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.
 Valentin with Nordsjælland in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mads Giersing Valentin Pedersen | ||
| Date of birth | 1 September 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Kokkedal, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back, left wing-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Augsburg | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Snekkersten[2] | |||
| Nivå-Kokkedal[2] | |||
| Hørsholm-Usserød IK[2] | |||
| Nordsjælland[2] | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | Nordsjælland | 88 | (3) |
| 2019– | FC Augsburg | 91 | (3) |
| 2020 | → Zürich (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2013–2014 | Denmark U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Denmark U19 | 13 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Denmark U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Denmark U21 | 14 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:55, 28 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
FC Nordsjælland edit
Valentin was promoted to the first team squad in the summer of 2015, at the age of 19[3] and got his contract extended.[2]
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.[4] 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.[5]
In November 2018, Mads changed his shirt name from his nickname "Mini" to his middle name "Valentin" to honor his family.[6]
FC Augsburg edit
On 27 June 2019, Valentin joined FC Augsburg on a contract until June 2024.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9]
In July 2023, Valentin signed a contract extension with Augsburg until June 2027.[10]
International career edit
Valentin was called up to the senior Denmark squad for friendly matches against the Netherlands and Serbia on 26 and 29 March 2022, respectively.[11]
References edit
- ^ "Mads Valentin". FC Augsburg. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "FCN forlænger med Mads "Mini" Pedersen". fcn.dk. 11 June 2015.
- ^ "FCN forfremmer unge Mini". bold.dk. 11 June 2015.
- ^ "NORDSJÆLLAND VS. AGF 2 - 0". Soccerway. 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Mads 'Mini' Pedersen ude i mindst otte uger". bold.dk. 12 September 2017.
- ^ "MINI BLIVER TIL VALENTIN". bold.dk. 22 November 2018.
- ^ "MADS PEDERSEN VERSTÄRKT DEN FCA". fcaugsburg.dk. 27 June 2019.
- ^ Dortmund vandt stort trods vild Valentin-start, bold.dk, 17 August 2019
- ^ MADS PETERSEN COMPLETES LOAN MOVE TO ZURICH, fcaugsburg.de, 30 January 2020
- ^ Mads Pedersen extends contract with FCA, fcaugsburg.de, 14 July 2023
- ^ "Injured Poulsen and Delaney depart Danish squad, Pedersen joins". goalzz.com. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
External links edit
- Mads Valentin at Soccerway
- Mads Valentin national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)