Morten Gamst Pedersen

Morten Gamst Pedersen
Pedersen lining up for Norway in 2012
Personal information
Full name Morten Gamst Pedersen[1]
Date of birth (1981-09-08) 8 September 1981 (age 43)[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 288 (35)
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.

  1. ^ "Morten Gamst Pedersen: Klubbstatistikk" [Morten Gamst Pedersen: Club statistics] (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Morten Gamst Pedersen: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 11 May 2022.