1. Marcus Pedersen grew up in the nearby Stange, where he played youth football until he joined HamKam at age 11.
20 Facts About Marcus Pedersen
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Marcus Pedersen played in his first senior match for HamKam at the age of 14, in a friendly game.
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Marcus Pedersen made his debut for HamKam against Skeid on 9 April 2007 and featured in three other matches that season.
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Marcus Pedersen cited the need for a change in surroundings as part of why he signed for a new club.
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Marcus Pedersen suffered an injury during a game a few weeks before the transfer-windows closed, and a transfer seemed unlikely, until Vitesse showed concrete interest in him.
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Marcus Pedersen scored his first goal only two minutes after coming on as a substitute.
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Marcus Pedersen played a total of 16 league matches and scored five goals for the club in his first season, but featured only five times in the starting lineup.
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Marcus Pedersen was sent on loan to Norwegian club Valerenga on 22 February 2012, and managed 8 goals in 15 league appearances until the loan-deal ended on 1 August.
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On 31 August 2012, Marcus Pedersen was loaned out to Odense Boldklub on a season-long loan deal, with OB having an option to buy.
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Marcus Pedersen made his debut against FC Copenhagen on 2 September 2012.
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On 21 August 2013, Marcus Pedersen joined English Championship club Barnsley on a season-long loan.
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On 11 August 2014, Marcus Pedersen was sold to Brann for an undisclosed sum, partly financed by investor Trond Mohn.
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Marcus Pedersen scored three goals in ten league matches for the club, but was unable to save them from relegation.
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Marcus Pedersen had a gentleman's agreement with the former sports director of Brann, Roald Bruun-Hansen, that he would be sold if the club was relegated.
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Marcus Pedersen then went on to score three goals in his final eight league matches for the club.
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Marcus Pedersen finished his first season having scored 11 goals in ten matches, helping his team secure the runner-up position in the 2015 Tippeligaen.
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On 3 June 2020, Marcus Pedersen returned to former club HamKam.
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Marcus Pedersen represented Norway at youth level from U15 to U23.
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Marcus Pedersen played his first match for the U21 side in August 2009, and he scored two goals for Norway U21 in the match against Hungary U21 on 28 May 2010.
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Marcus Pedersen made his debut for Norway in the friendly match against South Africa on 8 January 2013, and started the match against Zambia four days later.