International Career
Poulsen got his international debut with the Denmark national under-19 football team in September 2000, and represented the team five times until October 2001. He was a part of the Danish under-20 national team at the Milk Cup in July 2002, and played seven games for the team until June 2004. He debuted for the under-21 national team in November 2003, coming on as a substitute to replace right back Allan Olesen. He also played as a centre midfielder, attacking midfielder, and centre back for the team. He played a total 16 games for the under-21s until January 2006, scoring one goal in the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification. He was included in the Danish squad for the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, but did not play any games at the tournament.
After strong performances for AGF, he was called up by national team coach Morten Olsen for the Denmark League XI national football team in January 2009. He impressed in January 2009, and Olsen saw him as a competitor with Lars Jacobsen and Kasper Bøgelund for the right back position, while Poulsen maintained he saw himself as a right midfielder. He was also a part of the League XI in January 2010.
He was called up for the Danish national team in February 2009, and made his senior international debut in a friendly match against Greece, coming on as a substitute for Lars Jacobsen. In the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification game against Albania in April 2009, he replaced Martin Jørgensen in the midfield, and went on to secure himself a place in the starting line-up, as a central midfielder. In his seventh national team game, Poulsen scored his first international goal in the 1–0 win against Sweden in November 2009, which secured the qualification for Denmark. He was one of five nominees for the 2009 Danish Footballer of the Year award, which eventually went to Nicklas Bendtner. He played a total six qualification games, and was included in Olsen's final squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
In the 2010 FIFA World Cup Poulsen came on as a substitute i Denmarks 2–1 win against Cameroon, as well as the 3–1 loss to Japan in the last group match.
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