Mads Valentin

Mads Valentin
Valentin with Nordsjælland in 2018
Personal information
Full name Mads Giersing Valentin Pedersen
Date of birth (1996-09-01) 1 September 1996 (age 30)
Place of birth Kokkedal, Denmark
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Hertha BSC
Number 22
Youth career
Snekkersten
Nivå-Kokkedal
Hørsholm-Usserød
Nordsjælland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Nordsjælland 88 (3)
2019–2026 FC Augsburg 115 (3)
2020 → FC Zürich (loan) 2 (0)
2025 FC Augsburg II 1 (0)
2026– Hertha BSC 0 (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, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

Mads Giersing Valentin Pedersen (born 1 September 1996), usually known as Mads Mini or Mads Valentin, is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left wing-back for 2. Bundesliga club Hertha BSC.

Club career

FC Nordsjælland

Valentin was promoted to the first team squad in the summer of 2015, at the age of 19 and got his contract extended.

On 27 September 2015, Valentin got his Superliga debut in a game against AGF, who FCN won 2–0, where he came on the pitch in the 93rd minute, replacing Oliver Thychosen. 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.

In November 2018, Mads changed his shirt name from his nickname "Mini" to his middle name "Valentin" to honor his family.

FC Augsburg

On 27 June 2019, Valentin joined FC Augsburg on a contract until June 2024. Valentin got his official debut on 17 August 2019 against Borussia Dortmund where he also was noted for an assist in a 5–1 defeat. After only three games for Augsburg in his first half season, Valentin was loaned out to FC Zürich on 30 January 2020 for the rest of the season.

In July 2023, Valentin signed a contract extension with Augsburg until June 2027.

Hertha

On 24 August 2026, Valentin signed a one-season contract with Hertha BSC in 2. Bundesliga.

International career

Valentin was called up to the senior Denmark squad for friendly matches against the Netherlands and Serbia on 26 and 29 March 2022, respectively.

Career statistics

As of match played 16 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nordsjælland 2015–16 Danish Superliga 1600000—160
2016–17 Danish Superliga 2500000—250
2017–18 Danish Superliga 2530000—253
2018–19 Danish Superliga 2201050—280
Total 883105000943
FC Augsburg 2019–20 Bundesliga 2010——30
2020–21 Bundesliga 15000——150
2020–21 Bundesliga 29200——292
2022–23 Bundesliga 28011——291
2023–24 Bundesliga 27110——281
2024–25 Bundesliga 7020——90
2025–26 Bundesliga 7000——70
Total 115351——1204
FC Zürich (loan) 2021–22 Swiss Super League 20———20
Career total 20546150002167
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

  1. ↑ "Mads Valentin". FC Augsburg. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "FCN forlænger med Mads "Mini" Pedersen". fcn.dk. 11 June 2015. Archived from the original on 30 June 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "FCN forfremmer unge Mini". bold.dk. 11 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "NORDSJÆLLAND VS. AGF 2 - 0". Soccerway. 27 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "Mads 'Mini' Pedersen ude i mindst otte uger". bold.dk. 12 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "MINI BLIVER TIL VALENTIN". bold.dk. 22 November 2018. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  7. ↑ "MADS PEDERSEN VERSTÄRKT DEN FCA". fcaugsburg.dk. 27 June 2019.
  8. ↑ Dortmund vandt stort trods vild Valentin-start, bold.dk, 17 August 2019
  9. ↑ MADS PETERSEN COMPLETES LOAN MOVE TO ZURICH, fcaugsburg.de, 30 January 2020
  10. ↑ Mads Pedersen extends contract with FCA, fcaugsburg.de, 14 July 2023
  11. ↑ "Mads Pedersen wird Herthaner" [Mads Pedersen will become a Hertha player] (in German). Hertha BSC. 24 August 2026. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
  12. ↑ "Injured Poulsen and Delaney depart Danish squad, Pedersen joins". goalzz.com. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.