Pedersen with Mechelen in 2012 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1987-10-10) 10 October 1987 (age 37) | ||
Place of birth | Køge, Denmark | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | HB Køge (Manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
Herfølge BK | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2007 | Herfølge BK | 41 | (18) |
2007–2009 | Nordsjælland | 26 | (9) |
2009–2012 | Groningen | 69 | (12) |
2012–2013 | Mechelen | 25 | (12) |
2013–2016 | Gent | 41 | (10) |
2016–2017 | Oostende | 19 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Mechelen | 25 | (4) |
2018–2019 | Emmen | 12 | (4) |
Total | 258 | (69) | |
International career | |||
2006 | Denmark U-20 | 1 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Denmark U-21 | 12 | (3) |
2010–2013 | Denmark | 13 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
2020–2023 | HB Køge (U17) | ||
2023– | HB Køge | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Nicklas Pedersen (born 10 October 1987) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is currently the manager of HB Køge.
Club career
Pedersen started his senior career with Herfølge BK in the Danish 1st Division. He made his Denmark national under-21 football team debut in August 2007, and got his breakthrough with Danish Superliga club FC Nordsjælland in September 2007. In January 2009, Pedersen signed a contract with Dutch club FC Groningen. FC Groningen paid FC Nordsjælland €2.2 million for the Danish striker.
On 2 July 2012, Pedersen joined Belgian club K.V. Mechelen on a three-year contract.
On 1 July 2013, Pedersen joined fellow Belgian side K.A.A. Gent for a fee of €1.5 million.
On 14 May 2019 he was forced to retire due to a knee injury.
He is the son of the Danish football manager Jesper Pedersen.
Coaching career
In the summer 2019, Pedersen began working as talent coach for his former club, HB Køge, helping with the morning- and individual training. On 6 January 2020 the club announced, that he would take charge of the club's U17 squad.
On 5 June 2023, after Daniel Agger resigned, Pedersen was appointed manager of HB Køge's first team.
Honours
Club
- Gent
International
International goals
- Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first.
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 5 June 2013 | Nordjyske Arena, Aalborg, Denmark | Georgia | 1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
References
- "FC Groningen: Pedersen per direct naar FC". www.fcgroningen.nl. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- "Havensupport.dk - Mød Nicklas Pedersen". Archived from the original on 11 February 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- Nicklas Pedersen overtager U17-holdet, hbkoge.dk, 6 January 2020
- Nicklas Pedersen ny cheftræner for HB Køge, hbkoge.dk, 5 June 2023
- Nicklas Pedersen rykker til Oostende, bold.dk, 1 February 2016
External links
- Nicklas Pedersen national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- Danish Superliga statistics
- HvemVandt.dk profile
- Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)
- Nicklas Pedersen at Soccerway
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