 Valentin withNordsjælland in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mads Giersing Valentin Pedersen | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-09-01)1 September 1996 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Kokkedal, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Augsburg | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Snekkersten[2] | |||
| Nivå-Kokkedal[2] | |||
| Hørsholm-Usserød IK[2] | |||
| Nordsjælland[2] | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | Nordsjælland | 88 | (3) |
| 2019– | FC Augsburg | 114 | (3) |
| 2020 | →FC Zürich (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2013–2014 | Denmark U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Denmark U19 | 13 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Denmark U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Denmark U21 | 14 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:28, 31 January 2026 (UTC) | |||
Mads Giersing Valentin Pedersen (born 1 September 1996), usually known asMads Mini orMads Valentin, is a Danish professionalfootballer who plays as aleft-back orleft wing-back forBundesliga clubFC Augsburg.
Valentin was promoted to the first team squad in the summer of 2015, at the age of 19[3] and got his contract extended.[2]
On 27 September 2015, Valentin got his Superliga debut in a game againstAGF, who FCN won 2–0, where he came on the pitch in the 93rd minute, replacingOliver Thychosen.[4] 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 eight weeks.[5]
In November 2018, Mads changed his shirt name from his nickname "Mini" to his middle name "Valentin" to honor his family.[6]
On 27 June 2019, Valentin joinedFC Augsburg on a contract until June 2024.[7] Valentin got his official debut on 17 August 2019 againstBorussia Dortmund where he also was noted for an assist in a 5–1 defeat.[8] After only three games for Augsburg in his first half season, Valentin was loaned out toFC Zürich on 30 January 2020 for the rest of the season.[9]
In July 2023, Valentin signed a contract extension with Augsburg until June 2027.[10]
Valentin was called up to the seniorDenmark squad forfriendly matches against theNetherlands andSerbia on 26 and 29 March 2022, respectively.[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nordsjælland | 2015–16 | Danish Superliga | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | Danish Superliga | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Danish Superliga | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 3 | ||
| 2018–19 | Danish Superliga | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| Total | 88 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 3 | ||
| FC Augsburg | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 114 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 119 | 4 | ||||
| FC Zürich (loan) | 2021–22 | Swiss Super League | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 204 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 215 | 7 | ||