.jpg) 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 | 121 | (51) |
| 2004–2013 | Blackburn Rovers | 349 | (47) |
| 2013–2014 | Karabükspor | 10 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Rosenborg | 37 | (5) |
| 2016–2019 | Tromsø | 96 | (4) |
| 2020–2022 | Alta | 41 | (19) |
| 2022 | Åsane | 18 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Ranheim | 22 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 2001–2004 | Norway U21 | 18 | (10) |
| 2004–2014 | Norway | 83 | (17) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 December 2023 | |||
Morten Gamst Pedersen (born 8 September 1981) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. During his spell for Blackburn Rovers in the Premier League he was known for his skill and long range goals.
Pedersen began his career with Tromsø, then played for English side Blackburn Rovers between 2004 and 2013 making a total of 349 appearances. He then played for the Turkish side Karabükspor. He signed with Rosenborg in 2014, and won 2015 Tippeligaen, and the 2015 Norwegian Cup. In February 2016, he returned to Tromsø.
In a decade-long career from 2005, Pedersen was capped 83 times and scored 17 goals for Norway.
- ^ "Morten Gamst Pedersen: Klubbstatistikk" [Morten Gamst Pedersen: Club statistics] (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Morten Gamst Pedersen: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 11 May 2022.