# Merete Pedersen

Merete Pedersen (born 30 June 1973) is a Danish former football striker who played for Vejle BK and Odense BK in the Elitedivisionen, TSV Siegen in the German Bundesliga and Torres CF in Italy's Serie A, taking part in the UEFA Women's Cup with Odense and Torres. She was a member of the Danish national team for sixteen years, taking part in the 1999 and 2007 World Cups, the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 1997, 2001 and 2005 European Championships.
In September 2008 Pedersen scored the only goal in Denmark's 1–0 win over Ukraine to secure her country's place at UEFA Women's Euro 2009. It was her tenth goal of the qualifying series. 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–year–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–time top goalscorer, before her record was broken by Pernille Harder on 16 September 2021 with her 66th goal.

## International goals

| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. |
| 2. | 3 July 1997 | Lillestrøm, Norway | Italy | 2–1 | 2–2 | UEFA Women's Euro 1997 |
| 3. | 18 March 1999 | Albufeira, Portugal | Portugal | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1999 Algarve Cup |
| 4. | 20 March 1999 | Loulé, Portugal | Norway | 2–2 | 2–2 (1–4 p) | 1999 Algarve Cup |
| 5. | 29 September 1999 | Odense, Denmark | Russia | 1–0 | 2–4 | UEFA Women's Euro 2001 qualifying |
| 6. | 10 November 1999 | Odense, Denmark | Serbia | 1–0 | 6–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2001 qualifying |
| 7. | 10 November 1999 | Odense, Denmark | Serbia | 4–0 | 6–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2001 qualifying |
| 8. | 16 March 2000 | lagos, Portugal | Portugal | ?–0 | 2–0 | 2000 Algarve Cup |
| 9. | 18 March 2000 | Lagoa, Portugal | Canada | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2000 Algarve Cup |
| 10. | 24 May 2000 | Novi Sad, Serbia | Serbia | 3–0 | 8–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2001 qualifying |
| 11. | 13 March 2001 | Olhão, Portugal | Finland | 3–0 | 6–0 | 2001 Algarve Cup |
| 12. | 30 September 2001 | Malmö, Sweden | Sweden | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 13. | 13 October 2001 | Vantaa, Finland | Finland | 3–0 | 6–0 | 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 14. | 13 October 2001 | Vantaa, Finland | Finland | 6–0 | 6–0 | 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 15. | 20 April 2002 | Gossau, Switzerland | Switzerland | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 16. | 18 April 2004 | Lucena, Spain | Spain | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying |
| 17. | 26 September 2004 | Aalborg, Denmark | Belgium | 1–0 | 6–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying |
| 18. | 26 September 2004 | Aalborg, Denmark | Belgium | 2–0 | 6–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying |
| 19. | 26 September 2004 | Aalborg, Denmark | Belgium | 3–0 | 6–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying |
| 20. | 26 September 2004 | Aalborg, Denmark | Belgium | 6–0 | 6–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying |
| 21. | 29 September 2004 | Katwijk, Netherlands | Netherlands | 1–0 | 5–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying |
| 22. | 15 March 2005 | Algarve, Portugal | Norway | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2005 Algarve Cup |
| 23. | 27 August 2005 | Słupsk, Poland | Poland | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 24. | 27 August 2005 | Słupsk, Poland | Poland | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 25. | 27 August 2005 | Słupsk, Poland | Poland | 4–0 | 5–1 | 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 26. | 27 August 2005 | Słupsk, Poland | Poland | 5–0 | 5–1 | 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 27. | 25 September 2005 | Farum, Denmark | Belgium | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 28. | 25 September 2005 | Farum, Denmark | Belgium | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 29. | 26 March 2006 | Ath, Belgium | Belgium | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 30. | 26 March 2006 | Ath, Belgium | Belgium | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 31. | 27 April 2006 | Viborg, Denmark | Spain | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 32. | 7 May 2006 | Brøndbyvester, Denmark | Poland | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 33. | 7 March 2007 | Silves, Portugal | France | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2007 Algarve Cup |
| 34. | 27 October 2007 | Viborg, Denmark | Portugal | 1–0 | 5–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying |
| 35. | 27 October 2007 | Viborg, Denmark | Portugal | 5–1 | 5–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying |
| 36. | 31 October 2007 | Perth, Scotland | Scotland | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying |
| 37. | 5 March 2008 | Faro, Portugal | Germany | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2008 Algarve Cup |
| 38. | 27 April 2008 | Viborg, Denmark | Scotland | 2–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying |
| 39. | 8 May 2008 | Fão, Portugal | Portugal | 3–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying |
| 40. | 8 May 2008 | Fão, Portugal | Portugal | 4–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying |
| 41. | 28 May 2008 | Viborg, Denmark | Slovakia | 2–0 | 6–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying |
| 42. | 28 May 2008 | Viborg, Denmark | Slovakia | 4–1 | 6–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying |
| 43. | 28 May 2008 | Viborg, Denmark | Slovakia | 6–1 | 6–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying |
| 44. | 1 October 2008 | Viborg, Denmark | Ukraine | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying |
| 45. | 6 March 2009 | Lagos, Portugal | Norway | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2009 Algarve Cup |