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{{short description|Danish footballer (born 1983)}}
{{BLP sources|date=August 2023}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Martin Pedersen
| fullname = Martin Meldgaard Pedersen
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|10|9|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Aalborg]]. Denmark
| height = {{height|m=1.74}}
| position = [[Left-back]]
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| years1 = 2002–2009
| years2 = 2005–2006
| years3 = 2009–2011
| years4 = 2010
| years5 = 2011
| years6 = 2011–2013
| years7 = 2013
| years8 = 2013–2016
| years9 = 2017
| years10 = 2018–2019
| clubs1 = [[AaB Fodbold|AaB]]
| clubs2 = → [[SønderjyskE Fodbold|SønderjyskE]] (loan)
| clubs3 = [[Vejle Boldklub|Vejle]]
| clubs4 = → [[Valur (club)|Valur]] (loan)
| clubs5 = [[FC Hjørring|Hjørring]]
| clubs6 = [[FC Fredericia|Fredericia]]
| clubs7 = [[B36 Tórshavn]]
| clubs8 = [[Jammerbugt FC|Jammerbugt]]
| clubs9 = [[Vejgaard BK|Vejgaard]]
| clubs10 = [[Jammerbugt FC|Jetsmark]]
| caps1 = 99
| caps2 = 25
| caps3 = 18
| caps4 = 19
| caps5 = 9
| caps6 = 12
| caps7 = 14
| goals1 = 2
| goals2 = 0
| goals3 = 0
| goals4 = 2
| goals5 = 0
| goals6 = 0
| goals7 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 1999
| nationalyears2 = 2002–2004
| nationalyears3 = 2002–2006
| nationalteam1 = Denmark U16
| nationalteam2 = Denmark U20
| nationalteam3 = [[Denmark national under-21 football team|Denmark U21]]
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalcaps2 = 6
| nationalcaps3 = 28
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| pcupdate =
| manageryears1 = 2016
| managerclubs1 = [[Jammerbugt FC]]
}}
'''Martin Meldgaard Pedersen''' (born 9 October 1983) is a Danish former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[left-back]].
He has played 28 games for the [[Denmark national under-21 football team|Danish under-21 national team]], and was selected for the [[2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship|2006 European Under-21 Championship]].
== Club career ==
Pedersen made his senior debut for Aalborg BK (AaB) in the [[2002–03 Danish Superliga|2002–03 Superliga]] season. At age 21, he had played 39 Superliga matches for AaB. Struggling to capture a first team spot in competition with [[Denmark national football team|Danish international]] defender [[Allan K. Jepsen]], Pedersen was put [[Loan (football)|on loan]] with Superliga [[Promotion and relegation|relegation]] battlers [[SønderjyskE Fodbold|SønderjyskE]] for the [[2005–06 Danish Superliga|2005–06 Superliga]] season. He played 25 games for SønderjyskE, but could not prevent them from being relegated at the end of the season.
Back at AaB, Pedersen was initially competing with Danish under-21 national team defender [[Michael Jakobsen]] for the left back. With Jakobsen eventually settling in the central defense, Pedersen played a number of games at left back, as AaB won [[bronze medal]]s in the [[2006–07 Danish Superliga|2006–07 Superliga]] season. Following [[AaB Fodbold|Aalborg BK]]'s bronze medals they qualified for the [[UEFA Cup]], where a dream came true for Martin Pedersen as he played against his favourite foreign team, [[Tottenham Hotspur]] at [[White Hart Lane]].
Pedersen had his best AaB season the following year, when he played 28 of 33 games as the team won the [[2007–08 Danish Superliga|2007–08 Superliga]] championship. After the championship, AaB qualified for the [[2008–09 UEFA Champions League#Group E|2008–09 Champions League group stage]], where Pedersen had a lot of stable performances against [[Celtic F.C.]], [[Villarreal CF]] and [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]. [[Alex Ferguson|Sir Alex Ferguson]] even mentioned Pedersen of one of the Aalborg BK profiles in an interview, a few days before AaB entered the [[Old Trafford]] to play against Manchester United.<ref name="ferguson">{{cite news |last=Egelund |first=Klaus |title=Ferguson roser AaB-back |language=Danish |publisher=Ekstra Bladet |date=10 December 2008 |url=http://ekstrabladet.dk/sport/fodbold/udenlandsk_fodbold/championsleague/article1096085.ece |accessdate=25 January 2009}}</ref>
AaB however, did not want to extend his contract, which resulted in a transfer to Superliga relegation battlers [[Vejle Boldklub]] in January 2009, six months before his contract ended.<ref name="vejletransfer">{{cite news |last=Andersen |first=Brian |title=Martin Pedersen skifter til Vejle Boldklub |language=Danish |publisher=AaBsport.dk |date=23 January 2008 |url=http://ekstrabladet.dk/sport/fodbold/udenlandsk_fodbold/championsleague/article1096085.ece |accessdate=25 January 2009}}</ref> Injuries ruined his first time at the club, and he only played five games as Vejle were relegated at the end of the season. In his second season with Vejle, Pedersen fell out with the club. He was loaned out to [[Iceland]]ic team [[Valur (club)|Valur]] in March 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.vejle-boldklub.dk/index.php?nyhedsarkivet&newsId=3144 |title=Vejle Boldklub – Topfodbold i Regionen}}</ref>
After returning to Denmark he settled his contract with [[Vejle Boldklub]] and joined [[FC Hjørring]] in the same division until the end of 2010/2011 season. In summer of 2011 Pedersen signed a 1,5 years contract for promotion hopeful [[FC Fredericia]] and after a great start he tore his [[cruciate ligament]] against [[Randers FC]] in September 2011. The operation went well and Pedersen returned to full training in April 2012.<ref name="Martin Pedersen returns from injury">{{cite news |title=Martin P: Ser supergod ud |language=Danish |publisher=bold.dk |date=10 May 2012 |url=http://www.bold.dk/nyt/Martin-P-Ser-supergodt-ud |accessdate=25 May 2012}}</ref>
He finished his active career at [[Vejgaard BK]].<ref>[http://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/martin-pedersen-goer-comeback-paa-groensvaeren/ Martin Pedersen gør comeback på grønsværen]‚ bold.dk, 9 December 2016</ref>
== International career ==
He has earned 35 [[cap (football)|cap]]s for various Danish youth team selections, starting with the Under-16s in 1999. He made his debut for the [[Denmark national under-21 football team|Danish under-21 national team]] in August 2002, 18 years old. He played a total 28 games for the Under-21s, and was selected for the [[2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship|2006 European Under-21 Championship]] in May 2006.
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*{{DBU player|4341}}
*[https://www.danskfodbold.com/spiller.php?ligaid=2001&spillerid=10164 Martin Pedersen] official [[Danish Superliga]] statistics at danskfodbold.com {{in lang|da}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140718141145/http://www.jammerbugtfc.dk/cms_files/plugins/PlayerProfile.aspx?id=110 Martin Pedersen at Jammerbugt FC] {{in lang|da}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pedersen, Martin}}
[[Category:1983 births]]
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[[Category:Danish men's footballers]]
[[Category:Footballers from Aalborg]]
[[Category:Denmark men's youth international footballers]]
[[Category:Denmark men's under-21 international footballers]]
[[Category:AaB Fodbold players]]
[[Category:Danish expatriate sportspeople in Iceland]]
[[Category:Vendsyssel FF players]]
[[Category:Sønderjyske Fodbold players]]
[[Category:Vejle Boldklub players]]
[[Category:Danish Superliga players]]
[[Category:Men's association football full-backs]]
[[Category:Danish expatriate men's footballers]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Iceland]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in the Faroe Islands]]
[[Category:B36 Tórshavn players]]
[[Category:Jammerbugt FC managers]]
[[Category:Danish football managers]]
[[Category:21st-century Danish sportsmen]]
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