Marcus Holmgren Pedersen (born 16 July 2000) is a Norwegian professional

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who plays as a right-back for Dutch club Feyenoord. He also plays for the Norway national team.

Club career

Early life

Hailing from Hammerfest, Pedersen started playing youth football in HIF/Stein. In 2016 he moved to Tromsø to attend the

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there, and transferred to the youth section of Tromsø IL.

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. He got his league debut in a 1–0 loss against

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on 28 October 2018, and became the first player from Hammerfest to play in the top division of Norwegian football. 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.

Molde

On 11 February 2020, Pedersen signed a three-year contract with

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Feyenoord

On 22 June 2021, Molde confirmed that they had sold Pedersen to Feyenoord, with the Dutch club confirming the arrival of the defender on a five-year contract the same day. 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.

Sassuolo (loan)

On 22 August 2023, Pedersen joined Italian clubs

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on loan for the remainder of the season, with an option to buy.

International career

Marcus Holmgren Pedersen played nine games and scored one goal for Norway under-19. 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 and appeared in all three matches in the group stage. He made his debut for the

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on 1 September 2021 in a

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against the Netherlands, a 1–1 home draw. He started the game and was substituted after an hour of play.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Feyenoord * Eredivisie:

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* UEFA Europa Conference League runner-up: 2021–22

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pedersen, Marcus Holmgren 2000 births Living people People from Hammerfest Footballers from Finnmark Norwegian men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks Norway men's youth international footballers Norway men's under-21 international footballers Norway men's international footballers Tromsø IL players Molde FK players Feyenoord players US Sassuolo Calcio players Eliteserien players Eredivisie players Serie A players Norwegian expatriate men's footballers Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy