Stine Ballisager Pedersen (born 3 January 1994) is a Danish professional

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who plays as a defender for American club Kansas City Current of the

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(NWSL), and the Denmark national team. She previously played for Vålerenga in the

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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

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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.

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

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. With six months remaining on her contract, Vålerenga transferred her for an undisclosed fee but stated that it was the largest in club history.

International career

Pedersen played for several youth Danish national teams. In 2012, she debuted for the senior national team in a match against

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. She was also part of the team which represented Denmark at the

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, where they reached the competition final for the first time in history, but eventually lost to the

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International goals

Honors

Individual * Danish Women's Football Player of the Year: 2022 Vålerenga *

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* * 1994 births Living people Danish women's footballers Women's association football defenders UEFA Women's Euro 2022 players Denmark women's international footballers UEFA Women's Euro 2017 players 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players VSK Aarhus (women) players Vålerenga Fotball Damer players Kansas City Current players Toppserien players National Women's Soccer League players Danish expatriate women's footballers Danish expatriate sportspeople in Norway Expatriate women's footballers in Norway Danish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States {{Denmark-women-footy-bio-stub