Stine Ballisager

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.

Stine Ballisager

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	Defender
Team information
Current team	Bayern Munich
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	13	(0)
2025–	Bayern Munich	8	(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	74	(4)
Medal record Women's football Representing  Denmark UEFA Women's Championship 2017 Netherlands Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:44, 01 December 2025 (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]

International career

Ballisager played for several youth Danish national teams. In 2012, she debuted for the senior national team in a match against Brazil.^[7] She was also part of the team which represented Denmark at the UEFA Women's Euro 2017,^[8] where they reached the competition final for the first time in history, but eventually lost to the Netherlands.^[9]

On 20 June 2025, Ballisager was called up to the Danish squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.^[10]

Honors

Individual

• Talent of the Year: 2013
• Danish Women's Football Player of the Year: 2022^[11]

Vålerenga

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

Bayern Munich

• DFB-Supercup Frauen: 2025

Denmark

• UEFA Women's Euro runner-up: 2017
• Tournoi de France runner -up: 2023

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