Marcus Holmgren Pedersen

Not to be confused with Marcus Pedersen.

Marcus Holmgren Pedersen
Pedersen playing for Feyenoord in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-07-16) 16 July 2000 (age 24)[1]
Place of birth Hammerfest, Norway
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Torino
Number 16
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 60 (1)
2023–2024 → Sassuolo (loan) 28 (0)
2024– → Torino (loan) 13 (0)
International career‡
2019 Norway U19 9 (1)
2020 Norway U21 2 (0)
2021– Norway 27 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2024

Marcus Holmgren Pedersen (born 16 July 2000) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Italian Serie A club Torino, on loan from the Eredivisie club Feyenoord, and the Norway national team.[2]

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]

Molde

On 11 February 2020, Pedersen signed a three-year contract with Molde.[7]

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]

Sassuolo (loan)

On 22 August 2023, Pedersen joined Italian club Sassuolo on loan for the remainder of the season, with an option to buy.[11]

Torino (loan)

On 22 August 2024, Pedersen returned to Italy and signed with Torino on loan, with an option to buy and a conditional obligation to buy.[12]

International career

Marcus Holmgren Pedersen played nine games and scored one goal for Norway under-19.[13] 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[14] 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.[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 December 2024[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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[a] 1 — 27 3
2021 7 0 0 0 4[b] 0 — 11 0
Total 28 2 0 0 10 1 — 38 3
Feyenoord 2021–22 Eredivisie 30 0 1 0 16[c] 0 — 47 0
2022–23 29 1 4 0 7[b] 0 — 40 1
2023–24 — — — 1[d] 0 1 0
2024–25 Eredivisie 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
Total 60 1 5 0 23 0 1 0 89 1
Sassuolo (loan) 2023–24 Serie A 28 0 2 0 — — 30 0
Torino (loan) 2024–25 13 0 1 0 — — 14 0
Career total 149 3 12 0 33 1 1 0 195 4
  1. ^ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ^ Appearances in Johan Cruyff Shield

Honours

Feyenoord

References

  1. ^ Marcus Holmgren Pedersen at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b Marcus Holmgren Pedersen at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  3. ^ Nyvoll, David (30 December 2017). "Her er de beste av de eldste". Nordlys (in Norwegian).
  4. ^ "Skjervøy 1-3 Tromsø". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV2. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  5. ^ Eilertsen, Tobias (29 October 2019). "Her er Hammerfests første eliteseriespiller: – En fantastisk følelse". ITromsø (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  6. ^ Rydland, Mats (10 May 2019). "Så lenge må TIL klare seg uten Holmgren Pedersen". ITromsø (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Holmgren Pedersen klar for MFK!". moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  8. ^ "HOLMGREN PEDERSEN KLAR FOR FEYENOORD!". moldefk.no/ (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Feyenoord vindt in Holmgren Pedersen nieuwe rechtsback". feyenoord.nl (in Dutch). Feyenoord. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Feyenoord laat Pedersen op huurbasis naar Sassuolo vertrekken" [Feyenoord lets go to Sassuolo on loan] (in Dutch). 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  12. ^ "Pedersen al Toro" [Pedersen to Toro] (in Italian). Torino. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Marcus Holmgren Pedersen". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  14. ^ "G19: Her er Norges EM-tropp". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  15. ^ "Norway v Netherlands game report". Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 1 September 2021.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ 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.