Stine Ballisager Pedersen
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| Full name | Stine Ballisager Pedersen[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 3 January 1994 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Vellev, Denmark | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Kansas City Current | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –2009 | Vellev | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2012 | Team Viborg | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2017 | IK Skovbakken | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | VSK Aarhus | 14 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2023 | Vålerenga | 127 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Kansas City Current | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Denmark U16 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | Denmark U17 | 24 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Denmark U19 | 29 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Denmark U23 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012– | Denmark | 47 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 February 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Stine Ballisager Pedersen (born 3 January 1994) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a defender for American club Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), and the Denmark national team. She previously played for Vålerenga in the Toppserien.[2]
Club career[edit]
Pedersen started playing football at six years old. She played youth soccer for Vellev IF, and then for Team Viborg. In 2012, Pedersen signed with IK Skovbakken.[2]
Vålerenga, 2018–2023[edit]
Pedersen signed with Vålerenga before the 2018 Toppserien, and the club named her captain in the 2021 season. She made 140 total appearances for the club across all competitions.[3]
Kansas City Current, 2023–[edit]
On 3 July 2023, American club Kansas City Current of the NWSL announced that it had signed Pedersen through the 2024 season, with an option for an additional year, and that she would join the team following the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. With six months remaining on her contract, Vålerenga transferred her for an undisclosed fee but stated that it was the largest in club history.[3]
International career[edit]
Pedersen played for several youth Danish national teams. In 2012, she debuted for the senior national team in a match against Brazil.[4] She was also part of the team which represented Denmark at the UEFA Women's Euro 2017,[5] where they reached the competition final for the first time in history, but eventually lost to the Netherlands.[6]
International goals[edit]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 4 October 2019 | Viborg Stadium, Viborg, Denmark |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
| 2. | 10 March 2020 | Lagos Municipal Stadium, Lagos, Portugal |  Belgium |
4–0 | 4–0 | 2020 Algarve Cup |
| 3. | 1 September 2022 | Viborg Stadium, Viborg, Denmark |  Montenegro |
3–1 | 5–1 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 4. | 5 April 2024 | Městský fotbalový stadion, Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic |  Czech Republic |
2–1 | 3–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying |
Honors[edit]
Individual
Vålerenga
References[edit]
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 – Squad List: Denmark (DEN)" (PDF). FIFA. 11 July 2023. p. 8. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ a b Ballisager Pedersen, Stine (22 May 2017). "Fodboldspiller Stine Ballisager Pedersen har Girlpower" [Soccer player Stine Ballisager Pedersen has Girlpower]. Kvindesport.dk (Interview) (in Danish). Interviewed by Peter Arndal. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Vålerenga-stopper til USA i rekordstor overgang" [Vålerenga stops to the USA in a record-breaking transfer]. ABC Nyheter (in Norwegian). NTB. 3 July 2023. Archived from the original on 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ Hollsberg Makussen, Maria (20 June 2017). "Skovbakken-anfører er udtaget til EM". Arhus Stiftstidende. Archived from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ "23 kvinder er på vej til EM". DBU. Archived from the original on 4 February 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ "Netherlands win Women's EURO". UEFA. Archived from the original on 13 June 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ "Højbjerg og Ballisager er årets spillere i Danmark" [Højbjerg and Ballisager are the players of the year in Denmark]. Stiften.dk (in Danish). 7 January 2023. Archived from the original on 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
External links[edit]
- Stine Ballisager Pedersen national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- Stine Ballisager Pedersen at Soccerway
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