Mads Valentin

Mads Valentin
Valentin with Nordsjælland in 2018
Personal information
Full name Mads Giersing Valentin Pedersen
Date of birth (1996-09-01) 1 September 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Kokkedal, Denmark
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back, left wing-back
Club information
Current team
 FC Augsburg
Number 3
Youth career
Snekkersten[2]
Nivå-Kokkedal[2]
Hørsholm-Usserød IK[2]
Nordsjælland[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Nordsjælland 88 (3)
2019– FC Augsburg 103 (3)
2020 → FC Zürich (loan) 2 (0)
National team
2013–2014 Denmark U18 5 (0)
2014–2015 Denmark U19 13 (0)
2015–2017 Denmark U20 3 (0)
2016–2019 Denmark U21 14 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:28, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

Mads Giersing Valentin Pedersen (born 1 September 1996), usually known as Mads Mini or Mads Valentin, is a professional footballer who plays for Bundesliga club FC Augsburg.

Club career

FC Nordsjælland

Valentin was promoted to the first team squad in the summer 2015, at the age of 19[3] and got his contract extended.[2]

On 27 September 2015, Valentin got his Superliga debut in a game against AGF, who FCN won 2–0, where he came on the pitch in the 93th minute, replacing Oliver Thychosen.[4] During the 2016–17 season, Valentin became a key player for FCN and the U21 national team.

Valentin's contract got extended in the summer of 2017. In September 2017, Valentin suffered from a horrible ligament injury in his knee, that would keep him out for at least eight weeks.[5]

In November 2018, Mads changed his shirt name from his nickname "Mini" to his middle name "Valentin" to honor his family.[6]

FC Augsburg

On 27 June 2019, Valentin joined FC Augsburg on a contract until June 2024.[7] Valentin got his official debut on 17 August 2019 against Borussia Dortmund where he also was noted for an assist in a 5–1 defeat.[8] After only three games for Augsburg in his first half season, Valentin was loaned out to FC Zürich on 30 January 2020 for the rest of the season.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 September 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nordsjælland 2015–16 Danish Superliga 16 0 0 0 0 0 — 16 0
2016–17 Danish Superliga 25 0 0 0 0 0 — 25 0
2017–18 Danish Superliga 25 3 0 0 0 0 — 25 3
2018–19 Danish Superliga 22 0 1 0 5[a] 0 — 28 0
Total 88 3 1 0 5 0 0 0 94 3
FC Augsburg 2019–20 Bundesliga 2 0 1 0 — — 3 0
2020–21 Bundesliga 15 0 0 0 — — 15 0
2020–21 Bundesliga 29 2 0 0 — — 29 2
2022–23 Bundesliga 28 0 1 1 — — 29 1
2023–24 Bundesliga 27 1 1 0 — — 28 1
2024–25 Bundesliga 2 0 1 0 — — 3 0
Total 103 3 4 1 — — 107 4
FC Zürich (loan) 2021–22 Swiss Super League 2 0 — — — 2 0
Career total 193 4 5 1 5 0 0 0 203 7
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

  1. ↑ "Mads Valentin". FC Augsburg. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "FCN forlænger med Mads "Mini" Pedersen". fcn.dk. 11 June 2015. Archived from the original on 30 June 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "FCN forfremmer unge Mini". bold.dk. 11 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "NORDSJÆLLAND VS. AGF 2 - 0". Soccerway. 27 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "Mads 'Mini' Pedersen ude i mindst otte uger". bold.dk. 12 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "MINI BLIVER TIL VALENTIN". bold.dk. 22 November 2018. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "MADS PEDERSEN VERSTÄRKT DEN FCA". fcaugsburg.dk. 27 June 2019.
  8. ↑ Dortmund vandt stort trods vild Valentin-start, bold.dk, 17 August 2019
  9. ↑ MADS PETERSEN COMPLETES LOAN MOVE TO ZURICH, fcaugsburg.de, 30 January 2020

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