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Stine Ballisager Pedersen

Stine Ballisager Pedersen

Danish footballer

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]

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Club career

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

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–

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

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

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Honors

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Vålerenga

References

  1. [1]
    "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.
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    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.
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    "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.
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    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.
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    "23 kvinder er på vej til EM". DBU. Archived from the original on 4 February 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
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    "Netherlands win Women's EURO". UEFA. Archived from the original on 13 June 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  7. [7]
    "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.


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