Pernille Harder

Pernille Mosegaard Harder (born 15 November 1992) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a forward for Frauen-Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the Denmark national team. In September 2020, she became the world's most expensive female footballer following her transfer from VfL Wolfsburg to Chelsea, but the record was broken in September 2022 by Keira Walsh when she was signed to Barcelona. She is considered one of the best footballers in the world.

Quotes

• "It’s much more difficult to change one’s mindset about homosexuality when they’re in their 20s, rather than when they’re only children and can understand that it’s just normal."
• "We know that is a big step, there’s a big difference between men’s and women’s football, but the aim will always be that it should be equal. And that’s what we want to fight for until we stop playing, and maybe also after."
• "It’s important to be able to feel that you can be yourself."
  • In conversation with: Magda Eriksson and Pernille Harder by Common Goal. December 20, 2019. Retrieved 14/11/2023.
• "But I believe today a lot of girls regard women’s players as idols now and that’s great."
• "If young girls are looking at me, and my path to get here, I hope they get inspired to do the same."
• "Everything can happen as long as you work hard for it."
• "So you were given the feeling that women’s football wasn’t that important. I had to fight to have the possibility to train with the boys, because you either had to fight for that or move somewhere else."
• "We see a big difference at such an early age where boys have great opportunities to get into an academy and have the best coaches, to learn about football at an early age. Girls don’t have this. They’re often coached by their parents for a long time and from an early age it starts to be unequal. A lot of clubs should have their focus on it because it all starts there."
• "You’re in a position where you have to take some decisions that might not be comfortable, but you need to do them anyway."
• "I also think we’re seeing good competition in women’s football now: you start to see a lot of men’s teams creating a women’s team because it brings value to have one."
  • Pernille Harder: 'We weren't proud of striking but we had to make a change' by Nick Ames. February 4, 2021. Retrieved 14/11/2023.