Mads Valentin
Mads Giersing Valentin Pedersen (born 1 September 1996), usually known as Mads Mini or Mads Valentin, is a professional footballer who plays for Bundesliga club FC Augsburg.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mads Giersing Valentin Pedersen | ||
| Date of birth | 1 September 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Kokkedal, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FC Augsburg | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Snekkersten[1] | |||
| Nivå-Kokkedal[1] | |||
| Hørsholm-Usserød IK[1] | |||
| Nordsjælland[1] | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | Nordsjælland | 88 | (3) |
| 2019– | FC Augsburg | 33 | (1) |
| 2020 | → Zürich (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2013–2014 | Denmark U-18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Denmark U-19 | 13 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Denmark U-20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Denmark U-21 | 14 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:40, 23 December 2021 (UTC) | |||
Club career
FC Nordsjælland
Valentin was promoted to the first team squad in the summer 2015, at the age of 19[2] and got his contract extended.[1]
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 93th minute, replacing Oliver Thychosen.[3] 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. In September 2017, Valentin suffered from a horrible ligament injury in his knee, that would keep him out for at least eight weeks.[4]
In November 2018, Mads changed his shirt name from his nickname "Mini" to his middle name "Valentin" to honor his family.[5]
FC Augsburg
On 27 June 2019, Valentin joined FC Augsburg on a contract until June 2024.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8]
References
Other websites
- Mads Valentin at Soccerway
- Mads Valentin on DBU (in Danish)
