Mads Giersing Valentin Pedersen (born 1 September 1996), usually known as Mads Mini or Mads Valentin, is a Danish professional

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who plays for

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club

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Club career

FC Nordsjælland

Valentin was promoted to the first team squad in the summer of 2015, at the age of 19 and got his contract extended. 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 93rd minute, replacing Oliver Thychosen. 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, and besides that, he also revealed that he dreamed of a foreign adventure. In September 2017, Valentin suffered from a horrible ligament injury in his knee, that would keep him out for at least eight weeks. In November 2018, Mads changed his shirt name from his nickname "Mini" to his middle name "Valentin" to honor his family.

FC Augsburg

On 27 June 2019, Valentin joined

on a contract until June 2024. Valentin got his official debut on 17 August 2019 against

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where he also was noted for an assist in a 5–1 defeat. After only three games for Augsburg in his first half season, Valentin was loaned out to

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on 30 January 2020 for the rest of the season.

International career

He was called up to the senior

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squad for friendly matches against the

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and

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on 26 and 29 March 2022, respectively.

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on DBU {{DEFAULTSORT:Valentin, Mads 1996 births Living people Association football defenders Danish men's footballers Danish expatriates in Germany Denmark under-21 international footballers Denmark youth international footballers Danish Superliga players Bundesliga players Swiss Super League players FC Nordsjælland players FC Augsburg players FC Zürich players Expatriate footballers in Germany Expatriate footballers in Switzerland Danish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Danish expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland People from Fredensborg Municipality Sportspeople from the Capital Region of Denmark