Marcus Holmgren Pedersen
Marcus Holmgren Pedersen (born 16 July 2000[1]) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Eliteserien club Molde.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Marcus Holmgren Pedersen | ||
Date of birth | 16 July 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Hammerfest, Norway | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Molde | ||
Number | 27 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2016 | HIF/Stein | ||
2016–2018 | Tromsø | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2020 | Tromsø | 20 | (0) |
2020– | Molde | 21 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2019 | Norway U19 | 9 | (1) |
2020– | Norway U21 | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 December 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 October 2020 |
Club career
Early life
Hailing from Hammerfest, he started playing youth football in HIF/Stein. In 2016 he moved to Tromsø to attend the Norwegian School of Elite Sport 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]
International career
Marcus Holmgren Pedersen played nine games and scored one goal for Norway under-19.[8] 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[9] and appeared in all three matches in the group stage.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 13 December 2020[2]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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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 |
Total | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 3 | ||
Career total | 41 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 51 | 3 |
References
- https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/marcus-pedersen_2/
- Marcus Holmgren Pedersen at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- Nyvoll, David (30 December 2017). "Her er de beste av de eldste". Nordlys (in Norwegian).
- "Skjervøy 1-3 Tromsø". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV2. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- Eilertsen, Tobias (29 October 2019). "Her er Hammerfests første eliteseriespiller: – En fantastisk følelse". ITromsø (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- Rydland, Mats (10 May 2019). "Så lenge må TIL klare seg uten Holmgren Pedersen". ITromsø (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- "Holmgren Pedersen klar for MFK!". moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- "Marcus Holmgren Pedersen". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- "G19: Her er Norges EM-tropp". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
External links
- Marcus Holmgren Pedersen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)