Marcus Pedersen
Marcus Pedersen ( born June 8, 1990 in Hamar ) is a Norwegian football player. The current U -21 national team of Norway is since 2010 in the Dutch Eredivisie for Vitesse Arnhem under contract. He currently plays on loan at English second division side FC Barnsley.
Jo Inge Berget Along side as the greatest offensive talent in his country.
Club career
Pedersen began his career in the youth of the small rod Sportsklubb from the county of Hedmark. Soon he was known as one of the largest regional talent, whereupon he joined at the age of fourteen, in his native town of Hamar giants Ham -Kam. Ståle Solbakken coach forced him from then coldly, let train with fourteen with the first team it already and put him in a friendly match.
In the following season Solbakken left the club in the FC Copenhagen and Ham -Kam increased under new coach Frode Grodås in the Adecco Ligaen from. In the second stage performance, he was then taken under new coach Arne Erlandsen at the age of sixteen firmly into the first team and made his debut on April 7, 2007 at the league game against Skeid Oslo. As a result he came up with four short assignments, without being able to score a goal.
In the following season a lengthy injury slowed his breakthrough before he could achieve the decisive goal for 2-1 victory against Rosenborg Trondheim on July 9, 2008. Pedersen had come into play for Roman Kienast in 84 minutes and scored in the 90th By the end of the season he put in four other games, a talent test from before the club was relegated again, and Pedersen was no longer tenable.
Pedersen opted for a change to the traditional club Strømsgodset IF and thus remained in the Tippeligaen. In " Godset " he was then immediately starting players and managed ten goals this season with the breakthrough in the professional sector. In the season of 1999 he was with the loaned from Udinese Calcio peers Jo Inge Berget talent a congenial offensive partner with whom he determined the initial phase of the season. In the first nine games of the season alone Pedersen met five times ( Berget four times ), after rumors of a premature change arose abroad. Berget then received seven games before he was sold to the Eredivisie Vitesse Arnheim at the Association's internal record transfer fee of 1.5 million euros just before closure of the transfer window.
Since then, he fights under coach Albert Ferrer in a relegation battle the League to a regular place in the team. After an injury early in the season, he started as a wild card in the game time before he first came in the 18th round in the match against Ajax Amsterdam as the only striker in the 4-5-1 system preferred by Ferrer for the course. After an injury in the match against Willem II Tilburg and the obligation of Wilfried Bony the winter break, he usually came only brief appearances, so the striker joined on loan in 2012 to Vålerenga Oslo.
National
Pedersen has played for the Norwegian U-15, U -16 and U-17 selection. In 2009 he was brought forward at the age of 18 years in the U -21 national team, which he belongs to Dato and currently with his former offensive Partner at Strømsgodset, Jo Inge Berget, forming a striking partnership.
Others
In 2006 he was in the of the Olympiatoppen initiated by the Norwegian legendary player Hallvar Thoresen ( Norwegian Olympic Committee for the Promotion of Spitzensoports ) program " Fra talent til topp piller " ( "From a talent for top players " ) was added. Thus at this pilot project, the ten largest Norwegian talents between fifteen and seventeen years of age should be guided by additional individual support to professional football.
In addition Pedersen then managed seven more players from the program to jump to the professional. The oldest player taken into account, Tarik Elyounoussi is already A-National player.