Marcus Holmgren Pedersen

Not to be confused with Marcus Pedersen.

Marcus Holmgren Pedersen (born 16 July 2000) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Italian Serie A club Torino and the Norway national team.^[2]

Marcus Holmgren Pedersen

Pedersen playing for Feyenoord in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth	(2000-07-16) 16 July 2000 (age 25)[1]
Place of birth	Hammerfest, Norway
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Torino
Number	16
Youth career
0000–2016	HIF/Stein
2016–2018	Tromsø
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2020	Tromsø	20	(0)
2020–2021	Molde	28	(2)
2021–2025	Feyenoord	60	(1)
2023–2024	→ Sassuolo (loan)	28	(0)
2024–2025	→ Torino (loan)	29	(0)
2025–	Torino	0	(0)
International career‡
2019	Norway U19	9	(1)
2020	Norway U21	2	(0)
2021–	Norway	29	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 07:01, 19 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 June 2025

Club career

Early life

Hailing from Hammerfest, Pedersen started playing youth football in HIF/Stein. In 2016 he moved to Tromsø to attend the Norwegian School of Elite Sport there, and transferred to the youth section of Tromsø IL.^[3]

Tromsø

Pedersen got his debut for Tromsø when he came in as an 86th-minute substitute in a Norwegian Cup first round tie against Skjervøy on 18 April 2018.^[4] He got his league debut in a 1–0 loss against Odd on 28 October 2018, and became the first player from Hammerfest to play in the top division of Norwegian football.^[5] On 5 May 2019, he received a red card for a professional foul and was sent off in the 88th minute of the game against Kristiansund.^[6]

Molde

On 11 February 2020, Pedersen signed a three-year contract with Molde.^[7]

Feyenoord

On 22 June 2021, Molde confirmed that they had sold Pedersen to Feyenoord,^[8] with the Dutch club confirming the arrival of the defender on a five-year contract the same day.^[9] He scored his first goal for the club on 18 February 2023, scoring the second goal in the 90th minute in a 2–1 win over AZ Alkmaar.^[10]

Sassuolo (loan)

On 22 August 2023, Pedersen joined Italian club Sassuolo on loan for the remainder of the season, with an option to buy.^[11]

Torino (loan)

On 22 August 2024, Pedersen returned to Italy and signed with Torino on loan, with an option to buy and a conditional obligation to buy.^[12]

International career

Marcus Holmgren Pedersen played nine games and scored one goal for Norway under-19.^[13] On 27 February 2019, he scored in his debut game against Denmark which Norway lost 2–1. Pedersen was a member of Norway's squad in the 2019 European Under-19 Championship^[14] and appeared in all three matches in the group stage.

He made his debut for the Norway national football team on 1 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against the Netherlands, a 1–1 home draw. He started the game and was substituted after an hour of play.^[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 May 2025^[2]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Tromsø	2018	Eliteserien	3	0	2	0	—		—		5	0
	2019		17	0	2	0	—		—		19	0
	Total		20	0	4	0	—		—		24	0
Molde	2020	Eliteserien	21	2	0	0	6[a]	1	—		27	3
	2021		7	0	0	0	4[b]	0	—		11	0
	Total		28	2	0	0	10	1	—		38	3
Feyenoord	2021–22	Eredivisie	30	0	1	0	16[c]	0	—		47	0
	2022–23		29	1	4	0	7[b]	0	—		40	1
	2023–24		—		—		—		1[d]	0	1	0
	2024–25		1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	Total		60	1	5	0	23	0	1	0	89	1
Sassuolo (loan)	2023–24	Serie A	28	0	2	0	—		—		30	0
Torino (loan)	2024–25		29	0	1	0	—		—		30	0
Career total			165	3	12	0	33	1	1	0	211	4

1. Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
4. Appearances in Johan Cruyff Shield

Honours

Feyenoord

• Eredivisie: 2022–23^[16]
• UEFA Europa Conference League runner-up: 2021–22^[17]