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 Swiss club FC Zürich on loan from Bundesliga side FC Augsburg.

Mads Valentin
Personal information
Full name Mads Giersing Valentin Pedersen
Date of birth (1996-09-01) 1 September 1996
Place of birth Kokkedal, Denmark
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Zürich
(on loan from FC Augsburg)
Number 12
Youth career
Snekkersten IF[1]
Nivå-Kokkedal[1]
Hørsholm-Usserød IK[1]
FC Nordsjælland[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 FC Nordsjælland 88 (3)
2019– FC Augsburg 2 (0)
2020– → FC 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 22:09, 3 May 2020 (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, and besides that, he also revealed that he dreamed of a foreign adventure. In September 2017, Valentin suffered from a horrible ligament injury in his knee, that would keep him out for at least 8 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
  1. "FCN forlænger med Mads "Mini" Pedersen". fcn.dk. 11 June 2015.
  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.
  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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