{{short description|Norwegian footballer (born 2000)}} {{Distinguish|Marcus Pedersen}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Marcus Holmgren Pedersen | image = Marcus Holmgren Pedersen 2022 FC RB Salzburg gegen Feyenoord Rotterdam (cropped).jpg | image_size = | caption = Pedersen playing for Feyenoord in 2022 | full_name = <!-- If different--> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|7|16|df=y}}<ref>{{WorldFootball.net|marcus-pedersen_2}}</ref> | birth_place = Hammerfest, Norway | height = 1.78 m | position = Right-back | currentclub = Torino | clubnumber = 16 | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2016 | youthclubs1 = HIF/Stein | youthyears2 = 2016–2018 | youthclubs2 = Tromsø | years1 = 2018–2020 | clubs1 = Tromsø | caps1 = 20 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2020–2021 | clubs2 = Molde | caps2 = 28 | goals2 = 2 | years3 = 2021–2025 | clubs3 = Feyenoord | caps3 = 60 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2023–2024 | clubs4 = → Sassuolo (loan) | caps4 = 28 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2024–2025 | clubs5 = → Torino (loan) | caps5 = 29 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2025– | clubs6 = Torino | caps6 = 29 | goals6 = 1 | nationalyears1 = 2019 | nationalteam1 = Norway U19 | nationalcaps1 = 9 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | nationalyears2 = 2020 | nationalteam2 = Norway U21 | nationalcaps2 = 2 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2021– | nationalteam3 = Norway | nationalcaps3 = 31 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | club-update = 25 May 2026 | nationalteam-update = 31 March 2026 }} '''Marcus Holmgren Pedersen''' (born 16 July 2000) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Italian {{Italian football updater|Torino}} club Torino and the Norway national team.<ref name="sw">{{Soccerway|marcus-holmgren-pedersen/549159|accessdate=28 November 2018}}</ref>
==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.<ref>{{cite news|title=Her er de beste av de eldste|work=Nordlys|date=30 December 2017|author=Nyvoll, David|language=Norwegian}}</ref>
===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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=match&matchId=919782&tournamentId=110&seasonId=340&useFullUrl=false |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180419235242/http://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=match&matchId=919782&tournamentId=110&seasonId=340&useFullUrl=false |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 April 2018 |title=Skjervøy 1-3 Tromsø |website=altomfotball.no |publisher=TV2 |accessdate=11 February 2020 |language=Norwegian}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aftenposten.no/sport/fotball/i/OpyMOl/her-er-hammerfests-foerste-eliteseriespiller-en-fantastisk-foelelse |title=Her er Hammerfests første eliteseriespiller: – En fantastisk følelse |work=ITromsø |publisher=Aftenposten |first=Tobias |last=Eilertsen |date=29 October 2019|accessdate=11 February 2020 |language=Norwegian}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aftenposten.no/sport/fotball/i/GGO3yx/saa-lenge-maa-til-klare-seg-uten-holmgren-pedersen |title=Så lenge må TIL klare seg uten Holmgren Pedersen |work=ITromsø |publisher=Aftenposten |first=Mats |last=Rydland |date=10 May 2019 |accessdate=11 February 2020 |language=Norwegian}}</ref>
===Molde=== On 11 February 2020, Pedersen signed a three-year contract with Molde.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.moldefk.no/nyheter/holmgren-pedersen-klar-for-mfk |title=Holmgren Pedersen klar for MFK! |website=moldefk.no |publisher=Molde FK |accessdate=11 February 2020 |language=Norwegian}}</ref>
===Feyenoord=== On 22 June 2021, Molde confirmed that they had sold Pedersen to Feyenoord,<ref>{{cite web |title=HOLMGREN PEDERSEN KLAR FOR FEYENOORD! |url=https://www.moldefk.no/nyheter/holmgren-pedersen-klar-for-feyenoord |website=moldefk.no/ |publisher=Molde FK |access-date=22 June 2021 |language=Norwegian |date=22 June 2021}}</ref> with the Dutch club confirming the arrival of the defender on a five-year contract the same day.<ref>{{cite web |title=Feyenoord vindt in Holmgren Pedersen nieuwe rechtsback |url=https://www.feyenoord.nl/nieuws/nieuwsoverzicht/feyenoord-vindt-in-holmgren-pedersen-nieuwe-rechtsback---220621 |website=feyenoord.nl |publisher=Feyenoord |access-date=22 June 2021 |language=Dutch |date=22 June 2021}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ad.nl/nederlands-voetbal/kuip-in-extase-marcus-pedersen-schiet-feyenoord-in-slotminuut-langs-az~a573a4bf/ |title=Kuip in extase: Marcus Pedersen schiet Feyenoord in slotminuut langs AZ |trans-title=Kuip in rapture: Marcus Pedersen shoots Feyenoord past AZ in the final minute |language=Dutch |date=18 February 2023 |access-date=19 February 2023}}</ref>
====Sassuolo (loan)==== On 22 August 2023, Pedersen joined Italian club Sassuolo on loan for the remainder of the season, with an option to buy.<ref name="Pedersen">{{cite web |url=https://www.nu.nl/voetbal/6277546/feyenoord-laat-pedersen-op-huurbasis-naar-sassuolo-vertrekken.html |title=Feyenoord laat Pedersen op huurbasis naar Sassuolo vertrekken |trans-title=Feyenoord lets go to Sassuolo on loan |language=Dutch |date=22 August 2023 |access-date=22 August 2023}}</ref>
====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.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Torino|url=https://www.torinofc.it/news/22/08/2024/pedersen-al-toro_29310|title=Pedersen al Toro|trans-title=Pedersen to Toro|date=22 August 2024|access-date=22 August 2024|language=it}}</ref>
==International career== Marcus Holmgren Pedersen played nine games and scored one goal for Norway under-19.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/person/profil/?p=n&fiksId=3471242 |title=Marcus Holmgren Pedersen |website=fotball.no |publisher=Norwegian Football Federation |accessdate=11 February 2020 |language=Norwegian}}</ref> 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<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fotball.no/landslag/norge-gutter-19/2019/her-er-g19-landslagets-em-tropp/ |title=G19: Her er Norges EM-tropp |website=fotball.no |publisher=Norwegian Football Federation |date= 24 June 2019 |accessdate=11 February 2020 |language=Norwegian}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/qatar2022/qualifiers/uefa/match-center/400155708|title=Norway v Netherlands game report|date=1 September 2021}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 24 May 2026}}<ref name="sw"/>
{| 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="3"|Tromsø |2018 |rowspan="2"|Eliteserien |3||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||5||0 |- |2019 |17||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||19||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !20!!0!!4!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!24!!0 |- |rowspan="3"|Molde |2020 |rowspan="2"|Eliteserien |21||2||0||0||6{{efn|Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League}}||1||colspan="2"|—||27||3 |- |2021 |7||0||0||0||4{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}}||0||colspan="2"|—||11||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !28!!2!!0!!0!!10!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!38!!3 |- |rowspan="5"|Feyenoord |2021–22 |rowspan="4"|Eredivisie |30||0||1||0||16{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League}}||0||colspan="2"|—||47||0 |- |2022–23 |29||1||4||0||7{{efn|name=UEL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||40||1 |- |2023–24 |colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield}}||0||1||0 |- |2024–25 |1||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !60!!1!!5!!0!!23!!0!!1!!0!!89!!1 |- |Sassuolo (loan) |2023–24 |Serie A |28||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||30||0 |- |Torino (loan) |2024–25 |rowspan="2"|Serie A |29||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||30||0 |- |rowspan="2"|Torino |2025–26 |29||1||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||32||1 |- !colspan="2"|Torino total !58!!1!!4!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!62!!1 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !194!!4!!15!!0!!33!!1!!1!!0!!243!!5 |} {{notelist}}
==Honours== '''Feyenoord''' * Eredivisie: 2022–23<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2475118-feyenoord-verslaat-go-ahead-en-is-na-zes-jaar-weer-kampioen-van-nederland |title=Feyenoord verslaat Go Ahead en is na zes jaar weer kampioen van Nederland |trans-title=Feyenoord beats Go Ahead and is champions of the Netherlands after six years |language=Dutch |date=14 May 2023 |access-date=14 May 2023}}</ref> * UEFA Europa Conference League runner-up: 2021–22<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaconferenceleague/news/0275-153b4c3b58ce-9dd2bc95bfd0-1000/|first=Sam|last=Honeyman|title=Roma 1–0 Feyenoord: Zaniolo strike wins the first Europa Conference League final |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=25 May 2022 |access-date=25 May 2022}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{NFF|3471242}}
{{Torino FC squad}} {{Norway squad 2026 FIFA World Cup}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pedersen, Marcus Holmgren}} Category:2000 births Category:Living people Category:People from Hammerfest Municipality Category:Footballers from Finnmark Category:Norwegian men's footballers Category:Men's association football full-backs Category:Norway men's youth international footballers Category:Norway men's under-21 international footballers Category:Norway men's international footballers Category:Tromsø IL players Category:Molde FK players Category:Feyenoord players Category:US Sassuolo Calcio players Category:Torino FC players Category:Eliteserien players Category:Eredivisie players Category:Serie A players Category:Norwegian expatriate men's footballers Category:Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Category:Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Category:Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Category:21st-century Norwegian sportsmen Category:2026 FIFA World Cup players