Jakob Bendix Uhd Poulsen (born 7 July 1983) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and current manager of Viborg FF.

As a schoolboy, Poulsen played alongside Anders Egholm and Nicolai Høgh in the Danish school tournament for Næsbjerg.

[18] As the 2003–04 season progressed, Poulsen helped Esbjerg fB finish in third place, with the club being involved in a title contender spot.

[20] At the start of the 2004–05 season, Poulsen played in both legs of the UEFA Intertoto Cup First round against NSÍ Runavík, as Esbjerg fB won 7–1 on aggregate.

[33] By the time he departed from the club, Poulsen played a total 107 games and scored 19 goals in the Superliga, before leaving Esbjerg fB in January 2006.

[55] It was confirmed on 14 August 2008 that Poulsen joined AGF on a four-year contract, where he rejoined his former coach Ove Pedersen, and looked to restart his career by receiving more regular playing time.

[83] Following the conclusion of the FIFA World Cup 2010, Poulsen's performance in the tournament attracted interests, from European clubs, such, Wigan Athletic, 1.

[85] Amid the transfer speculation, he made his only appearance for AGF of the season, coming on against Vejle on 8 August 2010 and missed the last minutes penalty, in a 0–0 draw.

[94] Poulsen helped FC Midtjylland reach the Danish Cup Final after he scored the winning penalty in the shootout against Esbjerg following a 3–3 draw on aggregate in both legs.

[99] After missing one match due to ankle injury he sustained while on international duty, Poulsen returned to the starting line–up against Nordsjælland, as the club won 2–1 on 21 August 2011.

[110] Following the conclusion of the UEFA Euro 2012 tournament, it was announced on 23 June 2012 that Poulsen had joined Ligue 2 side AS Monaco for around 10 million Danish kroner (£900,000), becoming Claudio Ranieri's second signing for the club.

[112] However, Manager Morten Olsen warned the player on joining AS Monaco, due to the club playing in Ligue 2 at the time.

Ahead of the 2013–14 season, Poulsen was keen to play alongside new signing Radamel Falcao and was expected to stay at AS Monaco to fight for his first team place.

[120] Poulsen's only appearances for the club came on 30 October 2013 against Stade Reims, as AS Monaco lost 1–0 in the third round of the Coupe de la Ligue.

[148] Ahead of the 2016–17 season, Poulsen was appointed as FC Midtjylland's captain permanently following the retirement of Kristian Bach Bak.

[149] He helped the club make a good start in the UEFA Europa League Qualifying Round Matches against FK Sūduva and FC Vaduz.

[170] In the last game of the season, Poulsen, under his leadership, helped FC Midtylland win the league for the second time in his career after beating AC Horsens 1–0.

[178] Poulsen helped FC Midtylland reach the final of the Danish Cup by setting one of the club's goals to beat Odense BK 4–0 on 3 April 2019.

[181] In the final of the Danish Cup against Brøndby, Poulsen started the whole 120 minutes game, resulting in the penalty–shootout after a 1–1 draw, and scored the first penalty kick, as FC Midtylland won the tournament following a 4–3 win in the penalty–shootout.

[183] However at the start of the 2019–20 season, Poulsen found his first team opportunities at FC Midtylland limited following the new management of Kenneth Andersen and Brian Priske.

[192] Despite this, Poulsen then contributed two assists for the club, first coming against Western United on 8 December 2019 and then against Central Coast Mariners on 12 January 2020.

Having been told by the club that he can leave earlier this year, Poulsen left Melbourne Victory with his contract expecting to expire at the end of the 2019–20 season.

[197] He made his national side U21 debut, coming on as a substitute to replace right back Allan Olesen, in a 0–0 draw against Italy U21 on 19 November 2003.

[200] In May 2006, Poulsen was included in the Denmark U21 squad for the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, but did not play any games at the tournament, as the U21 side were eliminated in the group stage.

[202] 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.

[206] He made his senior international debut in a friendly match against Greece, coming on as a substitute for Lars Jacobsen, as the national side drew 1–1 on 11 February 2009.

[208] In the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification game against Albania in April 2009, Poulsen replaced Martin Jørgensen in the midfield, making his second appearances for the national side, in a 3–0 win.

[205][210] In his seventh national team game, Poulsen scored his first international goal in the 1–0 win against Sweden on 10 October 2009, which secured the qualification for Denmark.

[213] On 28 May 2010, Denmark coach Morten Olsen announced that Poulsen would be part of the final squad of 23 participating in the FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

[223] Poulsen made his first appearance for the national team for the first time in a year and a half, starting a match, as Denmark lost 1–0 against England on 5 March 2014.