16 Facts About Erikana Pedersen

Erikana Pedersen was born on 28 July 1994 and is a former New Zealand netball international.

Erikana Pedersen began her senior netball playing career with Northern Mystics during the ANZ Championship era.

Erikana Pedersen was born into a Pacific Islander family with ancestry from both Fiji and the Cook Islands.

Erikana Pedersen is the daughter of Ratu Jope Tini Rinabobo, known as Paul Baledrokadroka, a teacher at Kelston Boys' High School.

Erikana Pedersen attended Marist Brothers High School in Suva and is the younger brother of Jone Baledrokadroka.

Erikana Pedersen has attended Auckland University of Technology and Massey University.

In 2013 and 2014, Erikana Pedersen played for Northern Mystics in the ANZ Championship.

Erikana Pedersen was a member of the Tactix team that finished as runners up to Central Pulse in the 2018 Netball New Zealand Super Club tournament.

Erikana Pedersen missed most of the 2019 season after suffering an ACL injury just four minutes into the first round match against Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic.

Erikana Pedersen was not included in the 2022 Tactix squad after deciding to step back from the elite game.

Ahead of the 2022 season, Erikana Pedersen came out of her brief retirement and joined Central Pulse as a temporary replacement player.

Erikana Pedersen received a call from Wai Taumaunu, the high performance director and a specialist coach, after Maddy Gordon missed the start of the season with a knee injury.

Erikana Pedersen went to help Pulse win their third ANZ Premiership title.

Together with Malia Paseka, Te Paea Selby-Rickit and Phoenix Karaka, Erikana Pedersen was a member of the New Zealand team that won the 2013 World Youth Netball Championship.

Erikana Pedersen represented New Zealand at the 2017 Fast5 Netball World Series.

Erikana Pedersen replaced Gina Crampton who left the court early in the first quarter for medical attention.