Mads Valentin

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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 29)
Place of birth Kokkedal, Denmark
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
 FC Augsburg
Number 3
Youth career
Snekkersten[2]
Nivå-Kokkedal[2]
Hørsholm-Usserød IK[2]
Nordsjælland[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Nordsjælland 88 (3)
2019– FC Augsburg 110 (3)
2020 → FC Zürich (loan) 2 (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 17:25, 13 December 2025 (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 Bundesliga club FC Augsburg.

Club career

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FC Nordsjælland

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Valentin was promoted to the first team squad in the summer of 2015, at the age of 19[3] and got his contract extended.[2]

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.[4] 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.[5]

In November 2018, Mads changed his shirt name from his nickname "Mini" to his middle name "Valentin" to honor his family.[6]

FC Augsburg

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On 27 June 2019, Valentin joined FC Augsburg on a contract until June 2024.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9]

In July 2023, Valentin signed a contract extension with Augsburg until June 2027.[10]

International career

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Valentin was called up to the senior Denmark squad for friendly matches against the Netherlands and Serbia on 26 and 29 March 2022, respectively.[11]

Career statistics

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As of match played 13 December 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nordsjælland 2015–16 Danish Superliga 16 0 0 0 0 0 — 16 0
2016–17 Danish Superliga 25 0 0 0 0 0 — 25 0
2017–18 Danish Superliga 25 3 0 0 0 0 — 25 3
2018–19 Danish Superliga 22 0 1 0 5[a] 0 — 28 0
Total 88 3 1 0 5 0 0 0 94 3
FC Augsburg 2019–20 Bundesliga 2 0 1 0 — — 3 0
2020–21 Bundesliga 15 0 0 0 — — 15 0
2020–21 Bundesliga 29 2 0 0 — — 29 2
2022–23 Bundesliga 28 0 1 1 — — 29 1
2023–24 Bundesliga 27 1 1 0 — — 28 1
2024–25 Bundesliga 7 0 2 0 — — 9 0
2025–26 Bundesliga 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
Total 110 3 5 1 — — 115 4
FC Zürich (loan) 2021–22 Swiss Super League 2 0 — — — 2 0
Career total 200 4 6 1 5 0 0 0 211 7
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

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  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
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