Marcus Pedersen
_-_Norway_national_under-21_football_team_(03).jpg) Marcus Pedersen (Vitesse Arnhem) - Norway national under-21 football team (03) | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Barnsley (on loan from Vitesse) | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Stange | |||
| 2005–2007 | HamKam | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2008 | HamKam | 9 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Strømsgodset | 40 | (17) |
| 2010– | Vitesse | 27 | (6) |
| 2012 | → Vålerenga (loan) | 15 | (8) |
| 2012–2013 | → Odense (loan) | 24 | (7) |
| 2013– | → Barnsley (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005 | Norway U-15 | 7 | (0) |
| 2006 | Norway U-16 | 10 | (7) |
| 2007 | Norway U-17 | 7 | (4) |
| 2009 | Norway U-19 | 2 | (3) |
| 2009–2013 | Norway U-21 | 19 | (8) |
| 2011– | Norway U-23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013– | Norway | 5 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:27, 1 January 2014 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Marcus Pedersen (born 8 June 1990) is a Norwegian football player who plays for English Championship club Barnsley on loan from Vitesse.
Club career
Pedersen was born in Hamar and started his career with the local club HamKam. 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 in Tippeligaen for Strømsgodset on 15 March 2009 against Start. The match ended 3–3 in with Pedersen scoring 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.
The 2010 season started very well for Pedersen. Playing alongside with another young talent, Jo Inge Berget helped Pedersen to score seven goals 16 matches in 2010, and was second on the top-scorer list in Tippeligaen. 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. 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 for Vitesse in a 5–1 victory against VVV-Venlo.
Having struggled with various injuries, Pedersen found it difficult to hold down a spot in Vitesse's starting eleven. He was subsequently sent on loan to Norwegian club Vålerenga on 22 February 2012, and managed 8 goals in 15 league appearances until the loan-deal ended on 1 August. On 21 August 2012, he was fined by the Football Association of Norway for making homophobic remarks towards Stabæk supporters 22 July 2012.[1]
On 31 August 2012, Pedersen was loaned out to Odense Boldklub on a season-long loan deal, with OB having an option to buy. He made his debut against F.C. Copenhagen on 2 September 2012.
On 21 August 2013, Pederson joined English Championship club Barnsley on a season-long loan.
International career
He has represented Norway at youth level from U15 to U23. He played his first match for the U21 side in August 2009,[2] and he scored two goals for Norway U21 in the match against Hungary U21 on 28 May 2010.[3]
Pedersen made his debut for Norway in the friendly match against South Africa on 8 January 2013, and started the match against Zambia four days later.[4]
International goals
- Score and Result lists Norway's goals first
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 15 November 2013 | MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark |  Denmark | 1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
Career statistics
- As of 2 January 2014
| 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 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 10 | |
| 2010 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 11 | ||
| 2010–11 | Vitesse | Eredivisie | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 |
| 2011–12 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 1 | ||
| 2012 | Vålerenga | Tippeligaen | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 |
| 2012–13 | Odense | Superliga | 24 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 12 |
| 2013–14 | Vitesse | Eredivisie | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2013–14 | Barnsley | Championship | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| Career total | 129 | 41 | 10 | 11 | 139 | 52 | ||
References
- ↑ martin k. andersen. "Pedersen fikk bot for obskøn gest – Aftenposten". Fotball.aftenposten.no.
- ↑ "Marcus Pedersen's profil – fotball.no – Norges Fotballforbund". fotball.no. 14 September 2009.
- ↑ "Fire PL-klubber så Pedersens målshow – VG Nett om Strømsgodset". Vg.no. 31 May 2010.
- ↑ "Pedersen starter mot Zambia" (in Norwegian). NRK. Norwegian News Agency. 12 January 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
External links
- Player info at hamkam.no
- Player info at godset.no
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