16 | 6 | (2) |
| 2016–2018 | Denmark U17 | 12 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | Denmark U19 | 17 | (7) |
| 2019– | Denmark U23 | 1 | (1) |
| 2020– | Denmark | 38 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 October 2025[1] | |||
Josefine Hasbo (born 20 November 2001) is a Danish professionalfootballer who plays as amidfielder forGotham FC of theNational Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and theDanish national team. She playedcollege soccer for theHarvard Crimson, earningfirst-team All-American honors in 2023. She graduated from Harvard University with a double degree in Economics and Psychology.
In four seasons with theHarvard Crimson, as a central midfielder, Hasbo scored 25 goals and provided 17 assists in 55 appearances, ranking ninth all-time in career points, ninth all-time in career goals, and tied for 13th all-time in career assists - despite missing numerous college games during her sophomore, junior, and senior years due to participating in all senior national team call-ups and tournaments for Denmark.
In her junior season in 2023, Hasbo scored a hat-trick in theIvy League tournament final, leading Harvard to a 3–0 win over Columbia and the conference title. She was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. She was also a unanimous selection to the First-Team All-Ivy League and earnedUnited Soccer Coaches First-Team All-America honors.
She was also recognized as a semifinalist for theMAC Hermann Trophy, the most prestigious individual award in American collegiate soccer, presented annually to the top female and male players in the nation.[2]
During the summers following her sophomore and senior years, Hasbo representedDenmark competing in the2023 FIFA Women's World Cup and2025 UEFA Women's Euro.[3][4] She was the first student in Harvard University's history to have represented her home country in FIFA Women's World Cup.
While in college, she served as president of Harvard's Women in Entrepreneurship Club.[5]
Before enrolling at Harvard, Hasbo played forBrøndby IF in the DanishA-Liga (then known as the Gjensidige Women’s League), where she emerged as one of Denmark’s top young players. With Brøndby, she helped the team win the 2019 league championship and reach the Danish Cup final. Hasbo also competed in consecutiveUEFA Women's Champions League campaigns, reaching the quarterfinals in both 2019–20 and 2020–21. She was named Woman of the Match againstGlasgow City in the 2019–20 quarterfinals, scored in the round of 16 againstVålerenga, and started both matches againstLyon in the 2020–21 quarterfinals. Her domestic performances earned her selection to Gjensidige’s Team of the Year in 2019–20 and a nomination as a finalist for Danish Female Footballer of the Year.[6]
Hasbo graduated from Harvard University in the summer of 2025.Gotham FC announced on 10 June 2025 that the club had signed Hasbo through 2027.[7] Hasbo recorded her first professional assist on 12 August 2025, contributing to Gotham’s 2–0 win overMonterrey in theCONCACAF W Champions Cup.[8] She scored her first Gotham goal on 17 September 2025, heading in a cross fromKayla Duran in aCONCACAF W Champions Cup match against theVancouver Rise Academy.[9]
Since joining the club in the summer of 2025, Hasbo has become a regular starter and a key contributor in Gotham FC’s ongoing 11-game unbeaten run during the second half of the2025 NWSL regular season, helping the team push toward a playoff position.
At age 18, Hasbo made her senior international debut on 7 March 2020 against Sweden at the2020 Algarve Cup.[10] It made her one of the youngest players ever to be selected for the full Danish national team.[11]
Hasbo was called up to representDenmark at the2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in the summer following her sophomore year, becoming the only non-professional player on Denmark’s roster while completing her studies at Harvard.[12] She played in all four matches of the tournament, starting in two — against China and England — as Denmark advanced from the group stage before being eliminated by Australia in the round of 16.[13]
In a 2025 DR1 and DRTV documentary series, The Danish National Team – The Dream of the Euros, it was revealed that during aEuro 2025 qualifier against theCzech Republic in April 2024, Hasbo suffered multiple broken ribs after a tackle. Despite the injury, she continued playing and later scored the final goal that secured Denmark’s victory.[14]
Right after her Harvard graduation ceremony, Hasbo was named to Denmark’s squad for theUEFA Women’s Euro 2025 in Switzerland.[15] She played in all three of Denmark’s group-stage matches before the team was eliminated from the tournament.[16]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1 September 2022 | Viborg Stadium,Viborg,Denmark |  Montenegro | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2023 World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 18 February 2023 | Stade Francis Le Basser,Laval,France |  Norway | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2023 Tournoi de France |
| 3. | 5 April 2024 | Městský fotbalový stadion,Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic |  Czech Republic | 3–1 | 3–1 | Euro 2025 qualifying |
| Club | Season | League | Continental[a] | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brøndby IF | 2019-21 | — | 52 | 11 | |||
| Harvard Crimson | 2021 | — | 11 | 2 | |||
| Harvard Crimson | 2022 | — | 13 | 6 | |||
| Harvard Crimson | 2023 | — | 16 | 10 | |||
| Harvard Crimson | 2024 | — | 15 | 7 | |||
| Gotham FC | 2025 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 1 |
Harvard head coach Chris Hamblin described Hasbo as “her ability to cover ground and go box-to-box are second to none. She also has a really unique ability to understand time and space, to be able to get out of very tight situations, and almost think two plays ahead.”[17]
At the professional level, reports have highlighted her work rate, positional intelligence, and ability to link defense and attack through efficient passing. Her coaches and media coverage have described her as a technically composed and tactically disciplined player who contributes to both pressing and possession phases.[18]
Supporters have described her as “the unsung hero” of Gotham’s midfield during the team’s long unbeaten run, and she has quickly won the affection of fans, some of whom humorously refer to themselves as “Hasbo-lievers.”[19][20]
Hasbo is active as a social entrepreneur and advocate for sports inclusion. While at Harvard, she served as president of the Harvard Women in Entrepreneurship Club.[21] She is a long-time board member ofSport Creates Memories, an organization dedicated to promoting community development and youth empowerment through football in Africa, and she travels to Ghana to support its local initiatives.[22] She also serves on the board ofSpillerforeningen, the representative body for professional footballers in Denmark.[23]
She represents and has represented global brands includingPepsi,Nike, andG-Form. Hasbo serves as Pepsi’s global female football ambassador, alongside international stars such asAlexia Putellas,Caroline Graham Hansen,Farah Jefry, andLauren James.[24]
Ahead of theUEFA Women’s Euro 2025, Pepsi released a special-edition can in Denmark featuring Hasbo’s image, as part of its European women’s football campaign. She was also featured alongsideDavid Beckham in a Pepsi advertisement in Denmark in 2025.[25]
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