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{{short description|Danish footballer (born 1973)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Merete Pedersen
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| fullname = Merete Pedersen
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1973|6|30}}
| birth_place = [[Sæby]], [[Denmark]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pe/merete-pedersen-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418050601/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pe/merete-pedersen-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|title=Merete Pedersen|accessdate=2012-10-07|publisher=SR/Olympic Sports}}</ref>
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| position = [[Forward (association football)#Striker|Striker]]
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| youthclubs1= Jerlev 
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| youthclubs2= Ammitzbøl
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| youthclubs3= Jelling
| years1 = {{0|0000}}&ndash;1995 
| years2 = 1995&ndash;1999 
| years3 = 1999&ndash;2000 
| years4 = 2000&ndash;2003 
| years5 = 2003&ndash;2006 
| years6 = 2006&ndash;2009
| clubs1 = [[Vejle BK (women)|Vejle]] 
| clubs2 = [[Odense BK (women)|OB]] 
| clubs3 = [[TSV Siegen|Siegen]] 
| clubs4 = [[Odense BK (women)|OB]] 
| clubs5 = [[Torres Calcio Femminile|Torres]] 
| clubs6 = [[Odense BK (women)|OB]]
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| nationalyears1= 1993&ndash;2009
| nationalteam1= [[Denmark women's national football team|Denmark]]
| nationalcaps1= 136 
| nationalgoals1 = 65
| ntupdate = 17 January 2012
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'''Merete Pedersen''' (born 30 June 1973) is a [[Danes|Danish]] former<ref>[http://www.ob125.dk/artikel/merete-pedersen.aspx Merete Pedersen.] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120908061642/http://www.ob125.dk/artikel/merete-pedersen.aspx |date=8 September 2012 }} OB125.dek</ref> [[women's association football|football]] [[Forward (association football)#Striker|striker]] who played for [[Vejle BK (women)|Vejle BK]] and [[Odense BK (women)|Odense BK]] in the [[Elitedivisionen]], [[TSV Siegen]] in the [[Frauen Bundesliga|German Bundesliga]] and [[Torres Calcio Femminile|Torres CF]] in Italy's [[Serie A (women's football)|Serie A]], taking part in the [[UEFA Women's Cup]] with Odense and Torres.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20151017145719/http://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/teams/player=31621/profile/index.html Profile] in [[UEFA]]'s website</ref> She was a member of the [[Denmark women's national football team|Danish national team]] for sixteen years, taking part in the [[1999 FIFA Women's World Cup|1999]] and [[2007 FIFA Women's World Cup|2007 World Cups]], the [[Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics#Women's competition|1996 Summer Olympics]] and the [[UEFA Women's Euro 1997|1997]], [[UEFA Women's Euro 2001|2001]] and [[UEFA Women's Euro 2005|2005 European Championships]].<ref>[http://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/PlayerInfo/4361&teamtypeid=330#match Profile and list of appearances] in the [[Danish Football Association]]'s website</ref>

In September 2008 Pedersen scored the only goal in Denmark's 1&ndash;0 win over [[Ukraine women's national football team|Ukraine]] to secure her country's place at [[UEFA Women's Euro 2009]]. It was her tenth goal of the [[UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying|qualifying series]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/01d2-0e10bec99fb8-766d2961f6b1-1000--pedersen-goal-takes-denmark-to-finals/|title=Pedersen goal takes Denmark to finals|first=Peter|last=Bruun|access-date=2012-10-07|publisher=[[UEFA]]|location=Copenhagen|date=2008-10-01}}</ref> Ahead of the final tournament she retired from international football, stating that she did not wish to sit on the substitute's bench as a 36&ndash;year&ndash;old and would prefer to concentrate on her career as a teacher. With 65 goals in 136 senior internationals she was the team's all&ndash;time top goalscorer,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dbu.dk/Nyheder/2009/Maj/merete_pedersen_stopper_paa_landsholdet.aspx|title=Merete Pedersen stopper på landsholdet|first=Jacob|last=Wadland|accessdate=2012-10-07|publisher=[[Danish Football Association]]|location=Copenhagen|date=2009-05-13|language=Danish}}</ref> before her record was broken by [[Pernille Harder (footballer)|Pernille Harder]] on 16 September 2021 with her 66th goal.
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==International goals==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. 
|-
| 2. || 3 July 1997 || [[Lillestrøm]], [[Norway]] || {{fbw|ITA}} || align=center|'''2'''–1 || align=center| 2–2 || [[UEFA Women's Euro 1997]]
|-
| 3. || 18 March 1999 || [[Albufeira]], [[Portugal]] || {{fbw|POR}} || align=center|'''2'''–0 || align=center| 5–0 || rowspan=2| [[1999 Algarve Cup]]
|-
| 4. || 20 March 1999 || [[Loulé]], Portugal || {{fbw|NOR}} || align=center|'''2'''–2 || align=center| 2–2 (1–4 [[penalty shoot-out|p]])
|-
| 5. || 29 September 1999 || rowspan=3| [[Odense]], Denmark || {{fbw|RUS}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center| 2–4 || rowspan=3| [[UEFA Women's Euro 2001 qualifying]]
|-
| 6. || rowspan=2| 10 November 1999 || rowspan=2| {{fbw|SRB}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || rowspan=2 align=center| 6–0
|-
| 7. || align=center|'''4'''–0
|-
| 8. || 16 March 2000 || [[Lagos, Portugal|lagos]], Portugal || {{fbw|POR}} || align=center|'''?'''–0 || align=center| 2–0 || rowspan=2| [[2000 Algarve Cup]]
|-
| 9. || 18 March 2000 || [[Lagoa, Algarve|Lagoa]], Portugal || {{fbw|CAN}} || align=center|'''1'''–1 || align=center| 2–3
|-
| 10. || 24 May 2000 || [[Novi Sad]], [[Serbia]] || {{fbw|SRB}} || align=center|'''3'''–0 || align=center| 8–0 || UEFA Women's Euro 2001 qualifying
|-
| 11. || 13 March 2001 || [[Olhão]], Portugal || {{fbw|FIN}} || align=center|'''3'''–0 || align=center| 6–0 || [[2001 Algarve Cup]]
|-
| 12. || 30 September 2001 || [[Malmö]], [[Sweden]] || {{fbw|SWE}} || align=center|'''1'''–1 || align=center| 1–4 || rowspan=4| [[2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification]]
|-
| 13. || rowspan=2| 13 October 2001 || rowspan=2| [[Vantaa]], [[Finland]] || rowspan=2| {{fbw|FIN}} || align=center|'''3'''–0 || rowspan=2 align=center| 6–0 
|-
| 14. || align=center|'''6'''–0
|-
| 15. || 20 April 2002 || [[Gossau, St. Gallen|Gossau]], [[Switzerland]] || {{fbw|SUI}} || align=center|'''3'''–1 || align=center| 4–1
|-
| 16. || 18 April 2004 || [[Lucena]], [[Spain]] || {{fbw|ESP}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center| 1–0 || rowspan=6| [[UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying]]
|-
| 17. || rowspan=4| 26 September 2004 || rowspan=4| [[Aalborg]], Denmark || rowspan=4| {{fbw|BEL}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || rowspan=4 align=center| 6–0
|-
| 18. || align=center|'''2'''–0
|-
| 19. || align=center|'''3'''–0
|-
| 20. || align=center|'''6'''–0
|-
| 21. || 29 September 2004 || [[Katwijk]], [[Netherlands]] || {{fbw|NED}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center| 5–1
|-
| 22. || 15 March 2005 || [[Algarve]], Portugal || {{fbw|NOR}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center| 1–2 || [[2005 Algarve Cup]]
|-
| 23. || rowspan=4| 27 August 2005 || rowspan=4| [[Słupsk]], [[Poland]] || rowspan=4| {{fbw|POL}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || rowspan=4 align=center| 5–1 || rowspan=10| [[2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification]]
|-
| 24. || align=center|'''2'''–0
|-
| 25. || align=center|'''4'''–0
|-
| 26. || align=center|'''5'''–0
|-
| 27. || rowspan=2| 25 September 2005 || rowspan=2| [[Farum]], Denmark || rowspan=2| {{fbw|BEL}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || rowspan=2 align=center| 3–0
|-
| 28. || align=center|'''2'''–0
|-
| 29. || rowspan=2| 26 March 2006 || rowspan=2| [[Ath]], [[Belgium]] || rowspan=2| {{fbw|BEL}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || rowspan=2 align=center| 2–0
|-
| 30. || align=center|'''2'''–0
|-
| 31. || 27 April 2006 || [[Viborg, Denmark|Viborg]], Denmark || {{fbw|ESP}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center| 5–0
|-
| 32. || 7 May 2006 || [[Brøndbyvester]], Denmark || {{fbw|POL}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center| 3–1
|-
| 33. || 7 March 2007 || [[Silves, Portugal|Silves]], Portugal || {{fbw|FRA}} || align=center|'''4'''–0 || align=center| 4–0 || [[2007 Algarve Cup]]
|-
| 34. || rowspan=2| 27 October 2007 || rowspan=2| Viborg, Denmark || rowspan=2| {{fbw|POR}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || rowspan=2 align=center| 5–1 || rowspan=3| [[UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying]]
|-
| 35. || align=center|'''5'''–1
|-
| 36. || 31 October 2007 || [[Perth, Scotland|Perth]], [[Scotland]] || {{fbw|SCO}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center| 1–0
|-
| 37. || 5 March 2008 || [[Faro, Portugal|Faro]], Portugal || {{fbw|GER}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center| 1–0 || [[2008 Algarve Cup]]
|-
| 38. || 27 April 2008 || Viborg, Denmark || {{fbw|SCO}} || align=center|'''2'''–1 || align=center| 2–1 || rowspan=7| UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying
|-
| 39. || rowspan=2| 8 May 2008 || rowspan=2| [[Fão]], Portugal || rowspan=2| {{fbw|POR}} || align=center|'''3'''–0 || rowspan=2 align=center| 4–0
|-
| 40. || align=center|'''4'''–0
|-
| 41. || rowspan=3| 28 May 2008 || rowspan=4| Viborg, Denmark || rowspan=3| {{fbw|SVK}} || align=center|'''2'''–0 || rowspan=3 align=center| 6–1
|-
| 42. || align=center|'''4'''–1
|-
| 43. || align=center|'''6'''–1
|-
| 44. || 1 October 2008 || {{fbw|UKR}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center| 1–0
|-
| 45. || 6 March 2009 || Lagos, Portugal || {{fbw|NOR}} || align=center|'''2'''–0 || align=center| 2–0 || [[2009 Algarve Cup]]
|-
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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{{Danish Women's Football Player of the Year}}
{{Denmark women's football squad 1996 Summer Olympics}}
{{Denmark Squad 1999 Women's World Cup}}
{{Denmark Squad 2001 UEFA Women's European Championship}}
{{Denmark Squad 2005 UEFA Women's European Championship}}
{{Denmark Squad 2007 Women's World Cup}}

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[[Category:Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics]]
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[[Category:FIFA Women's Century Club]]
[[Category:Odense Q players]]
[[Category:Danish Women's League players]]
[[Category:Torres Calcio Femminile players]]
[[Category:Serie A (women's football) players]]
[[Category:Women's association football forwards]]
[[Category:Frauen-Bundesliga players]]
[[Category:1999 FIFA Women's World Cup players]]
[[Category:2007 FIFA Women's World Cup players]]
[[Category:People from Sæby]]
[[Category:Footballers from the North Jutland Region]]


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