Sofie Junge Pedersen (born 24 April 1992) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Italian Serie A club Inter Milan and the Denmark national team. She previously played for Juventus FC in Serie A, IK Skovbakken and Fortuna Hjørring of the Danish Elitedivisionen, the latter of which she captained, and for FC Rosengård in the Swedish Damallsvenskan.
 Sofie Junge Pedersen playing for Denmark in July 2017 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Sofie Junge Pedersen[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 24 April 1992 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Aarhus, Denmark | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Inter Milan | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2006 | BMI | ||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | IK Skovbakken | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | IK Skovbakken | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | Fortuna Hjørring | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | FC Rosengård | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Levante UD | 24 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Vittsjö GIK | 11 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2023 | Juventus | 74 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Inter Milan | 19 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Denmark U16 | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Denmark U17 | 19 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Denmark U19 | 25 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Denmark U23 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011– | Denmark | 88 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 September 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editJunge Pedersen played for IK Skovbakken until 2011 before moving to Fortuna Hjørring. Skovbakken had made Junge Pedersen and fellow youngster Pernille Harder contracted players in April 2010, in recognition of their exceptional potential.[2]
In June 2015, Junge Pedersen signed for FC Rosengård, after impressing the Swedish Damallsvenskan champions while playing against them with Fortuna Hjørring in the UEFA Women's Champions League.[3] During her time at Rosengård, Junge sustained a serious head injury which left her unable to play for the entire 2016 season. In 2017, FC Rosengård chose not to renew her contract and she signed with Levante UD in the Spanish Primera División. At the conclusion of her contract with Levante in July 2018, Junge moved back to Damallsvenskan where she signed with Vittsjö GIK. In December 2018, Junge signed for Juventus Women in Italy. After four and a half years, she left Juventus in July 2023 and signed for Inter Milan.[4]
International career
editAt the inaugural 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in New Zealand, Junge Pedersen was part of the Denmark team who won their group before losing 4–0 to eventual champions North Korea in the quarter-final.[5]
In December 2011, Junge Pedersen scored on her senior international debut, a 4–0 win over Chile in São Paulo. She was named in national coach Kenneth Heiner-Møller's Denmark squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013.[6] In 2017, she was named in Nils Nielsen's squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2017 which saw her get playing time in the final against the Netherlands following Line Sigvardsen Jensen's ACL injury.
International goals
edit| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 22 September 2020 | Centenary Stadium, Ta'Qali, Malta |  Malta |
6–0 | 8–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
| 2. | 21 October 2020 | Viborg Stadium, Viborg, Denmark |  Israel |
4–0 | 4–0 |
Personal life
editAs well as being a footballer, Junge Pedersen is a widely read intellectual who identifies as a socialist.[7] In addition to her football career and university studies she undertakes charity and development work in Africa.[8]
Honours
editIK Skovbakken
- Danish Women's Cup: 2009
Fortuna Hjørring
- Elitedivisionen: 2013–14
FC Rosengård
- Damallsvenskan: 2015
- Svenska Cupen: 2016
- Svenska Supercupen: 2016
Juventus
References
edit- ^ "List of Players - Denmark" (PDF). FIFA. 27 October 2008. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ Dahl Mikkelsen, Tejs (27 April 2010). "To talenter på kontrakt i Skovbakken" (in Danish). Århus Stiftstidende. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ Andersson, Jan Peter (15 June 2015). "Junge Pedersen snart klar för FC Rosengård" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ "Sofie Junge Pedersen joins Inter | Inter.it".
- ^ "Sofie Pedersen". UEFA. 28 September 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ Bruun, Peter (21 June 2013). "Upbeat Heiner-Møller confirms Denmark squad". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ^ "Sofie Junge Pedersen" (in Danish). Danish Football Association. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ^ Ahlstrøm, Frits (15 November 2014). "Topspiller magter fodbold, studier og ulandsarbejde" (in Danish). TV 3 (Denmark). Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
External links
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- Sofie Junge – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Sofie Junge Pedersen at Soccerway
- Profile at fussballtransfers.de (in German)
- Profile at soccerdonna.de (in German)
- Sofie Junge Pedersen national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- Profile Archived 19 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine at FC Rosengård (in Swedish)