Nicklas Pedersen (born 10 October 1987) is a Danish former professional

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who played as a forward. He is currently the manager of

HB Køge HB Køge () is a professional Danish football club based primarily in the town of Herfølge, and secondly in the town of Køge, both in the Køge Municipality, part of 'Region of Zealand', in the eastern part of Zealand, south of Copenhagen. It ...

Club career

Pedersen started his senior career with

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in the

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. He made his

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debut in August 2007, and got his breakthrough with

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club

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in September 2007. In January 2009, Pedersen signed a contract with

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club

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. FC Groningen paid FC Nordsjælland €2.2 million for the Danish striker. On 2 July 2012, Pedersen joined Belgian club K.V. Mechelen on a three-year contract. On 1 July 2013, Pedersen joined fellow Belgian side K.A.A. Gent for a fee of €1.5 million. On 14 May 2019 he was forced to retire due to a knee injury. He is the son of the Danish football manager Jesper Pedersen.

Coaching career

In the summer 2019, Pedersen began working as talent coach for his former club,

, helping with the morning- and individual training. On 6 January 2020 the club announced, that he would take charge of the club's U17 squad. On 5 June 2023, after

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resigned, Pedersen was appointed manager of

's first team.Nicklas Pedersen ny cheftræner for HB Køge
hbkoge.dk, 5 June 2023

Honours

Club

;Gent *

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: 2014–15

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first.''

References

Nicklas Pedersen rykker til Oostende
bold.dk, 1 February 2016

External links

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Danish Superliga statisticsHvemVandt.dk profile
* 1987 births Living people Danish men's footballers Denmark men's youth international footballers Denmark men's under-21 international footballers Denmark men's international footballers Herfølge Boldklub players FC Nordsjælland players Danish Superliga players FC Groningen players Eredivisie players K.V. Mechelen players K.A.A. Gent players K.V. Oostende players FC Emmen players Sportspeople from Køge Municipality Belgian Pro League players Danish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Danish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Danish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium UEFA Euro 2012 players Men's association football forwards Footballers from Region Zealand Danish football managers HB Køge managers 21st-century Danish sportsmen {{Denmark-footy-forward-stub