Mikkel Pedersen

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Mikkel Pedersen
Personal information
Full name Mikkel Mejlstrup Pedersen [1]
Date of birth (1996-01-07) 7 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Hobro, Denmark [1]
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Randers FC
Number 12
Youth career
2000–2011 Hobro IK
2011–2014 Randers FC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2016 Randers FC 0 (0)
2016–2022 Hobro IK 158 (11)
2022– Randers FC 39 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 April 2024

Mikkel Mejlstrup Pedersen (born 7 January 1996) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club Randers FC.

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Career

Randers

Pedersen started playing football for local club Hobro IK at age four, [3] progressing through various youth levels before moving to the Randers FC academy at under-15 level. [1]

Hobro

On 20 July 2016, he returned to Hobro without having made a senior appearance for Randers. [1] Pedersen made his professional debut on 31 July 2016, replacing Anders Holvad in the 59th minute of a 1–1 home draw against FC Helsingør in the Danish 1st Division. [4] The club reached promotion in his first season, [5] as Pedersen made 20 total appearances. [6]

He made his debut at the top level, the Danish Superliga, on the first matchday of the 2017–18 season, a 2–1 win over Helsingør in which he came off the bench for Danny Olsen in the 81st minute. [7]

Pedersen scored his first goal on 16 September 2018, equalizing in the Superliga match against Vendsyssel FF, which ended in a 1–1 away draw. [8]

Return to Randers

On 3 August 2022, Pedersen returned for his second stint at Randers FC, signing a three-year contract. [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Ruwald, Malene (20 July 2016). "Hobro IK henter tidligere ungdomsspiller hjem". TV2 Nord (in Danish). Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "Mikkel Mejlstrup Pedersen – NordicBet Liga". Hobro IK (in Danish). Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  3. ↑ Skovbo, Rasmus (3 August 2022). "Lokal fodboldknægt fra Hobro solgt til Randers FC". LigeHer.nu (in Danish). Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "Hobro vs. Helsingør – 31 July 2016". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  5. ↑ Madsen, Nicolai Margon (27 May 2017). "Hobro sikrer sig oprykning til Superligaen". TV 2 Sport (in Danish). Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  6. ↑ Mikkel Pedersen at Soccerway
  7. ↑ "Hobro vs. Helsingør – 16 July 2017". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  8. ↑ Nielsen, Carl Emil (16 September 2018). "Vendsyssel og Hobro deler point i lokalopgør". Nordjyske (in Danish). Archived from the original on 17 September 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  9. ↑ Hansen, Klaus (3 August 2022). "Randers FC henter Hobro-anfører Mikkel 'MP' Pedersen". RANDERSiDAG (in Danish). Archived from the original on 27 November 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
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