Saturday’s 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup encounter between Denmark and China at HBF Park in Perth, Australia, is a crucial group-stage contest right off the start. China is ranked 14th and Denmark is ranked No. 13, hence the outcome of this match could determine which side advances to the knockout phase.

Pernille Harder of Denmark missed most of the 2022–23 season due to injury, but she came back just in time to help Chelsea win the Double. In seven league and FA Cup games, she scored five goals and recorded three assists, including setting up Sam Kerr for the game-winning goal in the FA Cup final.

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Who is Pernille Harder?

Harder plays for Bayern Munich in the Frauen-Bundesliga and the Denmark national team as an attacking midfielder or forward. She was the most expensive female footballer in the world when she moved from VfL Wolfsburg to Chelsea in September 2020, but Keira Walsh shattered the record when she signed with Barcelona. She is regarded as one of the world’s top players.

Harder received the UEFA Women’s Player of the Year Award in 2018 and 2020. She is also known for her support of LGBTQ+ issues.

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Harder signed a three-year deal with Chelsea on September 1, 2020, for a rumored world-record sum for a female player of more than £250,000. She scored twice against VfL Wolfsburg in the quarterfinals of the 2020–21 UEFA Women’s Champions League.

On June 1, 2023, it was announced that Harder has signed a three-year contract with Bayern Munich along with her partner, former Chelsea teammate Magdalena Eriksson.

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Since May 2014, Harder has been in a relationship with Swedish international and current Bayern Munich teammate Magdalena Eriksson.

She and Magdalena Eriksson, who both work for the nonprofit Common Goal, promised to donate 1% of their salaries to address social concerns in football. The pair also advocate for LGBTQ+ rights and equality in sports. She holds a Master of Business Administration degree.