Morten Gamst Pedersen

Norwegian association football player

Morten Gamst Pedersen (born 8 September 1981) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Morten Gamst Pedersen
Pedersen lining up for Norway in 2012
Personal information
Full name Morten Gamst Pedersen[1]
Date of birth (1981-09-08) 8 September 1981 (age 43)[2]
Place of birth Vadsø, Norway
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1997–1998 Norild
1998–1999 Polarstjernen
1999–2000 Norild
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2004 Tromsø 103 (40)
2004–2013 Blackburn Rovers 288 (35)
2013–2014 Karabükspor 10 (0)
2014–2016 Rosenborg 28 (3)
2016–2019 Tromsø 88 (3)
2020–2022 Alta 38 (19)
2022 Åsane 16 (0)
2023–2024 Ranheim 19 (2)
National team
2001–2004 Norway U21 18 (10)
2004–2014 Norway 83 (17)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 December 2023

Career statistics

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As of 12 February 2024[3][4][5][6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Season Club League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tromsø 2000 Tippeligaen 10 3 1 0 11 3
2001 Tippeligaen 26 5 4 0 30 5
2002 1. divisjon 23 18 5 3 28 21
2003 Tippeligaen 26 7 5 5 31 12
2004 Tippeligaen 18 7 3 3 21 10
Total 103 40 18 11 121 51
Blackburn Rovers 2004–05 Premier League 19 4 7 3 1 1 27 8
2005–06 Premier League 34 9 2 0 6 1 42 10
2006–07 Premier League 36 6 5 2 1 0 7 0 49 8
2007–08 Premier League 37 4 1 0 2 1 6 1 46 6
2008–09 Premier League 33 1 1 0 3 0 37 1
2009–10 Premier League 33 3 1 0 5 2 39 5
2010–11 Premier League 35 4 2 0 2 0 39 4
2011–12 Premier League 33 3 1 0 3 1 37 4
2012–13 Championship 28 1 5 0 0 0 33 1
Total 288 35 25 5 23 6 13 1 349 47
Karabükspor 2013–14 Süper Lig 10 0 3 0 13 0
Rosenborg 2014 Tippeligaen 24 3 2 1 6 1 32 5
2015 Tippeligaen 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
Total 28 3 3 1 6 1 37 5
Tromsø 2016 Tippeligaen 8 0 1 0 9 0
2017 Eliteserien 24 1 2 1 26 2
2018 Eliteserien 27 1 2 0 29 1
2019 Eliteserien 29 1 3 0 32 1
Total 88 3 8 1 96 4
Alta 2020 2. divisjon 13 7 0 0 13 7
2021 2. divisjon 25 12 3 0 28 12
Total 38 19 3 0 41 19
Åsane 2022 1. divisjon 16 0 2 0 18 0
Total 16 0 2 0 18 0
Ranheim 2023 1. divisjon 19 2 3 2 22 4
Total 19 2 3 2 22 4
Career total 591 102 65 20 23 6 19 2 697 130

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[7]
National team Year Apps Goals
Norway 2004 10 4
2005 11 1
2006 6 2
2007 10 1
2008 8 0
2009 10 4
2010 9 2
2011 7 2
2012 3 0
2013 2 0
2014 7 1
Total 83 17
Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gamst Pedersen goal[7]
List of international goals scored by Morten Gamst Pedersen
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 18 February 2004 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland   Northern Ireland 1–0 4–1 Friendly
2 2–0
3 13 October 2004 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway   Slovenia 2–0 3–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier
4 16 November 2004 Craven Cottage, London, England   Australia 2–2 2–2 Friendly
5 3 September 2005 Arena Petrol, Celje, Slovenia   Slovenia 3–2 3–2 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier
6 16 August 2006 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway   Brazil 1–0 1–1 Friendly
7 2 September 2006 Ferenc Szusza Stadium, Budapest, Hungary   Hungary 3–0 4–1 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier
8 21 October 2007 Ta' Qali Stadium, Attard, Malta   Malta 4–1 4–1 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier
9 28 March 2009 Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg, South Africa   South Africa 1–1 1–2 Friendly
10 1 April 2009 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway   Finland 3–2 3–2 Friendly
11 12 August 2009 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway   Scotland 2–0 4–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier
12 4–0
13 29 May 2010 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway   Montenegro 2–1 2–1 Friendly
14 17 November 2010 Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland   Republic of Ireland 1–1 2–1 Friendly
15 7 June 2011 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway   Lithuania 1–0 1–0 Friendly
16 11 October 2011 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway   Cyprus 1–0 3–1 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifier
17 5 March 2014 Eden Arena, Prague   Czech Republic 2–2 2–2 Friendly

Honours

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Tromsø

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Rosenborg

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Individual

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References

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  1. "Morten Gamst Pedersen: Klubbstatistikk" [Morten Gamst Pedersen: Club statistics] (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Morten Gamst Pedersen: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  3. Pedersen's Norwegian stats Archived 3 July 2013 at Archive.today (in Norwegian). NFF. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  4. Pedersen's career stats (in Norwegian). AltomFotball.no. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  5. Pedersen English stats. Football Database.eu. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  6. Pedersen Blackburn stats. 11v11.com. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  7. 7.0 7.1 "Morten Gamst Pedersen". eu-football.info. Retrieved 6 September 2020.