Marcus Holmgren Pedersen
Marcus Holmgren Pedersen (born 16 July 2000[1]) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Serie A club Sassuolo, on loan from Feyenoord. He also plays for the Norway national team.[2]
.jpg.webp) Pedersen playing for Feyenoord in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Sassuolo (on loan from Feyenoord) | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | HIF/Stein | ||
| 2016–2018 | Tromsø | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Tromsø | 20 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Molde | 28 | (2) |
| 2021– | Feyenoord | 59 | (1) |
| 2023– | → Sassuolo (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Norway U19 | 9 | (1) |
| 2020 | Norway U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021– | Norway | 19 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 September 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 September 2023 | |||
Club career
Early life
Hailing from Hammerfest, Pedersen 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 an 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]
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] He scored his first goal for the club on 18 February 2023, scoring the second goal in the 90th minute in a 2–1 win over AZ Alkmaar.[10]
International career
Marcus Holmgren Pedersen played nine games and scored one goal for Norway under-19.[12] 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[13] 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.[14]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 22 August 2023[2]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | 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 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | – | 47 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | 40 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 59 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 1 | ||
| Sassuolo (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 107 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 150 | 4 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearances in Johan Cruyff Shield
References
- Marcus Holmgren Pedersen at WorldFootball.net
- 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.
- "HOLMGREN PEDERSEN KLAR FOR FEYENOORD!". moldefk.no/ (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- "Feyenoord vindt in Holmgren Pedersen nieuwe rechtsback". feyenoord.nl (in Dutch). Feyenoord. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- "Kuip in extase: Marcus Pedersen schiet Feyenoord in slotminuut langs AZ" [Kuip in rapture: Marcus Pedersen shoots Feyenoord past AZ in the final minute] (in Dutch). 18 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- "Feyenoord laat Pedersen op huurbasis naar Sassuolo vertrekken" [Feyenoord lets go to Sassuolo on loan] (in Dutch). 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- "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.
- "Norway v Netherlands game report". Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 1 September 2021.
- "Feyenoord verslaat Go Ahead en is na zes jaar weer kampioen van Nederland" [Feyenoord beats Go Ahead and is champions of the Netherlands after six years] (in Dutch). 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- Honeyman, Sam (25 May 2022). "Roma 1–0 Feyenoord: Zaniolo strike wins the first Europa Conference League final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 25 May 2022.