{{short description|Danish footballer (born 1996)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Mads Valentin |image = Mads5Nords.jpg |image_size = |caption = Valentin with Nordsjælland in 2018 |fullname = Mads Giersing Valentin Pedersen |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|9|1|df=y}} |birth_place = Kokkedal, Denmark |height = 1.74 m<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fcaugsburg.de/en/team/player/mads-pedersen-en-102 |title=Mads Valentin |publisher=FC Augsburg |access-date=1 September 2022}}</ref> |position = Left-back, left wing-back |currentclub = FC Augsburg |clubnumber = 3 |youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = Snekkersten<ref name="foot"/> |youthyears2 = |youthclubs2 = Nivå-Kokkedal<ref name="foot"/> |youthyears3 = |youthclubs3 = Hørsholm-Usserød<ref name="foot"/> |youthyears4 = |youthclubs4 = Nordsjælland<ref name="foot"/> |years1 = 2015–2019 |clubs1 = Nordsjælland |caps1 = 88 |goals1 = 3 |years2 = 2019– |clubs2 = FC Augsburg |caps2 = 115 |goals2 = 3 |years3 = 2020 |clubs3 = → FC Zürich (loan) |caps3 = 2 |goals3 = 0 |nationalyears1 = 2013–2014 |nationalteam1 = Denmark U18 |nationalcaps1 = 5 |nationalgoals1 = 0 |nationalyears2 = 2014–2015 |nationalteam2 = Denmark U19 |nationalcaps2 = 13 |nationalgoals2 = 0 |nationalyears3 = 2015–2017 |nationalteam3 = Denmark U20 |nationalcaps3 = 3 |nationalgoals3 = 0 |nationalyears4 = 2016–2019 |nationalteam4 = Denmark U21 |nationalcaps4 = 14 |nationalgoals4 = 0 |pcupdate = 17:28, 16 May 2026 (UTC) |ntupdate = }}
'''Mads Giersing Valentin Pedersen''' (born 1 September 1996), usually known as '''Mads Mini''' or '''Mads Valentin''', is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left wing-back for Bundesliga club FC Augsburg.
==Club career== ===FC Nordsjælland=== Valentin was promoted to the first team squad in the summer of 2015, at the age of 19<ref>{{ cite web | title = FCN forfremmer unge Mini | url = http://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/fcn-forfremmer-unge-mini/ | publisher = bold.dk | date = 11 June 2015 }}</ref> and got his contract extended.<ref name="foot">{{cite web | title = FCN forlænger med Mads "Mini" Pedersen | url = http://fcn.dk/2015/06/fcn-forlaenger-med-mads-mini-pedersen/ | publisher = fcn.dk | date = 11 June 2015 | access-date = 8 November 2015 | archive-date = 30 June 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190630154634/https://fcn.dk/2015/06/fcn-forlaenger-med-mads-mini-pedersen/ | url-status = dead }}</ref>
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.<ref>{{ cite web | title = NORDSJÆLLAND VS. AGF 2 - 0 | url = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/09/27/denmark/superliga/fc-nordsjalland/agf-aarhus/2048518/| publisher = Soccerway | date = 27 September 2015}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{ cite web | title = Mads 'Mini' Pedersen ude i mindst otte uger | url = http://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/mads-mini-pedersen-ude-i-mindst-otte-uger/ | publisher = bold.dk | date = 12 September 2017 }}</ref>
In November 2018, Mads changed his shirt name from his nickname "Mini" to his middle name "Valentin" to honor his family.<ref>{{cite web | title = MINI BLIVER TIL VALENTIN | url = https://fcn.dk/2018/11/mini-bliver-til-valentin/ | publisher = bold.dk | date = 22 November 2018 | access-date = 30 March 2019 | archive-date = 3 March 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220303194106/https://fcn.dk/2018/11/mini-bliver-til-valentin/ | url-status = dead }}</ref>
===FC Augsburg=== On 27 June 2019, Valentin joined FC Augsburg on a contract until June 2024.<ref>{{ cite web | title = MADS PEDERSEN VERSTÄRKT DEN FCA | url = https://fcaugsburg.de/wns/mads-pedersen-verstaerkt-den-fca/ | publisher = fcaugsburg.dk | date = 27 June 2019 }}</ref> 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.<ref>[https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/dortmund-vandt-stort-trods-vild-valentin-start/ Dortmund vandt stort trods vild Valentin-start], bold.dk, 17 August 2019</ref> 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.<ref>[https://fcaugsburg.de/wns/mads-petersen-completes-loan-move-to-zurich/?lang=en MADS PETERSEN COMPLETES LOAN MOVE TO ZURICH], fcaugsburg.de, 30 January 2020</ref>
In July 2023, Valentin signed a contract extension with Augsburg until June 2027.<ref>[https://www.fcaugsburg.de/en/article/mads-pedersen-extends-contract-with-fca-18349 Mads Pedersen extends contract with FCA], fcaugsburg.de, 14 July 2023</ref>
==International career== Valentin was called up to the senior Denmark squad for friendly matches against the Netherlands and Serbia on 26 and 29 March 2022, respectively.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.goalzz.com/?n=1125881 |title=Injured Poulsen and Delaney depart Danish squad, Pedersen joins |publisher=goalzz.com |date=28 March 2022|access-date=1 April 2022}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|match played 16 May 2026}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="5"|Nordsjælland |2015–16 |Danish Superliga |16||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||16||0 |- |2016–17 |Danish Superliga |25||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||25||0 |- |2017–18 |Danish Superliga |25||3||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||25||3 |- |2018–19 |Danish Superliga |22||0||1||0||5{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}}||0||colspan="2"|—||28||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !88!!3!!1!!0!!5!!0!!0!!0!!94!!3 |- |rowspan="8"|FC Augsburg |2019–20 |Bundesliga |2||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||3||0 |- |2020–21 |Bundesliga |15||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||15||0 |- |2020–21 |Bundesliga |29||2||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||29||2 |- |2022–23 |Bundesliga |28||0||1||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||29||1 |- |2023–24 |Bundesliga |27||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||28||1 |- |2024–25 |Bundesliga |7||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||9||0 |- |2025–26 |Bundesliga |7||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||7||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !115!!3!!5!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!120!!4 |- |FC Zürich (loan) |2021–22 |Swiss Super League |2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !205!!4!!6!!1!!5!!0!!0!!0!!216!!7 |} {{notelist}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Soccerway|345339}} * {{DBU player|7342}}
{{FC Augsburg squad}}
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