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

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who plays as a

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for Italian club

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and the Norway national team.

Club career

Early life

Hailing from

Hammerfest Hammerfest or Hámmárfeasta is a town/cityIn the Norwegian language, the word ''by'' can be translated as "town" or "city". that is also the administrative centre of Hammerfest Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located on the nor ...

, Pedersen started playing youth football in HIF/Stein. In 2016 he moved to

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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

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first round tie against Skjervøy on 18 April 2018. He got his league debut in a 1–0 loss against Odd on 28 October 2018, and became the first player from

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

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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

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, 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

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Sassuolo (loan)

On 22 August 2023, Pedersen joined Italian club

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

Torino (loan)

On 22 August 2024, Pedersen returned to Italy and signed with

on loan, with an option to buy and a conditional obligation 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

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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

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

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Feyenoord *

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runner-up: 2021–22

References

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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 Torino FC 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 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen