Mads Valentin

Danish association football player (1996-)

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.

Mads Valentin
Personal information
Full name Mads Giersing Valentin Pedersen
Date of birth (1996-09-01) 1 September 1996 (age 27)
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)
2020Zürich (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 change

FC Nordsjælland change

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 change

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 change

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "FCN forlænger med Mads "Mini" Pedersen". fcn.dk. 11 June 2015. Archived from the original on 30 June 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  2. "FCN forfremmer unge Mini". bold.dk. 11 June 2015.
  3. "NORDSJÆLLAND VS. AGF 2 - 0". Soccerway. 27 September 2015.
  4. "Mads 'Mini' Pedersen ude i mindst otte uger". bold.dk. 12 September 2017.
  5. "MINI BLIVER TIL VALENTIN". bold.dk. 22 November 2018. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  6. "MADS PEDERSEN VERSTÄRKT DEN FCA". fcaugsburg.dk. 27 June 2019.
  7. Dortmund vandt stort trods vild Valentin-start, bold.dk, 17 August 2019
  8. MADS PETERSEN COMPLETES LOAN MOVE TO ZURICH, fcaugsburg.de, 30 January 2020

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