Pernille Harder

{{Short description|Danish footballer (born 1992)}}

{{about|the footballer|the badminton player|Pernille Harder (badminton)}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Pernille Harder

| image = 2019-03-27 Fußball, Frauen, UEFA Women's Champions League, VfL Wolfsburg - Olympique Lyonnais StP 3615 by Stepro.jpg

| upright =

| caption = Harder with VfL Wolfsburg in 2019

| full_name = Pernille Mosegaard Harder

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1992|11|15}}

| birth_place = Ikast, Denmark

| height = 1.69 m

| position = Attacking midfielder, forward

| currentclub = Bayern Munich

| clubnumber = 21

| youthyears1 = 1997–2005

| youthclubs1 = Tulstrup-Faurholt

| youthyears2 = 2005–2007

| youthclubs2 = Ikast

| years1 = 2007–2010

| clubs1 = Team Viborg

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 2010–2012

| clubs2 = Skovbakken

| caps2 = 27

| goals2 = 22

| years3 = 2012–2016

| clubs3 = Linköping

| caps3 = 88

| goals3 = 71

| years4 = 2017–2020

| clubs4 = VfL Wolfsburg

| caps4 = 75

| goals4 = 68

| years5 = 2020–2023

| clubs5 = Chelsea

| caps5 = 48

| goals5 = 24

| years6 = 2023–

| clubs6 = Bayern Munich

| caps6 = 37

| goals6 = 23

| nationalyears1 = 2007

| nationalteam1 = Denmark U16

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2007–2009

| nationalteam2 = Denmark U17

| nationalcaps2 = 23

| nationalgoals2 = 9

| nationalyears3 = 2009–2011

| nationalteam3 = Denmark U19

| nationalcaps3 = 15

| nationalgoals3 = 13

| nationalyears4 = 2009–

| nationalteam4 = Denmark

| nationalcaps4 = 162

| nationalgoals4 = 78

| club-update = 11 May 2025

| nationalteam-update = 03 June 2025

| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Women's football}}

{{Medal|Country|{{DEN}}}}

{{Medal|Competition|UEFA Women's Championship}}

{{Medal|Silver|2017 Netherlands|Team}}

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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,{{Cite web|date=1 September 2020|title=Abschied gegen Ablöse|url=https://www.vfl-wolfsburg.de/newsdetails/news-detail/detail/news/abschied-gegen-abloese/|access-date=1 September 2020|website=Wolfsburg Official Website|language=de|archive-date=1 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200901174941/https://www.vfl-wolfsburg.de/newsdetails/news-detail/detail/news/abschied-gegen-abloese/|url-status=live}} but the record was broken in September 2022 by Keira Walsh when she was signed to Barcelona.{{cite news |date=7 September 2022 |title=FC Barcelona verpflichtet englische Nationalspielerin Keira Walsh für Rekordsumme von rund 400.000 Euro |url=https://www.spiegel.de/sport/fussball/fc-barcelona-verpflichtet-englische-nationalspielerin-keira-walsh-fuer-rekordsumme-von-rund-400-000-euro-a-6d7967f1-eec6-45c9-858f-1ef1d36305b2 |newspaper=Der Spiegel |language=de |archive-date=7 September 2022 |access-date=7 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220907152605/https://www.spiegel.de/sport/fussball/fc-barcelona-verpflichtet-englische-nationalspielerin-keira-walsh-fuer-rekordsumme-von-rund-400-000-euro-a-6d7967f1-eec6-45c9-858f-1ef1d36305b2 |url-status=live }} She is considered one of the best footballers in the world.{{cite news |last1=Adam |first1=Thilo |date=4 July 2020 |title=Wolfsburgs Pernille Harder vor dem Pokalfinale: Die 100-Tore-Frau |url=https://www.spiegel.de/sport/fussball/dfb-pokal-finale-der-frauen-wolfsburgs-pernille-harder-ist-die-100-tore-frau-a-19ccf05f-d0c6-48a8-9bff-9920a0fbf372 |newspaper=Der Spiegel |language=de |archive-date=20 January 2023 |access-date=20 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120172507/https://www.spiegel.de/sport/fussball/dfb-pokal-finale-der-frauen-wolfsburgs-pernille-harder-ist-die-100-tore-frau-a-19ccf05f-d0c6-48a8-9bff-9920a0fbf372 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |date=22 November 2022 |title=How brilliant is Chelsea and Denmark's Pernille Harder? |url=https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/0260-1034c2aed430-54539a43dcac-1000--how-brilliant-is-chelsea-and-denmark-s-pernille-harder/ |website=UEFA |access-date=30 September 2021 |archive-date=30 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210930155436/https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/0260-1034c2aed430-54539a43dcac-1000--how-brilliant-is-chelsea-and-denmark-s-pernille-harder/ |url-status=live }}

Harder won the UEFA Women's Player of the Year Award in 2018 and 2020.{{Cite news|last=Ames|first=Nick|date=7 August 2019|title=Harder and Eriksson: 'After the photo people wrote and said how much we'd helped'|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/aug/07/magda-eriksson-pernille-harder-kiss-womens-world-cup-common-goal|access-date=1 September 2020|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=10 May 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210510234947/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/aug/07/magda-eriksson-pernille-harder-kiss-womens-world-cup-common-goal|url-status=live}}

Harder, like her fiancée Magdalena Eriksson, is also known for her LGBTQ+ advocacy in sport and beyond.{{Cite web |last=Burhan |first=Asif |title=Chelsea's Pernille Harder And Magda Eriksson Proud To Be LGBTQ+ Ambassadors |date=16 December 2020|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/asifburhan/2020/12/16/chelseas-pernille-harder-and-magda-eriksson-proud-to-be-lgbtq-ambassadors/ |access-date=9 October 2021 |website=Forbes |language=en |archive-date=9 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009112402/https://www.forbes.com/sites/asifburhan/2020/12/16/chelseas-pernille-harder-and-magda-eriksson-proud-to-be-lgbtq-ambassadors/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last=Chulani |first=Nikhita |date=7 August 2019 |title='We're powerful together': Harder and Eriksson on being a gay couple in football – video |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/video/2019/aug/07/were-powerful-together-harder-and-eriksson-on-being-a-gay-couple-in-football-video |access-date=1 June 2022 |work=The Guardian}}

Club career

=Early career=

Harder played for Team Viborg and IK Skovbakken in her native Denmark's Elitedivisionen.[http://www.skovbakkenfodbold.dk/kvinder/nyheder/harder-og-nadia-forlader-skovbakken.aspx Harder and Nadia leave Skovbakken] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113031654/http://www.skovbakkenfodbold.dk/kvinder/nyheder/harder-og-nadia-forlader-skovbakken.aspx |date=13 January 2017 }}. IK Skovbakken's website Skovbakken had made Harder and her contemporary Sofie Junge Pedersen contracted players in April 2010, in recognition of their exceptional potential.{{cite news|last1=Dahl Mikkelsen|first1=Tejs|title=To talenter på kontrakt i Skovbakken|url=http://stiften.dk/sport/talenter-paa-kontrakt-i-skovbakken|access-date=5 September 2015|publisher=Århus Stiftstidende|date=27 April 2010|language=da|archive-date=8 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108141003/http://stiften.dk/sport/talenter-paa-kontrakt-i-skovbakken|url-status=live}}

=Linköpings FC=

Harder chose Swedish club Linköpings FC for her next destination because she wanted a new challenge, but also because she wanted to remain in Scandinavia. In September 2013 she scored all four goals in Linköping's 4–1 win at relegation-bound Sunnanå SK.{{cite web|last1=Fussganger|first1=Rainer|title=Pernille Harder – Player of the Week|url=http://www.ourgamemagazine.com/pernille-harder-player-of-the-week/|website=Our Game Magazine|access-date=27 June 2014|date=14 September 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140627211039/http://www.ourgamemagazine.com/pernille-harder-player-of-the-week/|archive-date=27 June 2014}}

In the 2015 Damallsvenskan season, Harder scored 17 goals in 22 appearances for Linköping, winning a series of national awards including Årets Anfallare ({{langx|en|Forward of the Year}}) and Årets Allsvenska Spelare ({{langx|en|League Player of the Year}}). At the annual awards gala, she shared the stage with male winner Zlatan Ibrahimović and was described as "hyper-talented" and "world-class" by Swedish national coach Pia Sundhage.{{cite news|last1=Bråstedt|first1=Mats|last2=Kristoffersson|first2=Daniel|title=Alla vinnare på Fotbollsgalan 2015|url=http://www.expressen.se/sport/fotboll/alla-vinnare-pa-fotbollsgalan-2015/?bullet=12|access-date=26 June 2016|publisher=Expressen|date=9 November 2015|language=sv|archive-date=8 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808113658/http://www.expressen.se/sport/fotboll/alla-vinnare-pa-fotbollsgalan-2015/?bullet=12|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last1=Lyngbach Johnsson|first1=Katja|title=Pernille Harder på scenen med Zlatan|url=http://www.dr.dk/sporten/fodbold/kvindelandsholdet/pernille-harder-paa-scenen-med-zlatan|access-date=26 June 2016|publisher=DR (broadcaster)|date=9 November 2015|language=da|archive-date=8 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808153211/http://www.dr.dk/sporten/fodbold/kvindelandsholdet/pernille-harder-paa-scenen-med-zlatan|url-status=live}} Harder was also voted Danish Football Player of the Year in 2015.{{cite news|title=Pernille Harder kåret til årets spiller|url=http://www.tv3sport.dk/sport/fodbold/nyheder/pernille-harder-karet-til-arets-spiller|access-date=26 June 2016|publisher=TV 3 (Denmark)|date=4 December 2015|language=da|archive-date=20 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820194701/http://www.tv3sport.dk/sport/fodbold/nyheder/pernille-harder-karet-til-arets-spiller|url-status=live}} In June 2016, Harder was among 30 local worthies to be named in a Wall of Fame by Linköping Municipality.{{cite web|title=Wall of fame|url=http://www.linkoping.se/wall-of-fame|publisher=Linköping Municipality|access-date=26 June 2016|language=sv|date=21 June 2016|archive-date=8 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808153100/http://www.linkoping.se/wall-of-fame|url-status=live}}

Harder enjoyed further success in the 2016 Damallsvenskan season, retaining the League Player of the Year award. Her 23 league goals secured the Top Goalscorer award and helped Linköping win the Damallsvenskan title.{{cite news|title=Pernille Harder: Jag har nästan allt klart|url=https://www.dn.se/sport/fotboll/pernille-harder-jag-har-nastan-allt-klart/|access-date=18 December 2016|publisher=Dagens Nyheter|date=21 November 2016|language=sv|archive-date=15 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215143727/https://www.dn.se/sport/fotboll/pernille-harder-jag-har-nastan-allt-klart/|url-status=live}} By now a transfer target for the biggest clubs in women's football, Harder's agent announced in November 2016 that she would be leaving Linköping for a new challenge.{{cite news|last1=Bråstedt|first1=Mats|title=Pernille Harder lämnar Linköping|url=http://www.expressen.se/sport/fotboll/damallsvenskan/pernille-harder-lamnar-linkoping/|access-date=18 December 2016|publisher=Expressen|date=16 November 2016|language=sv|archive-date=16 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216030836/https://www.expressen.se/sport/fotboll/damallsvenskan/pernille-harder-lamnar-linkoping/|url-status=live}}

=VfL Wolfsburg=

In December 2016, it was announced that Harder had signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with VfL Wolfsburg running from January 2017. In all four seasons with the team, Harder won the Bundesliga and German Cup double. She was top scorer in the league twice: in the 2017–18 season with 17 goals scored, and in the 2019–20 season with 27 goals. Thanks to these performances, she won the UEFA Women's Player of the Year Award twice for the 2017-18{{Cite web |last=UEFA.com |date=2018-08-30 |title=Pernille Harder wins UEFA Women's Player of the Year award {{!}} UEFA Women's Champions League |url=https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/0253-0d81f637d117-e30f926cd618-1000--pernille-harder-wins-uefa-women-s-player-of-the-year-award/ |access-date=2023-11-14 |website=UEFA |language=en |archive-date=28 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228133731/https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/0253-0d81f637d117-e30f926cd618-1000--pernille-harder-wins-uefa-women-s-player-of-the-year-award/ |url-status=live }} and 2019-20{{Cite web |last=UEFA.com |date=2020-10-01 |title=Pernille Harder named 2019/20 UEFA Women's Player of the Year {{!}} UEFA Women's Champions League |url=https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/0262-1081ddb428fb-30e10f378c8e-1000--pernille-harder-named-2019-20-uefa-women-s-player-of-the/ |access-date=2023-11-14 |website=UEFA |language=en |archive-date=20 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120172603/https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/0262-1081ddb428fb-30e10f378c8e-1000--pernille-harder-named-2019-20-uefa-women-s-player-of-the/ |url-status=live }} seasons. She also played in two Champions League finals (2018 and 2020), losing both to Lyon.{{Cite web|last=UEFA.com|date=16 September 2021|title=How brilliant is Chelsea and Denmark's Pernille Harder? {{!}} UEFA Women's Champions League|url=https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/0260-1034c2aed430-54539a43dcac-1000--how-brilliant-is-chelsea-and-denmark-s-pernille-harder/|access-date=30 September 2021|website=UEFA|language=en|archive-date=30 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210930155436/https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/0260-1034c2aed430-54539a43dcac-1000--how-brilliant-is-chelsea-and-denmark-s-pernille-harder/|url-status=live}} In 2020, she was elected best forward of the Champions League{{Cite web |last=UEFA.com |date=2020-10-01 |title=Pernille Harder named Women's Champions League Forward of the Season {{!}} UEFA Women's Champions League |url=https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/0262-1081d4d9b278-e5fbecb04e3b-1000--pernille-harder-named-women-s-champions-league-forward-of-/ |access-date=2023-11-14 |website=UEFA |language=en |archive-date=14 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114030829/https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/0262-1081d4d9b278-e5fbecb04e3b-1000--pernille-harder-named-women-s-champions-league-forward-of-/ |url-status=live }} and best player of the German Championship.{{Cite web |title=Fußballer des Jahres: Ehrungen für Lewandowski, Flick und Harder |url=http://www.dfb.de/news/detail/fussballer-des-jahres-ehrungen-fuer-lewandowski-flick-und-harder-218557/?no_cache=1&cHash=f86f6c139e5b5979efe80392d7eed48f |access-date=2023-11-14 |website=DFB - Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. |language=de}}

=Chelsea=

On 1 September 2020, Harder signed for Chelsea on a three-year contract for a world-record fee for a female footballer, reportedly in excess of £250,000.{{Cite news|title=Chelsea Women sign Wolfsburg's Harder|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53978364|access-date=1 September 2020|archive-date=5 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200905201919/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53978364|url-status=live}} In the 2020–21 Champions League quarter-finals, she scored in both legs against her former club VfL Wolfsburg.{{cite web |url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/pernille-harder-on-target-as-chelsea-cruise-past-wolfsburg-into-women-s-champions-league-semi-finals_sto8200327/story.shtml |title=Pernille Harder on target as Chelsea cruise past Wolfsburg into women's Champions League semis-finals |website=Eurosport |date=31 March 2021 |access-date=1 April 2021 |archive-date=29 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221029044704/https://www.eurosport.com/geoblocking.shtml |url-status=live }} In the group stage of the 2022–23 Champions League she scored a hattrick against KF Vllaznia Shkodër. On 18 November 2022 she suffered a serious thigh injury on national team duty against Austria that required surgery and sidelining her for five months. She made her comeback against Barcelona in the Champions League semi-final on 22 April 2023. In the FA Cup final against Manchester United she gave the assist for the victory goal for Sam Kerr in front of a record crowd of 77,390 people.

=Bayern Munich=

On 1 June 2023, it was announced that Harder, along with partner and former Chelsea teammate Magdalena Eriksson, had signed for Bayern Munich on a three-year deal.{{cite web |title=Chelsea: Bayern Munich sign Pernille Harder and Magdalena Eriksson from WSL champions |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65776529 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=1 June 2023 |date=1 June 2023 |archive-date=1 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601103050/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65776529 |url-status=live }} She made her debut for Bayern against SC Freiburg and scored her first goal against 1. FC Köln. In the next game against SGS Essen, she scored her second goal, but collided with the goalkeeper and was subbed out with a knee injury after 17 minutes. With a medial collateral ligament injury she was out for over two month and made her comeback in December 2023 against 1. FC Nürnberg.{{Cite web |title=FC Bayern leistungstraegerin Pernille Harder faellt mit knieverletzung mehrere wochen aus |url=https://www.spox.com/de/sport/fussball/frauen-fussball/2310/Artikel/fc-bayern-leistungstraegerin-pernille-harder-faellt-mit-knieverletzung-mehrere-wochen-aus.html |url-status=dead |website=Spox |language=de |access-date=28 March 2024 |archive-date=4 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240204092308/https://www.spox.com/de/sport/fussball/frauen-fussball/2310/Artikel/fc-bayern-leistungstraegerin-pernille-harder-faellt-mit-knieverletzung-mehrere-wochen-aus.html }} After the winter break, she quickly returned to her old form. She provided assists against Freiburg and Frankfurt, and scored twice against Leipzig. In the top match against her former club, she scored to make it 1-0 and set up Lea Schüller for the 3-0 goal with a through ball. Harder scored a hat trick against Nuremberg, and on the final matchday, away against TSG Hoffenheim, she scored again. FC Bayern thus won its sixth German championship. She finished the season as the club's second-best goalscorer alongside Jovana Damnjanović, with nine goals.

International career

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At the inaugural 2008 U-17 World Cup in New Zealand, Harder was part of the Denmark team who won their group before losing 4–0 to eventual champions North Korea in the quarter-final.{{cite web|title=List of Players – Denmark|url=http://www.fifadata.com/document/FU17W/2008/pdf/FU17W_2008_SquadLists.pdf|publisher=FIFA|access-date=5 September 2015|page=5|date=27 October 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924012635/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FU17W/2008/pdf/FU17W_2008_SquadLists.pdf|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=dead}} Still 16 years old, she contributed a hat-trick to a crushing 15–0 win over Georgia in her senior international debut in October 2009, and she has continued to score regularly for the Danish team ever since.[http://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/PlayerInfo/5991&teamtypeid=330#match Profile] in the Danish Football Association's website

Harder scored further hat-tricks against Austria and Armenia in 2011 and Russia in 2013.{{cite web|url=http://footy.dk/2013/07/10/portraet-af-pernille-harder/|title=Portræt af Pernille Harder|publisher=Footy.dk|language=da|access-date=13 July 2013|date=10 July 2013|first=Rasmus|last=Boye Estrup|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402181516/http://footy.dk/2013/07/10/portraet-af-pernille-harder/|archive-date=2 April 2015}} She was named in national coach Kenneth Heiner-Møller's Denmark squad for Euro 2013.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/020a-0e1416d60e73-ef0048a5dc34-1000--upbeat-heiner-moller-confirms-denmark-squad/|title=Upbeat Heiner-Møller confirms Denmark squad|date=21 June 2013|access-date=13 July 2013|work=UEFA|first=Peter|last=Bruun|archive-date=1 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130701072325/http://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/news/newsid=1966206.html|url-status=live}} With nine goals she had been the team's top goalscorer in qualifying.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0202-0e13abb798df-33353fc2745d-1000--denmark/|title=Denmark|date=1 October 2012|access-date=24 July 2013|work=UEFA|archive-date=5 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151005181706/http://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/news/newsid=1884291.html|url-status=live}}

She played in the Algarve Cup in 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2015, but had an injury in 2014. In October 2013, Harder won her 50th cap for Denmark in a 1–1 draw with Serbia. She scored Denmark's goal in the match.{{cite web|url=http://www.dbu.dk/nyheder/2013/oktober/kvindea-serbien_dk_ref.aspx|title=Dansk uafgjort i Serbien|publisher=Danish Football Association|language=da|access-date=27 June 2014|date=26 October 2013|archive-date=28 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228230849/http://www.dbu.dk/nyheder/2013/oktober/kvindea-serbien_dk_ref.aspx|url-status=live}} In March 2016, Harder was appointed captain of the national team.{{cite web|url=https://www.dr.dk/sporten/fodbold/kvindelandsholdet/kvindelandsholdet-skifter-anfoerer|title=Kvindelandsholdet skifter anfører|date=1 March 2016|access-date=1 August 2016|work=dr.com|publisher=DR|archive-date=28 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828105419/https://www.dr.dk/sporten/fodbold/kvindelandsholdet/kvindelandsholdet-skifter-anfoerer|url-status=live}}

In 2017, she was named in national coach Nils Nielsen's Denmark squad for the Euro 2017. She captained the team to the final and scored a goal in Denmark's 4–2 defeat by hosts the Netherlands. She was voted runner-up to Lieke Martens in the UEFA Women's Player of the Year Award for 2016–17.{{cite news|last1=Wrack|first1=Suzanne|title=Pernille Harder: 'I was the only girl in the team but they wanted to play with me'|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2018/feb/13/pernille-harder-wolfsburg-denmark-champions-league-best-womens-players|access-date=14 February 2018|work=The Guardian|date=13 February 2018|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210511000457/https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2018/feb/13/pernille-harder-wolfsburg-denmark-champions-league-best-womens-players|archive-date=11 May 2021|url-status=live}} On 16 September 2021, she broke Merete Pedersen's 12.5-year-long national record, becoming the record goalscorer of the Denmark national team, with 66 goals in her 129 games.{{cite web|url=https://sport.tv2.dk/fodbold/2021-09-16-pernille-harder-saetter-dansk-maalrekord-i-nem-storsejr|title=Pernille Harder sætter dansk målrekord i nem storsejr|date=16 September 2021|accessdate=17 September 2021|archive-date=16 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210916225749/https://sport.tv2.dk/fodbold/2021-09-16-pernille-harder-saetter-dansk-maalrekord-i-nem-storsejr|url-status=live}} In the successful campaign to qualify for the Euro 2022, she played in all ten games and scored eight goals. She was called up for the Euro 2022 and scored the only goal for Denmark, but the team was eliminated in the group stage.

In qualifying for the 2023 World Cup, she played four times and scored two goals.

In July 2023, she was named to the final roster for the 2023 FIFA World Cup.{{cite web | url=https://www.dbu.dk/nyheder/2023/juni/her-er-holdet-til-vm-2023/ | title=Her er holdet til VM 2023 | date=30 June 2023 }} She scored one goal and provided one assist, but Denmark was knocked out in the round of 16 by Australia. It was the first time since 1995 that Denmark reached the knockout stage at a World Cup.

Personal life

Since May 2014, Harder has been in a relationship with current Bayern Munich teammate and Swedish international, Magdalena Eriksson.{{Cite news|last=Ames|first=Nick|date=7 August 2019|title=Harder and Eriksson: 'After the photo people wrote and said how much we'd helped'|work=The Guardian|location=Wolfsburg|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/aug/07/magda-eriksson-pernille-harder-kiss-womens-world-cup-common-goal|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210510234947/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/aug/07/magda-eriksson-pernille-harder-kiss-womens-world-cup-common-goal|archive-date=10 May 2021|access-date=1 September 2020|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|last=|first=|title=Pernille Harder & Magdalena Eriksson: Chelsea's football power couple|work=BBC|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/54931693|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210510235430/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/54931693|archive-date=10 May 2021|access-date=11 May 2021|url-status=live}} On 21 July 2024 they announced their engagement after over a decade together.{{cite web |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/a/eMM4Ly/magdalena-eriksson-och-pernille-harder-har-forlovat-sig-antligen |title=Förlovningslycka för Eriksson och Harder |language=sv |website=aftonbladet.se |date=21 July 2024 |access-date=2024-07-27 |archive-date=26 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726190228/https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/a/eMM4Ly/magdalena-eriksson-och-pernille-harder-har-forlovat-sig-antligen |url-status=live }}

She and Eriksson work with the charity Common Goal and pledged 1% of their salaries to help tackle social issues throughout football. The couple also advocates for equality and LGBTQ+ rights in sport.

She has a Master's degree in Business administration.{{cite web | url=https://longfordcollege.com/about/graduation-day-2022/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028114716/https://longfordcollege.com/about/graduation-day-2022/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=28 October 2022 | title=Graduation Day 2022 | date=15 October 2022 }}

She grew up as an avid Manchester United fan.{{cite web|date=5 October 2018|title=Pernille Harder, one of the women's game's finest talents, opens up about her life on and off the pitch|url=https://thesefootballtimes.co/2018/10/05/pernille-harder-one-of-the-womens-games-finest-talents-opens-up-about-her-life-on-and-off-the-pitch/|website=These Football Times|access-date=18 January 2021|archive-date=26 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026225733/https://thesefootballtimes.co/2018/10/05/pernille-harder-one-of-the-womens-games-finest-talents-opens-up-about-her-life-on-and-off-the-pitch/|url-status=live}}

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|match played 25 August 2024}}.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/pernille-harder/98729/|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=1 November 2020|title=Pernille Harder soccerway profile|archive-date=31 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031100209/https://int.soccerway.com/players/pernille-harder/98729/|url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Pernille Harder - Spielerinnenprofil |url=https://www.dfb.de/datencenter/personen/pernille-harder/spielerin |website=DFB Datencenter |language=de |access-date=2 September 2020 |archive-date=23 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423054327/https://www.dfb.de/datencenter/personen/pernille-harder/spielerin |url-status=live }}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

! rowspan="2" |Club

! rowspan="2" |Season

! colspan="3" |League

! colspan="2" |National cup{{efn|Includes Svenska Cupen, DFB-Pokal and FA Cup}}

! colspan="2" |League cup{{efn|Includes FA Women's League Cup}}

! colspan="2" |Continental{{efn|Includes UEFA Champions League}}

! colspan="2" |Other{{efn|Includes Svenska Supercupen and DFB-Supercup}}

! colspan="2" |Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="3"|VSK Aarhus

|2010–11

|Elitedivisionen

|18

1246colspan="2" |—colspan="2" |—colspan="2" |—2218
2011–12

|Elitedivisionen

|18

1334colspan="2" |—colspan="2" |—colspan="2" |—2117
colspan="2"|Total

!36

257100000004335
rowspan="6"|Linköping

|2012

|Damallsvenskan

|10

300colspan="2" |—colspan="2" |—colspan="2" |—103
2013

|Damallsvenskan

|21

1842colspan="2" |—colspan="2" |—colspan="2" |—2520
2014

|Damallsvenskan

|14

9610colspan="2" |—61colspan="2" |—2620
2015

|Damallsvenskan

|21

1753colspan="2" |—102720
2016

|Damallsvenskan

|22

2414colspan="2" |—colspan="2" |—102428
colspan="2"|Total

!88

71161900612011291
rowspan="5"|VfL Wolfsburg

|2016–17

|Bundesliga

|12

632colspan="2" |—20colspan="2" |—178
2017–18

|Bundesliga

|21

1732colspan="2" |—88colspan="2" |—3227
2018–19

|Bundesliga

|21

1855colspan="2" |—68colspan="2" |—3231
2019–20

|Bundesliga

|21

2752colspan="2" |—79colspan="2" |—3338
colspan="2"|Total

!75

68161100232500114104
rowspan="5" |Chelsea

|2019–20

|FA WSL

|0

0100000colspan="2" |010
2020–21

|FA WSL

|22

10314394colspan="2" |—3818
2021–22

|FA WSL

|16

6433442colspan="2" |—2715
2022–23

|WSL

|10

8100043colspan="2" |–1511
colspan="2" |Total

!48

249477179008144
rowspan="3"|Bayern Munich

|2023–24

|Bundesliga

|15

954colspan="2" |—30colspan="2" |—2313
2024–25

|Bundesliga

|22

1453colspan="2" |—86103623
colspan="2"|Total

!37

2310700116105936
colspan="3" |Career total

!284

211585177574130409310

{{notelist}}

=International=

:Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Harder goal.

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Pernille Harder

scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

align="center"|1

| rowspan="3"|{{dts|24 October 2009}}

| rowspan="4"|Vejle, Denmark

| rowspan="3"|{{fbw|Georgia}}

| align="center"|3–0

| rowspan="3" style="text-align: center"|15–0

| rowspan="4"|2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

align="center"|2

| align="center"|7–0

align="center"|3

| align="center"|12–0

align="center"|4

| {{dts|3 October 2010}}

| {{fbw|Switzerland}}

| align="center"|1–3

| align="center"|1–3

align="center"|5

| {{dts|21 September 2011}}

| Yerevan, Armenia

| {{fbw|Armenia}}

| align="center"|3–0

| align="center"|5–0

| rowspan="7"|UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualification

align="center"|6

| rowspan="3"|{{dts|22 October 2011}}

| rowspan="6"|Vejle, Denmark

| rowspan="3"|{{fbw|Austria}}

| align="center"|1–0

| rowspan="3" style="text-align: center"|3–0

align="center"|7

| align="center"|2–0

align="center"|8

| align="center"|3–0

align="center"|9

| rowspan="3"|{{dts|23 November 2011}}

| rowspan="3"|{{fbw|ARM}}

| align="center"|4–0

| rowspan="3" style="text-align: center"|11–0

align="center"|10

| align="center"|6–0

align="center"|11

| align="center"|10–0

align="center"|12

| {{dts|8 December 2011}}

| rowspan="3"| São Paulo, Brazil

| {{fbw|Chile}}

| align="center"|4–0

| align="center"|4–0

| rowspan="3"|2011 International Tournament of São Paulo

align="center"|13

| {{dts|11 December 2011}}

| {{fbw|Italy}}

| align="center"|2–2

| align="center"|2–2

align="center"|14

| {{dts|13 December 2011}}

| {{fbw|Brazil}}

| align="center"|1–0

| align="center"|1–2

align="center"|15

| {{dts|4 April 2012}}

| Prague, Czech Republic

| {{fbw|Czech Republic}}

| align="center"|2–0

| align="center"|2–0

| rowspan="2"|UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualification

align="center"|16

| {{dts|19 September 2012}}

| Vejle, Denmark

| {{fbw|Portugal}}

| align="center"|1–0

| align="center"|2–0

align="center"|17

| {{dts|9 December 2012}}

| São Paulo, Brazil

| {{fbw|Mexico}}

| align="center"|3–0

| align="center"|5–0

| 2012 International Tournament of São Paulo

align="center"|18

| {{dts|13 March 2013}}

| Lagos, Portugal

| {{fbw|Mexico}}

| align="center"|2–0

| align="center"|3–0

| 2013 Algarve Cup

align="center"|19

| rowspan="3"|{{dts|8 April 2013}}

| rowspan="3"|Horsens, Denmark

| rowspan="3"|{{fbw|Russia}}

| align="center"|3–1

| rowspan="3" style="text-align: center"|5–1

| rowspan="5"|Friendly

align="center"|20

| align="center"|4–1

align="center"|21

| align="center"|5–1

align="center"|22

| rowspan="2"|{{dts|25 September 2013}}

| rowspan="2"|Budapest, Hungary

| rowspan="2"|{{fbw|Hungary}}

| align="center"|2–0

| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center"|4–0

align="center"|23

| align="center"|4–0

align="center"|24

| {{dts|26 October 2013}}

| Belgrade, Serbia

| {{fbw|Serbia}}

| align="center"|1–0

| align="center"|1–1

| rowspan="4"|2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

align="center"|25

| {{dts|24 November 2013}}

| Valletta, Malta

| {{fbw|Malta}}

| align="center"|3–0

| align="center"|5–0

align="center"|26

| {{dts|19 June 2014}}

| Tel Aviv, Israel

| {{fbw|Israel}}

| align="center"|2–0

| align="center"|5–0

align="center"|27

| {{dts|21 August 2014}}

| Reykjavík, Iceland

| {{fbw|Iceland}}

| align="center"|1–0

| align="center"|1–0

align="center"|28

| rowspan="2"|{{dts|11 March 2015}}

| rowspan="2"|Albufeira, Portugal

| rowspan="2"|{{fbw|Norway}}

| align="center"|1–3

| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center"|2–5

| rowspan="2"|2015 Algarve Cup

align="center"|29

| align="center"|2–5

align="center"|30

| {{dts|8 April 2015}}

| Stockholm, Sweden

| {{fbw|Sweden}}

| align="center"|3–3

| align="center"|3–3

| Friendly

align="center"|31

| {{dts|22 October 2015}}

| rowspan=4"|Viborg, Denmark

| {{fbw|Moldova}}

| align="center"|2–0

| align="center"|4–0

| rowspan="7"|UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualification

align="center"|32

| {{dts|2 June 2016}}

| {{fbw|Slovakia}}

| align="center"|1–0

| align="center"|4–0

align="center"|33

| rowspan="2"|{{dts|7 June 2016}}

| rowspan="2"|{{fbw|Poland}}

| align="center"|2–0

| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center"|6–0

align="center"|34

| align="center"|4–0

align="center"|35

| rowspan="3"|{{dts|15 September 2016}}

| rowspan="3"|Chișinău, Moldova

| rowspan="3"|{{fbw|Moldova}}

| align="center"|2–0

| rowspan="3" style="text-align: center"|5–0

align="center"|36

| align="center"|3–0

align="center"|37

| align="center"|5–0

align="center"|38

| rowspan="2"|{{dts|28 November 2016}}

| rowspan="2"|Turbize, Belgium

| rowspan="2"|{{fbw|Belgium}}

| align="center"|2–0

| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center"|3–1

| rowspan="3"|Friendly

align="center"|39

| align="center"|3–1

align="center"|40

| {{dts|20 January 2017}}

| Larnaca, Cyprus

| {{fbw|Scotland}}

| align="center"|1–0

| align="center"|2–2

align="center"|41

| rowspan="3"|{{dts|6 March 2017}}

| rowspan="3"|Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal

| rowspan="3"|{{fbw|Russia}}

| align="center"|1–0

| rowspan="3" style="text-align: center"|6–1

| rowspan="4"|2016 Algarve Cup

align="center"|42

| align="center"|2–1

align="center"|43

| align="center"|4–1

align="center"|44

| {{dts|8 March 2017}}

| Albufeira, Portugal

| {{fbw|Australia}}

| align="center"|1–1

| align="center"|1–1

align="center"|45

| {{dts|11 April 2017}}

| Slagelse, Denmark

| {{fbw|Finland}}

| align="center"|1–0

| align="center"|5–0

| rowspan="2"|Friendly

align="center"|46

| {{dts|1 July 2017}}

| Gladsaxe, Denmark

| {{fbw|England}}

| align="center"|1–1

| align="center"|1–2

align="center"|47

| {{dts|6 August 2017}}

| Enschede, Netherlands

| {{fbw|Netherlands}}

| align="center"|2–2

| align="center"|2–4

| UEFA Women's Euro 2017

align="center"|48

| {{dts|19 August 2017}}

| Győr, Hungary

| {{fbw|Hungary}}

| align="center"|3–1

| align="center"|6–1

| rowspan="3"|2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

align="center"|49

| rowspan="2"|{{dts|24 October 2017}}

| rowspan="2"|Zaprešić, Croatia

| rowspan="2"|{{fbw|Croatia}}

| align="center"|1–0

| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center"|4–0

align="center"|50

| align="center"|2–0

align="center"|51

| {{dts|2 March 2018}}

| Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal

| {{fbw|Netherlands}}

| align="center"|1–0

| align="center"|2–3

| 2018 Algarve Cup

align="center"|52

| {{dts|8 June 2018}}

| Lviv, Ukraine

| {{fbw|Ukraine}}

| align="center"|3–0

| align="center"|5–1

| rowspan="2"|2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

align="center"|53

| {{dts|12 June 2018}}

| Viborg, Denmark

| {{fbw|Hungary}}

| align="center"|5–1

| align="center"|5–1

align="center"|54

| {{dts|4 March 2019}}

| Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal

| {{fbw|China}}

| align="center"|1–0

| align="center"|1–0

| 2019 Algarve Cup

align="center"|55

| {{dts|29 August 2019}}

| Viborg, Denmark

| {{fbw|Malta}}

| align="center"|2–0

| align="center"|8–0

| rowspan="5"|UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying

align="center"|56

| {{dts|3 September 2019}}

| Ramat Gan, Israel

| {{fbw|Israel}}

| align="center"|3–0

| align="center"|3–0

align="center"|57

| rowspan="3"|{{dts|12 November 2019}}

| rowspan="3"|Viborg, Denmark

| rowspan="3"|{{fbw|GEO}}

| align="center"|7–0

| rowspan="3" style="text-align: center"|14–0

align="center"|58

| align="center"|10–0

align="center"|59

| align="center"|12–0

align="center"|60

| {{dts|4 March 2020}}

| Parchal, Portugal

| {{fbw|Norway}}

| align="center"|1–0

| align="center"|1–2

| rowspan="2"|2020 Algarve Cup

align="center"|61

| {{dts|10 March 2020}}

| Lagos, Portugal

| {{fbw|Belgium}}

| align="center"|1–0

| align="center"|4–0

align="center"|62

| {{dts|22 September 2020}}

| Ta' Qali, Malta

| {{fbw|Malta}}

| align="center"|5–0

| align="center"|8–0

| rowspan="3"|UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying

align="center"|63

| rowspan="2"|{{dts|21 October 2020}}

| rowspan="2"|Viborg, Denmark

| rowspan="2"|{{fbw|Israel}}

| align="center"|1–0

| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center"|4–0

align="center"|64

| align="center"|2–0

align="center"|65

| {{dts|13 April 2021}}

| Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff

| {{fbw|Wales}}

| align="center"|1–0

| align="center"|1–1

| Friendly

align="center"|66

| 16 September 2021

| Viborg, Denmark

| {{fbw|Malta}}

| align="center"|4–0

| align="center"|7–0

| rowspan=2| 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

align="center"|67

| 21 October 2021

| Viborg, Denmark

| {{Flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} Bosnia and Herzegovina

| align="center"|7–0

| align="center"|8–0

align="center"|68

| 12 June 2022

| Wiener Neustadt, Austria

| {{fbw|AUT}}

| align="center"|1–1

| align="center"|2–1

| Friendly

align="center"|69

| 12 July 2022

| Milton Keynes, England

| {{fbw|FIN}}

| align="center"|1–0

| align="center"|1–0

| UEFA Women's Euro 2022

align="center"|70

| 1 September 2022

| Viborg, Denmark

| {{fbw|MNE}}

| align="center"|2–1

| align="center"|5–1

| 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

align="center"|71

| 1 July 2023

| Perth, Australia

| {{fbw|HAI}}

| align="center"|1–0

| align="center"|2–0

| 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

align="center"|72

|rowspan="3"| 26 September 2023

|rowspan="3"| Cardiff, Wales

|rowspan="3"| {{fbw|WAL}}

| align="center"|1–0

|rowspan="3" align="center"|5-1

|rowspan="3"| 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League

align="center"|73

| align="center"|2–0

align="center"|74

| align="center"|5–1

align="center"|75

|28 February 2024

|Marbella, Spain

|{{fbw|AUT}}

|align="center"|1–1

|align="center"|1–1

|Friendly

align="center"|76

|12 July 2024

|Sint-Truiden, Belgium

|{{fbw|BEL}}

|align="center"|2–0

|align="center"|3–0

|UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying

align="center"|77

|21 February 2025

|Odense, Denmark

|{{fbw|SWE}}

|align="center"|1–1

|align="center"|1–2

|rowspan="2"|2025 UEFA Women's Nations League

align="center"|78

|30 May 2025

|Odense, Denmark

|{{fbw|WAL}}

|align="center"|1–0

|align="center"|1–0

Honours

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Linköping

VfL Wolfsburg

Chelsea

Bayern Munich

Denmark

Individual

  • Danish Breakthrough Player of the Year: 2010
  • Danish Football Player of the Year: 2012,{{cite web |last1=Spillerforening |title=Player female of the Year |url=https://spillerforeningen.dk/projekter/spillernes-officielle-k%C3%A5ringer/%C3%A5rets-kvindelige-fodboldspiller/ |website=Spillerforeningen |access-date=17 January 2020 |archive-date=30 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181130202148/https://spillerforeningen.dk/projekter/spillernes-officielle-k%C3%A5ringer/%C3%A5rets-kvindelige-fodboldspiller/ |url-status=dead }} 2015,{{cite web|last1=Spillerforening|title=Player female of the Year|url=https://spillerforeningen.dk/projekter/spillernes-officielle-k%C3%A5ringer/%C3%A5rets-kvindelige-fodboldspiller/|website=Spillerforeningen|access-date=17 January 2020|archive-date=30 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181130202148/https://spillerforeningen.dk/projekter/spillernes-officielle-k%C3%A5ringer/%C3%A5rets-kvindelige-fodboldspiller/|url-status=dead}} 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2024{{cite web | url=https://www.spillerforeningen.dk/arets-kvindelige-fodboldspiller | title=Årets Kvindelige Fodboldspiller }}
  • Damallsvenskan's Most Valuable Player: 2015, 2016
  • Damallsvenskan Forward of the Year: 2015, 2016
  • Damallsvenskan Top scorer: 2016
  • FIFPro: FIFA FIFPro World XI: 2017,{{cite web |url=https://www.fifpro.org/noticias/las-mejores-futbolistas-del-mundo-el-once-mundial/es/ |title=2016 FIFPro Award |website=fifpro.org |access-date=9 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728203723/https://www.fifpro.org/noticias/las-mejores-futbolistas-del-mundo-el-once-mundial/es/ |archive-date=28 July 2017 |url-status=dead }} 2020{{Cite web|date=17 December 2020|title=The FIFA FIFPRO Women's World 11 of 2019-2020 - FIFPRO World Players' Union|url=https://fifpro.org/en/industry/world-11/the-fifa-fifpro-women-s-world-11-of-2020|access-date=17 December 2020|website=FIFPRO|language=en|archive-date=17 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201217185908/https://fifpro.org/en/industry/world-11/the-fifa-fifpro-women-s-world-11-of-2020|url-status=live}}
  • UEFA Women's European Championship All Star Team: 2017
  • Goal 50: 2017{{cite web |last1=Goal |title=Female World Player of the Year |url=https://www.goal.com/en-ug/news/danish-sensation-pernille-harder-named-female-world-player/7irf59nps4061i0ot2ejyhrrs |website=Goal |access-date=19 February 2020 |archive-date=19 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219023852/https://www.goal.com/en-ug/news/danish-sensation-pernille-harder-named-female-world-player/7irf59nps4061i0ot2ejyhrrs |url-status=live }}
  • UEFA Women's Champions League Squad of the Season: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
  • IFFHS Women's World Team: 2017,{{cite web |url=http://iffhs.de/the-iffhs-woman-world-team-2017/ |title=THE IFFHS WOMEN WORLD TEAM 2017 |publisher=IFFHS |date=12 December 2017 |access-date=12 December 2017 |archive-date=16 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216053908/http://iffhs.de/the-iffhs-woman-world-team-2017/ |url-status=dead }} 2018,{{cite web |url=https://iffhs.de/iffhs-awards-2018-the-women-world-team-2018/ |title=IFFHS AWARDS – THE WOMEN WORLD TEAM 2018 |publisher=IFFHS |date=1 December 2018 |access-date=5 December 2018 |archive-date=15 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190515040509/https://iffhs.de/iffhs-awards-2018-the-women-world-team-2018/ |url-status=dead }} 2020{{cite web |url=https://www.iffhs.com/index.php/posts/809 |title=IFFHS WORLD AWARDS 2020 - THE WINNERS |publisher=IFFHS |date=4 December 2020 |access-date=4 December 2020 |archive-date=13 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613010326/https://www.iffhs.com/index.php/posts/809 |url-status=live }}
  • Frauen-Bundesliga Top scorer: 2017–18,{{Cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/frauen-bundesliga/torjaeger/2017-18/22|title=Torjäger | Allianz Frauen-Bundesliga 2017/18|website=kicker|access-date=10 March 2022|archive-date=26 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180326141643/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/frauen/bundesliga/frauen-bundesliga/2017-18/torjaeger-der-saison.html|url-status=live}} 2019–20{{cite web |url=https://www.weltfussball.de/torjaeger/frauen-bundesliga-2019-2020/ |title=Goalscorers |website=weltfussball.de |access-date=10 March 2022 |language=German |archive-date=11 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200911141141/https://www.weltfussball.de/torjaeger/frauen-bundesliga-2019-2020/ |url-status=live }}
  • UEFA Women's Player of the Year Award: 2017–18,{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/0253-0d81f637d117-e30f926cd618-1000--pernille-harder-wins-uefa-women-s-player-of-the-year-award/?referrer=%2Fwomenschampionsleague%2Fnews%2Fnewsid%3D2567665 |title=Pernille Harder wins UEFA Women's Player of the Year award |website=UEFA |date=30 August 2018 |access-date=1 October 2020 |archive-date=27 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181027133544/https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/newsid=2567665.html |url-status=live }} 2019–20{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/0262-1081ddb428fb-30e10f378c8e-1000--harder-named-uefa-women-s-player-of-the-year/ |title=Pernille Harder named 2019/20 UEFA Women's Player of the Year |website=UEFA |date=1 October 2020 |access-date=1 October 2020 |archive-date=17 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210217212936/https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/0262-1081ddb428fb-30e10f378c8e-1000--harder-named-uefa-women-s-player-of-the-year/ |url-status=live }}
  • UEFA Women's Champions League Top scorer: 2018–19
  • UEFA Champions League Forward of the Season: 2019–20{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/0262-1081d4d9b278-e5fbecb04e3b-1000/ |title=Pernille Harder named Women's Champions League Forward of the Season |website=UEFA |date=1 October 2020 |access-date=1 October 2020 |archive-date=9 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009144833/https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/0262-1081d4d9b278-e5fbecb04e3b-1000/ |url-status=live }}
  • The 100 Best Female Footballers In The World Winner: 2018,{{cite web |last1=Laverty |first1=Rich |title=The 100 best female footballers in the world 2018 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2018/dec/04/the-100-best-female-footballers-in-the-world-2018 |website=The Guardian |date=7 December 2018 |access-date=6 December 2019 |archive-date=7 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207102640/https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2018/dec/04/the-100-best-female-footballers-in-the-world-2018 |url-status=live }} 2020 {{cite web |last1=Laverty |first1=Rich |title=The 100 best female footballers in the world 2020 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/dec/11/pernille-harder-crowned-best-female-footballer-on-planet-in-turbulent-year |website=The Guardian|date=11 December 2020 }}
  • Niedersachsens Fußballer des Jahres: 2020{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndr.de/sport/fussball/index.html|title=Fußball im Norden: News, Ergebnisse, Tabellen, Teams|website=www.ndr.de|access-date=10 March 2022|archive-date=24 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024161653/http://www.ndr.de/sport/fussball/bundesliga/arnold171.html|url-status=live}}
  • Women's Footballer of the Year (Germany): 2020{{cite web |url=https://www.kicker.de/harder_ist_fussballerin_des_jahres_2020_und_sorgt_fuer_novum-783110/artikel |title=Harder ist Fußballerin des Jahres 2020 - und sorgt für Novum |language=de |publisher=Kicker |date=30 August 2020 |access-date=30 August 2020 |archive-date=30 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200830143343/https://www.kicker.de/783110/artikel/harder_ist_fussballerin_des_jahres_2020_und_sorgt_fuer_novum |url-status=live }}
  • World Soccer{{'}}s Women's World Player of the Year: 2020{{cite magazine |magazine=World Soccer |date=Winter 2020 |page=39 |title=2020 Winners}}
  • IFFHS World's Best Woman Player: 2020{{cite web |url=https://www.iffhs.com/index.php/posts/879 |title=THE WORLD'S BEST WOMAN PLAYER 2020 - PERNILLE HARDER (DENMARK/VFL WOLFSBURG/CHELSEA FC) |website=IFFHS |date=1 January 2021 |access-date=12 June 2021 |archive-date=6 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211106170309/https://www.iffhs.com/index.php/posts/879 |url-status=live }}
  • IFFHS UEFA Woman Team of the Decade 2011–2020{{cite web |url=https://www.iffhs.com/index.php/posts/931 |title=IFFHS WOMAN TEAM - UEFA - OF THE DECADE 2011-2020 |work=IFFHS |date=31 January 2021 |access-date=12 June 2021 |archive-date=12 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612130211/https://www.iffhs.com/index.php/posts/931 |url-status=live }}
  • FA Women's Super League Goal of the Month: September 2021{{cite web |last= |first= |date=14 October 2021 |title=Pernille Harder September Goal of the Month |url=https://twitter.com/BarclaysFAWSL/status/1448619605149163526 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211014120013/https://twitter.com/BarclaysFAWSL/status/1448619605149163526 |archive-date=14 October 2021 |access-date=12 November 2022 |work=Barclays FA WSL Twitter}}
  • Nominated for the Ballon d'Or Féminin: (2018 2.place), (2019 14.place) (2021 7.place)

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