Cecilie Pedersen

Cecilie Pedersen
Personal information
Date of birth14 September 1990
Place of birthBergen, Norway[1]
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
Avaldsnes
Number10
Youth career
Sveio
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
–2009SK Haugar
2009–2011Avaldsnes
2012LSK Kvinner20(20)
2013–Avaldsnes38(26)
National team
2009–Norway35(13)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 September 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 May 2012

Cecilie Pedersen (born 14 September 1990) is a Norwegian footballer that plays as a striker for Avaldsnes in Toppserien and the Norway women's national football team.

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 Avaldnses 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 February 19, 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 LSK Kvinner FK won the race for Pedersen's signature.[4]

Career statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 15 September 2013

Club Season Division League Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2012 LSK Kvinner Toppserien 2020332323
2013 Avaldsnes 1810202010
2014 2016102116
Career Total 5846636449

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 31.

References

  1. "Media Guide VM2011". NFF. Retrieved 2011-09-14.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Eide, Øystein (24 June 2009). "Cecilie Pedersen til EM". Haugesunds avis. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
  3. Pedersen lost to Arna-Bjørnar
  4. Christer Madsen (2012-01-27). "- ØNSKER Å TA MEDALJE". NFF. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  5. "Cecilie (18) fra 2. divisjon holder liv i EM-drømmen". dagbladet.no. Retrieved 27 August 2009.