Morten Gamst Pedersen
Morten Gamst Pedersen (born 8 September 1981) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
.jpg.webp) Pedersen lining up for Norway in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Morten Gamst Pedersen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 September 1981[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Vadsø, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1998 | Norild | ||
| 1998–1999 | Polarstjernen | ||
| 1999–2000 | Norild | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2004 | Tromsø | 103 | (40) |
| 2004–2013 | Blackburn Rovers | 288 | (35) |
| 2013–2014 | Karabükspor | 10 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Rosenborg | 28 | (3) |
| 2016–2019 | Tromsø | 88 | (3) |
| 2020–2022 | Alta | 38 | (19) |
| 2022 | Åsane | 16 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Ranheim | 19 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 2001–2004 | Norway U21 | 18 | (10) |
| 2004–2014 | Norway | 83 | (17) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 December 2023 | |||
Career statistics
Club
| Season | Club | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tromsø | 2000 | Tippeligaen | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 3 | ||
| 2001 | Tippeligaen | 26 | 5 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 5 | |||
| 2002 | 1. divisjon | 23 | 18 | 5 | 3 | – | – | 28 | 21 | |||
| 2003 | Tippeligaen | 26 | 7 | 5 | 5 | – | – | 31 | 12 | |||
| 2004 | Tippeligaen | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | – | – | 21 | 10 | |||
| Total | 103 | 40 | 18 | 11 | — | — | 121 | 51 | ||||
| Blackburn Rovers | 2004–05 | Premier League | 19 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | 27 | 8 | |
| 2005–06 | Premier League | 34 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | – | 42 | 10 | ||
| 2006–07 | Premier League | 36 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 49 | 8 | |
| 2007–08 | Premier League | 37 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 46 | 6 | |
| 2008–09 | Premier League | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 37 | 1 | ||
| 2009–10 | Premier League | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | – | 39 | 5 | ||
| 2010–11 | Premier League | 35 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 39 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | Premier League | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | 37 | 4 | ||
| 2012–13 | Championship | 28 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 33 | 1 | ||
| Total | 288 | 35 | 25 | 5 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 349 | 47 | ||
| Karabükspor | 2013–14 | Süper Lig | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | ||
| Rosenborg | 2014 | Tippeligaen | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | 6 | 1 | 32 | 5 | |
| 2015 | Tippeligaen | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 28 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | 37 | 5 | |||
| Tromsø | 2016 | Tippeligaen | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | Eliteserien | 24 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 26 | 2 | |||
| 2018 | Eliteserien | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 1 | |||
| 2019 | Eliteserien | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 1 | |||
| Total | 88 | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 96 | 4 | ||||
| Alta | 2020 | 2. divisjon | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 7 | ||
| 2021 | 2. divisjon | 25 | 12 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 12 | |||
| Total | 38 | 19 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 19 | ||||
| Åsane | 2022 | 1. divisjon | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 0 | ||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| Ranheim | 2023 | 1. divisjon | 19 | 2 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 22 | 4 | ||
| Total | 19 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 22 | 4 | ||||
| Career total | 591 | 102 | 65 | 20 | 23 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 697 | 130 | ||
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 2004 | 10 | 4 |
| 2005 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 10 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 7 | 1 | |
| Total | 83 | 17 | |
- Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gamst Pedersen goal[7]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 February 2004 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Northern Ireland | 1–0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 2–0 | |||||
| 3 | 13 October 2004 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway |  Slovenia | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
| 4 | 16 November 2004 | Craven Cottage, London, England | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 5 | 3 September 2005 | Arena Petrol, Celje, Slovenia | Slovenia | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
| 6 | 16 August 2006 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway |  Brazil | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 7 | 2 September 2006 | Ferenc Szusza Stadium, Budapest, Hungary |  Hungary | 3–0 | 4–1 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier |
| 8 | 21 October 2007 | Ta' Qali Stadium, Attard, Malta |  Malta | 4–1 | 4–1 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier |
| 9 | 28 March 2009 | Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg, South Africa |  South Africa | 1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 10 | 1 April 2009 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway |  Finland | 3–2 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 11 | 12 August 2009 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway |  Scotland | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
| 12 | 4–0 | |||||
| 13 | 29 May 2010 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway |  Montenegro | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 14 | 17 November 2010 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland |  Republic of Ireland | 1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 15 | 7 June 2011 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway |  Lithuania | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 16 | 11 October 2011 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway |  Cyprus | 1–0 | 3–1 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifier |
| 17 | 5 March 2014 | Eden Arena, Prague |  Czech Republic | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
Honours
Tromsø
- 1. divisjon: 2002
Rosenborg
- Tippeligaen: 2015
- Norwegian Football Cup: 2015
Individual
- Eliteserien Top assist provider: 2017
References
- "Morten Gamst Pedersen: Klubbstatistikk" [Morten Gamst Pedersen: Club statistics] (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- "Morten Gamst Pedersen: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- Pedersen's Norwegian stats Archived 3 July 2013 at Archive.today (in Norwegian). NFF. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- Pedersen's career stats (in Norwegian). AltomFotball.no. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- Pedersen English stats. Football Database.eu. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- Pedersen Blackburn stats. 11v11.com. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- "Morten Gamst Pedersen". eu-football.info. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
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