Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mikkel Mejlstrup Pedersen[1] | ||
Date of birth | 7 January 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Hobro, Denmark[1] | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Randers FC | ||
Number | 12 | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2011 | Hobro IK | ||
2011–2014 | Randers FC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2016 | Randers FC | 0 | (0) |
2016–2022 | Hobro IK | 158 | (11) |
2022– | Randers FC | 39 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2024 |
Mikkel Mejlstrup Pedersen (born 7 January 1996) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club Randers FC.
Pedersen started playing football for local club Hobro IK at age four,[3] progressing through various youth levels before moving to the Randers FC academy at under-15 level.[1]
On 20 July 2016, he returned to Hobro without having made a senior appearance for Randers.[1] Pedersen made his professional debut on 31 July 2016, replacing Anders Holvad in the 59th minute of a 1–1 home draw against FC Helsingør in the Danish 1st Division.[4] The club reached promotion in his first season,[5] as Pedersen made 20 total appearances.[6]
He made his debut at the top level, the Danish Superliga, on the first matchday of the 2017–18 season, a 2–1 win over Helsingør in which he came off the bench for Danny Olsen in the 81st minute.[7]
Pedersen scored his first goal on 16 September 2018, equalizing in the Superliga match against Vendsyssel FF, which ended in a 1–1 away draw.[8]
On 3 August 2022, Pedersen returned for his second stint at Randers FC, signing a three-year contract.[9]