As Scotland prepare to get their World Cup qualification campaign under way against Denmark on Friday night, many fans are recalling the many good Danish players who have represented clubs in the Scottish Premiership.
Currently, there is only one Danish player who plays his football in Scotland in the shape of Celtic’s Kasper Schmeichel. However, a number of stars hailing from the Scandinavian country have flourished in the top flight of Scottish football over the years, with some even departing as legends of the club they represented.
But who are the top 10 best footballers hailing from Denmark to have played in the Scottish leagues? Here are 10 of the best Danish players to have played in the Scottish top flight, in no particular order:
5. Matt O'Riley - Celtic
Celtic's record sale, the playmaker left in a deal worth £26million to Brighton last summer after scooping a host of individual awards for his outstanding 2023/24 season. Winning three Scottish Premiership titles, two Scottish Cups, and two Scottish League Cups, O'Riley opted to represent Denmark at international level despite being born in Hounslow, from whom he was eligible to represent through his mother. | SNS Group Photo: SNS Group
6. Rene Moller - Hearts
Moving to Gorgie in the late 1960s, the Randers-born striker. Picked up an assist in Hearts' Scottish Cup final defeat to Dunfermline in 1968, and scored 12 goals for the club in total. Rene would sadly die in 1994, due to cancer. He was aged just 48. | SNS Group 0141 221 3602
7. Morten Wieghorst - Dundee and Celtic
Currently the assistant head coach of the Denmark national team, playmaker Wieghorst is one of the few Danes to have represented two clubs in Scotland. A success at Dundee, he was named in the club's Hall of Fame in 2019. He became a serial trophy winner at Celtic, though, winning three league titles and two Scottish Cups. Named Danish Player of the Year in 2003, he enjoyed a successful coaching career too, winning the Danish Cup twice with FC Nordsjælland. He also worked as an assistant manager to Michael Laudrup during his time at Swansea City in the English Premier League. | SNS Group 0141 221 3602 Photo: SNS Group
8. Brian Laudrup - Rangers
Completely the best Danish footballer to play in the Scottish top flight, the winger was Walter Smith's talisman during Rangers dominant 1990s era. An elegant and technically brilliant footballer, he won the SWFA twice Player of the Year and is viewed as one of the club's greatest ever players. | SNS Group 0141 221 3602 Photo: SNS Group