Marcus Pedersen

HamKam

Pedersen was born in Hamar, Norway. He grew up in the nearby Stange Municipality, where he played youth football until he joined HamKam at age 11. He played in his first senior match for HamKam at the age of 14, in a friendly game. In the spring of 2006, he was invited to a trial with Liverpool, but failed to impress, which Pedersen later attributed to an attack of mononucleosis that was identified after he returned home. In 2007, he was part of the HamKam squad that was promoted to Tippeligaen. He made his debut for HamKam against Skeid on 9 April 2007 and featured in three other matches that season. He made his Tippeliga debut, and scored his first professional goal in the 2–1 victory against Rosenborg on 9 July 2008, making him the match winner. Injuries prevented him from getting more than five games in his second senior season.

Strømsgodset

On 1 January 2009 Pedersen signed for Strømsgodset on a free transfer, after his contract with HamKam ended. He cited the need for a change in surroundings as part of why he signed for a new club. He played his first match in Tippeligaen for Strømsgodset on 15 March 2009 against Start. The match ended 3–3 with Pedersen scoring two of the goals. He scored another two goals on 2 June 2009 in a 2–1 victory against Brann. Altogether, he scored 10 goals in 24 matches in the 2009 season, making him the top goal scorer for his club that year. The 2010 season started very well for Pedersen. Playing alongside another…

Pedersen represented Norway at youth level from U15 to U23. He 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. 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. He returned to the national team on 12 November 2015, coming on as a substitute in the 61st minute in Norway's 1–0 defeat to Hungary in the first leg of the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying play-offs.

Club

As of match played 19 September 2023

International goals

Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates the score after each Pedersen goal.