Stine Ballisager Pedersen

Stine Ballisager Pedersen

Ballisager with the Kansas City Current in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Stine Ballisager Pedersen[1]
Date of birth	(1994-01-03) 3 January 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth	Vellev, Denmark
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Fiorentina
Number	3
Youth career
0000–2009	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)
2023–2024	Kansas City Current	22	(1)
2025–	Fiorentina	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	62	(4)
Medal record Women's football Representing  Denmark UEFA Women's Championship 2017 Netherlands Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024 (UTC)

Stine Ballisager Pedersen (born 3 January 1994) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Italian club Fiorentina in the Serie A and the Denmark national team.

Club career

Ballisager started playing football at six years old. She played youth soccer for Vellev IF, and then for Team Viborg. In 2012, she signed with IK Skovbakken.[2]

Vålerenga, 2018–2023

Ballisager 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, 2023–2024

On 3 July 2023, American club Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League announced that they had signed Ballisager 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]

On 19 December 2024, the Kansas City Current announced that Ballisager had departed the club.[4]

Fiorentina, 2024-

In January 2025 she signed with Fiorentina till June 2026.[5]

International career

Ballisager played for several youth Danish national teams. In 2012, she debuted for the senior national team in a match against Brazil.[6] She was also part of the team which represented Denmark at the UEFA Women's Euro 2017,[7] where they reached the competition final for the first time in history, but eventually lost to the Netherlands.[8]

Honors

Individual

• Danish Women's Football Player of the Year: 2022[9]

Vålerenga

• Toppserien: 2020
• Norwegian Women's Cup: 2020, 2021

Career statistics

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
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

References

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.
2. 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.
3. "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.
4. Kansas City Current (19 December 2024). "Thank you for everything you brought to this club, Stine ... Wishing you all the best in what's coming next for you!". Retrieved 20 December 2024.
5. https://www.acffiorentina.com/news/3-1-25-welcome-stine-ballisager?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAabIdjOLvWwWTV6bA90qbB7dbxXRao__B3ixCAe17faEhd_46Awh7FLt-yQ_aem_7CVDHdaigS2wc4-R888eOg
6. 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.
7. "23 kvinder er på vej til EM". DBU. Archived from the original on 4 February 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
8. "Netherlands win Women's EURO". UEFA. Archived from the original on 13 June 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
9. "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

• Stine Ballisager Pedersen at Soccerway.com
• Stine Ballisager Pedersen at WorldFootball.net
• Stine Ballisager Pedersen at kicker (in German)
• Stine Ballisager Pedersen at FBref.com
• Stine Ballisager Pedersen at the Norway Football Association (in Norwegian)
• Stine Ballisager Pedersen national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)