Mads Giersing Valentin Pedersen (born 1 September 1996), usually known as Mads Mini or Mads Valentin, is a Danish professional footballer who plays for Bundesliga club FC Augsburg.
![]() Pedersen with Nordsjælland in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mads Giersing Valentin Pedersen | ||
Date of birth | (1996-09-01) 1 September 1996 (age 26) | ||
Place of birth | Kokkedal, Denmark | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | FC Augsburg | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
Snekkersten[2] | |||
Nivå-Kokkedal[2] | |||
Hørsholm-Usserød IK[2] | |||
Nordsjælland[2] | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2019 | Nordsjælland | 88 | (3) |
2019– | FC Augsburg | 50 | (2) |
2020 | → Zürich (loan) | 2 | (0) |
National team | |||
2013–2014 | Denmark U18 | 5 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Denmark U19 | 13 | (0) |
2015–2017 | Denmark U20 | 3 | (0) |
2016–2019 | Denmark U21 | 14 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:41, 31 August 2022 (UTC) |
Valentin was promoted to the first team squad in the summer 2015, at the age of 19[3] and got his contract extended.[2]
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.[4] 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.[5]
In November 2018, Mads changed his shirt name from his nickname "Mini" to his middle name "Valentin" to honor his family.[6]
On 27 June 2019, Valentin joined FC Augsburg on a contract until June 2024.[7] Valentin got his official debut on 17 August 2019 against Borussia Dortmund where he also was noted for an assist in a 5–1 defeat.[8] After only three games for Augsburg in his first half season, Valentin was loaned out to FC Zürich on 30 January 2020 for the rest of the season.[9]
He was called up to the senior Denmark squad for friendly matches against the Netherlands and Serbia on 26 and 29 March 2022, respectively.[10]
FC Augsburg – current squad | |
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