Nicklas Pedersen (born 10 October 1987) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is currently U17 manager at HB Køge.
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Pedersen with Mechelen in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1987-10-10) 10 October 1987 (age 34) | ||
| Place of birth | Køge, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | HB Køge (U17 Manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Herfølge BK | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2007 | Herfølge BK | 41 | (18) |
| 2007–2009 | Nordsjælland | 26 | (9) |
| 2009–2012 | Groningen | 69 | (12) |
| 2012–2013 | Mechelen | 25 | (12) |
| 2013–2016 | Gent | 41 | (10) |
| 2016–2017 | Oostende | 19 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Mechelen | 25 | (4) |
| 2018–2019 | Emmen | 12 | (4) |
| Total | 258 | (69) | |
| National team | |||
| 2006 | Denmark U-20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Denmark U-21 | 12 | (3) |
| 2010–2013 | Denmark | 13 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2020– | HB Køge (U17) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Pedersen started his senior career with Herfølge BK in the Danish 1st Division. He made his Denmark national under-21 football team debut in August 2007, and got his breakthrough with Danish Superliga club FC Nordsjælland in September 2007. In January 2009, Pedersen signed a contract with Dutch club FC Groningen. FC Groningen paid FC Nordsjælland €2.2 million for the Danish striker.[1]
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.[2]
In the summer 2019, Pedersen began working as talent coach for his former club, HB Køge, 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.[3]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 5 June 2013 | Nordjyske Arena, Aalborg, Denmark | 1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
Denmark squad – UEFA Euro 2012 | ||
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