Mads Valentin
{{short description|Danish footballer (born 1996)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Mads Valentin
| image = Mads5Nords.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Valentin with Nordsjælland in 2018
| fullname = Mads Giersing Valentin Pedersen
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|9|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = Kokkedal, Denmark
| height = 1.74 m{{cite web |url=https://www.fcaugsburg.de/en/team/player/mads-pedersen-en-102 |title=Mads Valentin |publisher=FC Augsburg |access-date=1 September 2022}}
| position = Left-back, left wing-back
| currentclub = FC Augsburg
| clubnumber = 3
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Snekkersten
| youthyears2 =
| youthyears3 =
| youthclubs3 = Hørsholm-Usserød IK
| youthyears4 =
| youthclubs4 = Nordsjælland
| years1 = 2015–2019
| clubs1 = Nordsjælland
| caps1 = 88
| goals1 = 3
| years2 = 2019–
| clubs2 = FC Augsburg
| caps2 = 108
| goals2 = 3
| years3 = 2020
| clubs3 = → FC Zürich (loan)
| caps3 = 2
| goals3 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2013–2014
| nationalteam1 = Denmark U18
| nationalcaps1 = 5
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2014–2015
| nationalteam2 = Denmark U19
| nationalcaps2 = 13
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2015–2017
| nationalteam3 = Denmark U20
| nationalcaps3 = 3
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2016–2019
| nationalteam4 = Denmark U21
| nationalcaps4 = 14
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| club-update = 17:27, 29 March 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update =
}}
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.
Club career
=FC Nordsjælland=
Valentin was promoted to the first team squad in the summer of 2015, at the age of 19{{ cite web | title = FCN forfremmer unge Mini | url = http://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/fcn-forfremmer-unge-mini/ | publisher = bold.dk | date = 11 June 2015 }} and got his contract extended.{{ cite web | title = FCN forlænger med Mads "Mini" Pedersen | url = http://fcn.dk/2015/06/fcn-forlaenger-med-mads-mini-pedersen/ | publisher = fcn.dk | date = 11 June 2015 }}
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.{{ cite web | title = NORDSJÆLLAND VS. AGF 2 - 0 | url = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/09/27/denmark/superliga/fc-nordsjalland/agf-aarhus/2048518/| publisher = Soccerway | date = 27 September 2015}} 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.{{ cite web | title = Mads 'Mini' Pedersen ude i mindst otte uger | url = http://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/mads-mini-pedersen-ude-i-mindst-otte-uger/ | publisher = bold.dk | date = 12 September 2017 }}
In November 2018, Mads changed his shirt name from his nickname "Mini" to his middle name "Valentin" to honor his family.{{ cite web | title = MINI BLIVER TIL VALENTIN | url = https://fcn.dk/2018/11/mini-bliver-til-valentin/ | publisher = bold.dk | date = 22 November 2018 }}
=FC Augsburg=
On 27 June 2019, Valentin joined FC Augsburg on a contract until June 2024.{{ cite web | title = MADS PEDERSEN VERSTÄRKT DEN FCA | url = https://fcaugsburg.de/wns/mads-pedersen-verstaerkt-den-fca/ | publisher = fcaugsburg.dk | date = 27 June 2019 }} 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.[https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/dortmund-vandt-stort-trods-vild-valentin-start/ Dortmund vandt stort trods vild Valentin-start], bold.dk, 17 August 2019 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.[https://fcaugsburg.de/wns/mads-petersen-completes-loan-move-to-zurich/?lang=en MADS PETERSEN COMPLETES LOAN MOVE TO ZURICH], fcaugsburg.de, 30 January 2020
In July 2023, Valentin signed a contract extension with Augsburg until June 2027.[https://www.fcaugsburg.de/en/article/mads-pedersen-extends-contract-with-fca-18349 Mads Pedersen extends contract with FCA], fcaugsburg.de, 14 July 2023
International career
Valentin was called up to the senior Denmark squad for friendly matches against the Netherlands and Serbia on 26 and 29 March 2022, respectively.{{cite news |url=https://www.goalzz.com/?n=1125881 |title=Injured Poulsen and Delaney depart Danish squad, Pedersen joins |publisher=goalzz.com |date=28 March 2022|access-date=1 April 2022}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 29 March 2025}}
| 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="5"|Nordsjælland
|16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17
|Danish Superliga |25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18
|Danish Superliga |25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 3 | ||
| 2018–19
|Danish Superliga |22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!88 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 3 | |
| rowspan="7"|FC Augsburg
|2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21
|Bundesliga |15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21
|Bundesliga |29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23
|Bundesliga |28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24
|Bundesliga |27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25
|Bundesliga |7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 9 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!108 | 3 | 5 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 113 | 4 | |||
| FC Zürich (loan)
|2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!198 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 7 |
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References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|345339}}
- {{DBU player|7342}}
{{FC Augsburg squad}}
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