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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.

Mads Valentin

Pedersen with Nordsjælland in 2018
Personal information
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)

Club career

FC Nordsjælland

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]

FC Augsburg

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]

International career

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]

References

External links

• Mads Valentin at Soccerway
• Mads Valentin on DBU (in Danish)

На других языках

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[de] Mads Pedersen (Fußballspieler, 1996)

Mads Giersing Valentin „Mini“[1] Pedersen (* 1. September 1996 in Kokkedal) ist ein dänischer Fußballspieler. Er steht beim FC Augsburg unter Vertrag und ist mehrfacher dänischer Nachwuchsnationalspieler.

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- [en] Mads Valentin

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[es] Mads Valentin

Mads Valentin (Kokkedal, Fredensborg, Región Capital, Dinamarca, 1 de septiembre de 1996) es un futbolista danés. Juega de defensa y su equipo es el F. C. Augsburgo de la Bundesliga de Alemania.

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[it] Mads Pedersen (calciatore)

Mads Giersing Valentin Pedersen (Hørsholm, 1º settembre 1996) è un calciatore danese, difensore dell'Augusta.

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[ru] Педерсен, Мадс (футболист)

Мадс Педерсен (дат. Mads "Mini" Pedersen; родился 1 сентября 1996 года, Дания) — датский футболист, защитник клуба «Аугсбург».

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