Nicklas Pedersen

This article is about the footballer. For the pageant winner, see Nicklas Pedersen (Mister World).

Nicklas Pedersen
Personal information
Pedersen with Mechelen in 2012
Date of birth	(1987-10-10) 10 October 1987
Place of birth	Køge, Denmark
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current team	KV Oostende
Number	14
Youth career
	Herfølge BK
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2007	Herfølge BK	41	(18)
2007–2009	FC Nordsjælland	26	(9)
2009–2012	Groningen	69	(12)
2012–2013	Mechelen	25	(12)
2013–2016	Gent	41	(10)
2016–	KV Oostende	7	(0)
National team^‡
2006	Denmark U-20	1	(0)
2007–2008	Denmark U-21	12	(3)
2010–	Denmark	13	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 May 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 September 2013

Nicklas Pedersen (born 10 October 1987) is a Danish professional football striker, who currently plays for Belgian Pro League side KV Oostende.

Club career

Pedersen started his senior career with Herfølge BK in the Danish 1st Division. He made his Denmark national under-21 football team debut in August 2007, and got his breakthrough with Danish Superliga club FC Nordsjælland in September 2007. In January 2009, Pedersen signed a contract with Dutch club FC Groningen. FC Groningen paid FC Nordsjælland 2.2 million euros for the Danish striker.^[1]

On 2 July 2012, Pedersen joined Belgian club K.V. Mechelen on a three-year contract.

On 1 July 2013, Pedersen joined fellow Belgian side K.A.A. Gent for a fee of 1.5 million Euros.

He is the son of the Danish football manager Jesper Pedersen.^[2]

Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first.

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	5 June 2013	Nordjyske Arena, Aalborg, Denmark	Georgia	1–1	2–1	Friendly

K.V. Oostende – current squad

1 Proto 4 Antunes 6 Bossaerts 7 Siani (c) 8 El Ghanassy 9 Cyriac 10 Berrier 11 Musona 12 Ovono 14 Pedersen 15 Jali 16 Marušić 17 Akpala 18 Rozehnal 19 Dimata 20 Jonckheere 21 Van De Wiele 24 Van der Heyden 26 Vandendriessche 27 Capon 29 Segbia 30 Chopin 31 Godeau 33 Tomašević 40 Verlinden 44 Milić 55 Canesin Manager: Vanderhaeghe

Denmark squad – UEFA Euro 2012

1 Andersen 2 C. Poulsen 3 Kjær 4 Agger (c) 5 S. Poulsen 6 Jacobsen 7 Kvist 8 Eriksen 9 Krohn-Dehli 10 Rommedahl 11 Bendtner 12 Bjelland 13 Okore 14 Schöne 15 Silberbauer 16 Lindegaard 17 Pedersen 18 Wass 19 J. Poulsen 20 Kahlenberg 21 Zimling 22 Schmeichel 23 Mikkelsen Coach: Olsen

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