Stine Ballisager
Danish footballer (born 1994)
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Stine Ballisager Pedersen (born 3 January 1994) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a defender for the German club Bayern Munich and the Denmark national team.
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Ballisager with the Kansas City Current in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Bayern Munich | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Kansas City Current | 22 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Fiorentina | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Bayern Munich | 17 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 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 | 79 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:00, 18 April 2026 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
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, 2025
In January 2025 she signed with Fiorentina till June 2026.[5]
Bayern Munich, 2025–
On 19 May 2025, Ballisager signed a contract with FC Bayern Munich until 2027.[6] Her Bundesliga debut took place on September 14, 2025 in a 3-0 away win against RB Leipzig, where she started the match. She scored her first Bundesliga goal on October 19, 2025 in a 5-1 home win against 1. FC Köln, making it 4-1 in the 71st minute. On April 8, 2026, she extended her contract early until June 30, 2028.[7]
International career
Ballisager played for several youth Danish national teams. In 2012, she debuted for the senior national team in a match against Brazil.[8] She was also part of the team which represented Denmark at the UEFA Women's Euro 2017,[9] where they reached the competition final for the first time in history, but eventually lost to the Netherlands.[10]
Since October 2023, she is vice-captain for the national team.
On 20 June 2025, Ballisager was called up to the Danish squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.[11]
Career statistics
International
- Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ballisager goal.
| 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 |
Honours
Vålerenga
Bayern Munich
Denmark
- UEFA Women's Euro runner-up: 2017
- Tournoi de France runner -up: 2023
Individual
- Talent of the Year: 2013
- Danish Women's Football Player of the Year: 2022[13]