Cecilie Pedersen (Norwegian footballer)

Cecilie Pedersen (born 14 September 1990) is a Norwegian footballer that plays as a striker.

Cecilie Pedersen
Pedersen in July 2011
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-09-14) 14 September 1990
Place of birth Bergen, Norway[1]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Sveio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–2009 SK Haugar
2009–2011 Avaldsnes
2012 LSK Kvinner 21 (20)
2013–2019 Avaldsnes 100 (66)
International career‡
2009–2013 Norway 37 (13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 March 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 December 2016

Club career

Pedersen hails from Førde in Sveio. She played for SK Haugar until she moved to Avaldsnes IL ahead of the 2009 season [2] on a three-year contract that reportedly made her one of the highest paid women footballers in the country. On 6 November 2009, she won the Gullballen, the most prestigious Norwegian football prize.

In 2010, she continued to play for Avaldsnes in the 2nd division while also playing in the national team, but later in the season she was in dispute with the club. National team trainer Eli Landsem advised her strongly to transfer to a Toppserien club, and she entered discussions with Arna-Bjørnar in Bergen at the end of 2010. Avaldsnes made financial demands in compensation for her high salary and the hire of her club car, and local businessmen stepped in with offers. However, on 19 February 2011 it was reported that the parties had failed to reach agreement because her pay requirements were excessive relative to the pay of the other players.[3]

In January 2012 Pedersen signed with LSK Kvinner FK.[4]

Career statistics
As of 14 June 2019
Club Season Division League Cup1 Continental2 Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
LSK Kvinner 2012 Toppserien 212020-2320
Total 212020--2120
Avaldsnes 2013 Toppserien 191155-2413
2014 221642-2619
2015 211853-2921
2016 151011442015
2017 201141422814
2018 10002131
2019 2010-30
Total 10066201210713085
Career total 121862212107153105

International career

In June 2009 she was called up to the national team for the European Championships,[2] and in the second game, against Iceland, she was the matchwinner with her goal before the break.[5] She scored Norway's third goal in the quarter final against Sweden which Norway won 3–1.

References
  1. "Media Guide VM2011" (PDF). NFF. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 23, 2012. Retrieved 2011-09-14.
  2. Eide, Øystein (24 June 2009). "Cecilie Pedersen til EM". Haugesunds Avis. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
  3. Pedersen lost to Arna-Bjørnar Archived 2011-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Christer Madsen (2012-01-27). "- ØNSKER Å TA MEDALJE". NFF. Archived from the original on 2012-08-01. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  5. "Cecilie (18) fra 2. divisjon holder liv i EM-drømmen". Dagbladet. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
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