Marcus Holmgren Pedersen
Norwegian footballer (born 2000)
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Marcus Holmgren Pedersen (born 16 July 2000)[1] is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Serie A club Torino and the Norway national team.[2]
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Pedersen with Norway in 2026 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 July 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Hammerfest, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Torino | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | HIF/Stein | ||
| 2016–2018 | Tromsø | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Tromsø | 20 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Molde | 28 | (2) |
| 2021–2025 | Feyenoord | 60 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | → Sassuolo (loan) | 28 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Torino (loan) | 29 | (0) |
| 2025– | Torino | 29 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Norway U19 | 9 | (1) |
| 2020 | Norway U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021– | Norway | 36 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 01:53, 12 July 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Early life
Hailing from Hammerfest, Pedersen 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.[3]
Tromsø
Pedersen made his debut for Tromsø when he came in as an 86th-minute substitute in a Norwegian Cup first round tie against Skjervøy on 18 April 2018.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]
Molde
On 11 February 2020, Pedersen signed a three-year contract with Molde.[7]
Feyenoord
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On 22 June 2021, Molde confirmed that they had sold Holmgren Pedersen to Feyenoord,[8] with the Dutch club confirming the arrival of the defender on a five-year contract the same day.[9] He scored his first goal for the club on 18 February 2023, scoring the second goal in the 90th minute in a 2–1 win over AZ Alkmaar.[10]
Sassuolo (loan)
On 22 August 2023, Pedersen joined Italian club Sassuolo on loan for the remainder of the season, with an option to buy.[11]
Torino (loan)
On 22 August 2024, Pedersen returned to Italy and signed with Torino on loan, with an option to buy and a conditional obligation to buy.[12] He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 victory over his former club Sassuolo on 8 May 2026.[13]
International career
Pedersen played nine games and scored one goal for Norway under-19.[14] 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[15] and appeared in all three matches in the group stage.
He made his debut for the Norway national football team on 1 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against the Netherlands, a 1–1 home draw. He started the game and was substituted after an hour of play.[16]
On 21 May 2026, Pedersen was included in the 26-man squad selected by Norway national team manager Ståle Solbakken for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[17] On 22 June, he scored his first international goal in a 3–2 victory over Senegal in the World Cup second group-stage match.[18][19]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 24 May 2026[2]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tromsø | 2018 | Eliteserien | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||||
| Molde | 2020 | Eliteserien | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6[a] | 1 | — | 27 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | — | 38 | 3 | |||
| Feyenoord | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16[c] | 0 | — | 47 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7[b] | 0 | — | 40 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | — | — | — | 1[d] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2024–25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 60 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 1 | ||
| Sassuolo (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie A | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||
| Torino (loan) | 2024–25 | Serie A | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||
| Torino | 2025–26 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 1 | |||
| Torino total | 58 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 62 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 194 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 243 | 5 | ||
- Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
International
- As of match played 11 July 2026[20]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 2021 | 7 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 6 | 1 | |
| Total | 36 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pedersen goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 June 2026 | MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, United States | 33 |  Senegal | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2026 FIFA World Cup |
Honours
Feyenoord
