Lucas Lund Pedersen
Lucas Lund Pedersen (born 19 March 2000) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Danish Superliga club Viborg. He is a Danish youth international.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 March 2000[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bruunshåb, Denmark[2] | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Viborg | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2018 | Viborg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018– | Viborg | 89 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Denmark U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | Denmark U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Denmark U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021– | Denmark U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021– | Denmark U21 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 September 2023 | |||
Career
Born in Bruunshåb, Viborg Municipality, Pedersen joined the youth academy of Viborg FF at U12 level.[1][2]
On 8 August 2018, Pedersen made his senior debut in the first round of the Danish Cup in a 10–0 away win over Vildbjerg SF.[3]
Ahead of the 2019–20 season, he became the new starting goalkeeper for the club. He made his league debut on 26 July 2019 in a 3–0 home win over Roskilde, where he delivered a Man of the Match performance.[4]
Being part of the Viborg-team winning promotion to the Danish Superliga in the 2020–21 season,[5] Pedersen made his debut at the highest level on 18 July 2021 in a 2–1 away win over Nordsjælland.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 4 September 2022[7]
| Club | Season | League | Danish Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Viborg | 2018–19 | 1st Division | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 1st Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 1st Division | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Superliga | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Superliga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 54 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 0 | ||
- Appearance in the 2021–22 Superliga Europa League playoff
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
References
- "#1 - Lucas Lund Pedersen | Målmand | [da]". Viborg F.F. Prof. Fodbold A/S (in Danish). Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- "Trods grim skade: Viborg FF forlænger samarbejdet med talentfuld målmand". viborg-folkeblad.dk (in Danish). 24 September 2020.
- Hald, Christian (8 August 2018). "VFF knuste underlegen modstander i pokalen". viborg-folkeblad.dk (in Danish).
- Hald, Christian (31 July 2019). "Læserne har talt: Lucas Lund var bedste mand mod FC Roskilde". viborg-folkeblad.dk (in Danish).
- "Viborg vinder 1. division - TV 2". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). 26 May 2021.
- "Nordsjælland vs. Viborg - 18 July 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- Lucas Lund Pedersen at Soccerway
External links
- Lucas Lund Pedersen national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- Lucas Lund Pedersen at WorldFootball.net