| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcus Pedersen | ||
| Date of birth | 8 June 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Hamar, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Vitesse | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Strange | |||
| 2005–2007 | HamKam | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2008 | HamKam | 9 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Strømsgodset | 40 | (17) |
| 2010– | Vitesse | 23 | (5) |
| National team | |||
| 2005 | Norway U-15 | 7 | (0) |
| 2006 | Norway U-16 | 10 | (7) |
| 2007–2008 | Norway U-17 | 7 | (4) |
| 2009– | Norway U-21 | 9 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 September 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Marcus Pedersen (born 8 June 1990 in Hamar) is a Norwegian football player who currently plays for Vitesse.
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He played in his first game for the senior side at the age of 14 in a friendly game. He was in the first team squad in 2007, but didn't play a game. He made his debut for HamKam against Skeid on 9 April 2007, and scored his first professional goal in the 2–1 victory against Rosenborg on 9 July 2008. Injuries prevented him of getting more than 5 games.
Early January 2009 he went on a free-transfer to Strømsgodset. He played his first match for Strømsgodset on the 15 of March 2009 in a Norwegian Premier division match against Start. The match ended 3-3 in which Pedersen scored two of the goals. He scored another brace on 2 June in a 2-1 victory against Brann, taking his tally to 5 goals in 12 games.
In 2010, the season has started very well for Marcus. Playing together with another young talent, Jo Inge Berget; is helping him to play well. Marcus has scored 5 goals in the 9 first matches of the 2010-season, and is second on the top-scorer list in the Norwegian Tippeligaen. Due to his strong start of the season, lots of European clubs scouted him throughout the season, and there were lots of rumours. He suffered an injury during a game a few weeks before the transfer-windows closed, and a transfer seemed unlikely, until Vitesse showed concrete interest in him. He finished the season with 7 goals in 16 games, and was a contributor to what might be Strømsgodsets best season in over a decade.
On 30 August 2010, he was sold from Strømsgodset to Vitesse for about £1,2 million, and signed a 4-year contract with the club. He scored his first two goals against VVV-Venlo, in a 5-1 victory.
He has played for the Norwegian national team at youth level several times. In June 2009, he was called up to the U21 side.
Stats accurate as of match played 18 September 2011
| Season | Club | Division | League | Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2007 | Ham-Kam | Adeccoligaen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2008 | Tippeligaen | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2009 | Strømsgodset | Tippeligaen | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 10 |
| 2010 | Tippeligaen | 16 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 11 | |
| 2010-11 | Vitesse | Eredivisie | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 |
| 2011-12 | Eredivisie | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |
| Career Total | 72 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 78 | 28 | ||
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