Club Career
Poulsen started his senior career for HFK Sønderjylland in the secondary Danish 1st Division in 2002. He played four seasons at HFK Sønderjylland. The club changed its name to SønderjyskE in 2003, and Poulsen helped SønderjyskE win promotion for the Danish Superliga in 2005.
In June 2005, he agreed to move to league rivals FC Midtjylland (FCM) in the summer 2006; at the end of the 2005–06 Superliga season. SønderjyskE complained about the tapping-up of Poulsen to the Danish Football Association, but agreed to let Poulsen go in August 2005. Having played five Superliga games for SønderjyskE, Poulsen went to FCM, with Thomas Rathe switching from FCM to SønderjyskE as a replacement. He established himself in the FCM team, and only missed one Superliga game in his first six months at the club. He suffered an injury in February 2006, and returned to the team in May 2006. In the first half of the Danish Superliga 2007-08 season, Poulsen scored three goals in 18 games, and was included as left winger in the 2007 Danish Team of the Year.
On 23 December 2007, Poulsen transferred to Dutch side AZ Alkmaar for an alleged transfer fee of €3,000,000, as the most expensive player sold by FCM at the time. He could not break into coach Louis van Gaal's starting line-up as a winger, and was eventually moved to the position of left back. He played a number of games in the position, as AZ won the 2008–09 Eredivisie championship, the first club championship since 1981.
On 25 August 2012, Poulsen joined the Italian Serie A side U.C. Sampdoria on a three-year contract.
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