Nicklas Pedersen

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Nicklas Pedersen

| image = Niklas-pedersen-1344797299.jpg

| image_size = 220

| caption = Pedersen with Mechelen in 2012

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1987|10|10}}

| birth_place = Køge, Denmark

| height = 1.86m

| position = Forward

| currentclub = HB Køge (Manager)

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Herfølge BK

| years1 = 2004–2007 | clubs1 = Herfølge BK | caps1 = 41 | goals1 = 18

| years2 = 2007–2009 | clubs2 = Nordsjælland | caps2 = 26 | goals2 = 9

| years3 = 2009–2012 | clubs3 = Groningen | caps3 = 69 | goals3 = 12

| years4 = 2012–2013 | clubs4 = Mechelen | caps4 = 25| goals4 = 12

| years5 = 2013–2016 | clubs5 = Gent | caps5 = 41 | goals5 = 10

| years6 = 2016–2017 | clubs6 = Oostende | caps6 = 19 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2017–2018 | clubs7 = Mechelen | caps7 = 25 | goals7 = 4

| years8 = 2018–2019 | clubs8 = Emmen | caps8 = 12 | goals8 = 4

| totalcaps = 258 | totalgoals = 69

| nationalyears1 = 2006 | nationalteam1 = Denmark U-20 | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2007–2008 | nationalteam2 = Denmark U-21 | nationalcaps2 = 12 | nationalgoals2 = 3

| nationalyears3 = 2010–2013 | nationalteam3 = Denmark | nationalcaps3 = 13 | nationalgoals3 = 1

| pcupdate =

| ntupdate =

| manageryears1 = 2020–2023

| managerclubs1 = HB Køge (U17)

| manageryears2 = 2023–

| managerclubs2 = HB Køge

}}

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.{{cite web |url=http://www.fcgroningen.nl/home/nieuws/nieuwsbericht/artikel/pedersen-per-direct-naar-fc/vorige/10/ |title=FC Groningen: Pedersen per direct naar FC |website=www.fcgroningen.nl |access-date=22 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140623140632/http://www.fcgroningen.nl/home/nieuws/nieuwsbericht/artikel/pedersen-per-direct-naar-fc/vorige/10/ |archive-date=23 June 2014 |url-status=dead}}

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.{{cite web |url=http://www.havensupport.dk/status.asp?mode=vis_status&id=146 |title=Havensupport.dk - MĂ¸d Nicklas Pedersen |accessdate=2012-06-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100211181249/http://www.havensupport.dk/status.asp?mode=vis_status&id=146 |archivedate=2010-02-11 }}

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.[https://www.hbkoge.dk/nicklas-pedersen-overtager-u17-holdet/ Nicklas Pedersen overtager U17-holdet], hbkoge.dk, 6 January 2020

On 5 June 2023, after Daniel Agger resigned, Pedersen was appointed manager of HB Køge's first team.[https://www.hbkoge.dk/nicklas-pedersen-ny-cheftraener-for-hb-koege/ Nicklas Pedersen ny cheftræner for HB Køge], hbkoge.dk, 5 June 2023

Honours

=Club=

;Gent

Belgian Pro League: 2014–15

International

=International goals=

:Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first.

class="wikitable"

! No !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition

5 June 2013

Nordjyske Arena, Aalborg, Denmark

1–1

2–1

Friendly

References

[http://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/nicklas-pedersen-rykker-til-oostende/ Nicklas Pedersen rykker til Oostende], bold.dk, 1 February 2016

External links

{{DBU player|5807}}
[http://danskfodbold.com/spiller.php?ligaid=2001&spillerid=11048 Danish Superliga statistics]
[https://archive.today/20070813142415/http://www.hvemvandt.dk/arkiv/visspiller_alltime.php?id=1311 HvemVandt.dk profile]
[http://www.vi.nl/Spelers/Speler.htm?dbid=56624&typeofpage=84137 Voetbal International profile] {{in lang|nl}}
{{Soccerway|nicklas-pedersen/26789}}

Category:1987 births

Category:Living people

Category:Danish men's footballers

Category:Denmark men's youth international footballers

Category:Denmark men's under-21 international footballers

Category:Denmark men's international footballers

Category:Herfølge Boldklub players

Category:FC Nordsjælland players

Category:Danish Superliga players

Category:FC Groningen players

Category:Eredivisie players

Category:K.V. Mechelen players