Marcus Pedersen

Marcus Pedersen

Personal information
Full name	Marcus Pedersen
Date of birth	8 June 1990 (1990-06-08) (age 21)
Place of birth	Hamar, Norway
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Vitesse
Number	19
Youth career
	Strange
2005–2007	HamKam
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2007–2008	HamKam	9	(1)
2009–2010	Strømsgodset	40	(17)
2010–	Vitesse	20	(5)
National team
2005	Norway U-15	7	(0)
2006	Norway U-16	10	(7)
2007–2008	Norway U-17	7	(4)
2009–	Norway U-21	9	(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 September 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

Marcus Pedersen (born 8 June 1990 in Hamar) is a Norwegian football player who currently plays for Vitesse.

Career

Club career

HamKam

He played in his first game for the senior side at the age of 14 in a friendly game. He was in the first team squad in 2007, but didn't play a game. He made his debut for HamKam against Skeid on 9 April 2007, and scored his first professional goal in the 2–1 victory against Rosenborg on 9 July 2008. Injuries prevented him of getting more than 5 games.

Strømsgodset

Early January 2009 he went on a free-transfer to Strømsgodset. He played his first match for Strømsgodset on the 15 of March 2009 in a Norwegian Premier division match against Start. The match ended 3-3 in which Pedersen scored two of the goals. He scored another brace on 2 June in a 2-1 victory against Brann, taking his tally to 5 goals in 12 games.

In 2010, the season has started very well for Marcus. Playing together with another young talent, Jo Inge Berget; is helping him to play well. Marcus has scored 5 goals in the 9 first matches of the 2010-season, and is second on the top-scorer list in the Norwegian Tippeligaen. Due to his strong start of the season, lots of European clubs scouted him throughout the season, and there were lots of rumours. He suffered an injury during a game a few weeks before the transfer-windows closed, and a transfer seemed unlikely, until Vitesse showed concrete interest in him. He finished the season with 7 goals in 16 games, and was a contributor to what might be Strømsgodsets best season in over a decade.

Vitesse

On 30 August 2010, he was sold from Strømsgodset to Vitesse for about £1,2 million, and signed a 4-year contract with the club. He scored his first two goals against VVV-Venlo, in a 5-1 victory.

International career

He has played for the Norwegian national team at youth level several times. In June 2009, he was called up to the U21 side.

Career statistics

Stats accurate as of match played 18 September 2011

Season	Club	Division	League		Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2007	Ham-Kam	Adeccoligaen	4	0	0	0	4	0
2008		Tippeligaen	5	1	1	0	6	1
2009	Strømsgodset	Tippeligaen	24	10	0	0	24	10
2010		Tippeligaen	16	7	3	4	19	11
2010-11	Vitesse	Eredivisie	16	5	1	0	17	5
2011-12		Eredivisie	4	0	1	1	5	1
Career Total			69	23	6	5	75	28

Playing style

He is despite his young age already being linked to several Premier League clubs and was on trial with Liverpool in April 2006. He is regarded as one of the most promising young strikers in Norway to date. His combativity, work-rate and fearless playing style earn him comparisons to England international striker Wayne Rooney.

References

External links

• Player info at hamkam.no
• Player info at godset.no
• Transfer Rumours at soccervoice.com
• Transfer Rumours at chroniclelive.co.uk

Persondata
Name	Pedersen, Marcus
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Date of birth	8 June 1990
Place of birth	Hamar, Norway
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