Marcus Holmgren Pedersen

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Marcus Holmgren Pedersen (born 16 July 2000) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Italian Serie A club Torino and the Norway national team.[2]

Date of birth (2000-07-16) 16 July 2000 (age 25)[1]
Place of birth Hammerfest, Norway
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Right-back
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Marcus Holmgren Pedersen
Pedersen playing for Feyenoord in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-07-16) 16 July 2000 (age 25)[1]
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)
2023–2024Sassuolo (loan) 28 (0)
2024–2025Torino (loan) 29 (0)
2025– Torino 27 (1)
International career
2019 Norway U19 9 (1)
2020 Norway U21 2 (0)
2021– Norway 31 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:45, 8 May 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026
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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 got 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

On 22 June 2021, Molde confirmed that they had sold 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]

International career

Marcus Holmgren Pedersen played nine games and scored one goal for Norway under-19.[13] 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[14] 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.[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 May 2026[2]
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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tromsø 2018 Eliteserien 302050
2019 17020190
Total 20040240
Molde 2020 Eliteserien 212006[a]1273
2021 70004[b]0110
Total 28200101383
Feyenoord 2021–22 Eredivisie 3001016[c]0470
2022–23 291407[b]0401
2023–24 1[d]010
2024–25 10000010
Total 6015023010891
Sassuolo (loan) 2023–24 Serie A 28020300
Torino (loan) 2024–25 29010300
Torino 2025–26 27130301
Total 561400000601
Career total 1924150331102415
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  1. Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearances in Johan Cruyff Shield

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