Marcus Holmgren Pedersen


Marcus Holmgren Pedersen is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Eliteserien club Molde.

Club career

Early life

Hailing from Hammerfest, he started playing youth football in HIF/Stein. In 2016 he moved to Tromsø to attend the Norwegian School of Elite Sport there, and transferred to the youth section of Tromsø IL.

Tromsø

Pedersen got his debut for Tromsø when he came in as a 86th minute substitute in a Norwegian Cup 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 Hammerfest 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 Kristiansund.

Molde

On 11 February 2020, Homgren Pedersen signed a three-year contract with Molde.

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 Denmark 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.

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