Lára Pedersen
# Lára Pedersen

Lára Kristín Pedersen (born 23 May 1994) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a midfielder for Besta-deild kvenna club Valur and the Iceland women's national team.

## Club career

Pedersen is from Mosfellsbær and began her football career with Afturelding. She spent five largely successful seasons with Stjarnan from 2014 to 2018, but refused a new contract and decided to move on after the club finished third in 2018. After spending a season with Þór/KA she signed a two-year contract with KR in October 2019.

In February 2021 Pedersen signed for Napoli, as a replacement for Jacynta Galabadaarachchi who had transferred to Celtic.

## International career

Pedersen won her first senior cap for the Iceland women's national football team on 4 March 2015, in a 2–0 defeat by Switzerland at the 2015 Algarve Cup. She was named as one of eight players on standby for the Iceland squad at UEFA Women's Euro 2017.

## Personal life

In February 2019 Pedersen gave a radio interview which revealed her long-term struggle with a food addiction.

