Marcus Holmgren Pedersen

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Marcus Pedersen
Personal information
Full name Marcus Holmgren Pedersen
Date of birth (2000-07-16) 16 July 2000 (age 21)
Place of birth Hammerfest, Norway
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Club information
Current team
 Feyenoord
Number 2
Youth career
0000–2016
2016–2018 Tromsø
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Tromsø 20 (0)
2020–2021 Molde 28 (2)
2021– Feyenoord 17 (0)
National team‡
2019 Norway U19 9 (1)
2020– Norway U21 2 (0)
2021– Norway 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 December 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2021

Marcus Holmgren Pedersen (born 16 July 2000[1]) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Eredivisie club Feyenoord.[2]

Club career[]

Early life[]

Hailing from Hammerfest, Pedersen started playing youth football in . In 2016 he moved to Tromsø to attend the there, and transferred to the youth section of Tromsø IL.[3]

Tromsø[]

Pedersen got his debut for Tromsø when he came in as a 86th minute substitute in a Norwegian Cup first round tie against Skjervøy on 18 April 2018.[4] He got his league debut in a 1–0 loss against Odd on 28 October 2018, and became the first player from Hammerfest to play in the top division of Norwegian football.[5] On 5 May 2019, he received a red card for a professional foul and was sent off in the 88th minute of the game against Kristiansund.[6]

Molde[]

On 11 February 2020, Pedersen signed a three-year contract with Molde.[7]

Feyenoord[]

On 22 June 2021, Molde confirmed that they had sold Pedersen to Feyenoord,[8] with the Dutch club confirming the arrival of the defender on a five-year contract the same day.[9]

International career[]

Marcus Holmgren Pedersen played nine games and scored one goal for Norway under-19.[10] On 27 February 2019, he scored in his debut game against Denmark which Norway lost 2–1. Pedersen was a member of Norway's squad in the 2019 European Under-19 Championship[11] and appeared in all three matches in the group stage.

He made his debut for the Norway national football team on 1 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against the Netherlands, a 1–1 home draw. He started the game and was substituted after an hour of play.[12]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 22 December 2021[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tromsø 2018 Eliteserien 3 0 2 0 — 5 0
2019 17 0 2 0 — 19 0
Total 20 0 4 0 — 24 0
Molde 2020 Eliteserien 21 2 0 0 6 1 27 3
2021 7 0 0 0 4 0 11 0
Total 28 2 0 0 10 1 38 3
Feyenoord 2021–22 Eredivisie 17 0 1 0 12 0 30 0
Total 17 0 1 0 12 0 30 0
Career total 65 2 5 0 22 1 92 3

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/marcus-pedersen_2/[bare URL]
  2. ^ a b Marcus Holmgren Pedersen at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  3. ^ Nyvoll, David (30 December 2017). "Her er de beste av de eldste". Nordlys (in Norwegian).
  4. ^ "Skjervøy 1-3 Tromsø". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV2. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  5. ^ Eilertsen, Tobias (29 October 2019). "Her er Hammerfests første eliteseriespiller: – En fantastisk følelse". ITromsø (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  6. ^ Rydland, Mats (10 May 2019). "Så lenge må TIL klare seg uten Holmgren Pedersen". ITromsø (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Holmgren Pedersen klar for MFK!". moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  8. ^ "HOLMGREN PEDERSEN KLAR FOR FEYENOORD!". moldefk.no/ (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Feyenoord vindt in Holmgren Pedersen nieuwe rechtsback". feyenoord.nl (in Dutch). Feyenoord. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Marcus Holmgren Pedersen". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  11. ^ "G19: Her er Norges EM-tropp". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  12. ^ "Norway v Netherlands game report". FIFA. 1 September 2021.

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