Morten Gamst Pedersen

Morten Gamst Pedersen
	; Pedersen lining up for Norway in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Morten Gamst Pedersen
Date of birth	8 September 1981 (aged 44)
Place of birth	Vadsø, Norway
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
1997–1998	Norild
1998–1999	Polarstjernen
1999–2000	Norild
Senior career*
National team
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 December 2023

Morten Gamst Pedersen (born 8 September 1981) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Career statistics

As of 12 February 2024^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Season	Club	League			Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
Season	Club	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Tromsø	2000	Tippeligaen	10	3	1	0	–		–		11	3
	2001	Tippeligaen	26	5	4	0	–		–		30	5
	2002	1. divisjon	23	18	5	3	–		–		28	21
	2003	Tippeligaen	26	7	5	5	–		–		31	12
	2004	Tippeligaen	18	7	3	3	–		–		21	10
	Total		103	40	18	11	—		—		121	51
Blackburn Rovers	2004–05	Premier League	19	4	7	3	1	1	–		27	8
	2005–06	Premier League	34	9	2	0	6	1	–		42	10
	2006–07	Premier League	36	6	5	2	1	0	7	0	49	8
	2007–08	Premier League	37	4	1	0	2	1	6	1	46	6
	2008–09	Premier League	33	1	1	0	3	0	–		37	1
	2009–10	Premier League	33	3	1	0	5	2	–		39	5
	2010–11	Premier League	35	4	2	0	2	0	–		39	4
	2011–12	Premier League	33	3	1	0	3	1	–		37	4
	2012–13	Championship	28	1	5	0	0	0	–		33	1
	Total		288	35	25	5	23	6	13	1	349	47
Karabükspor	2013–14	Süper Lig	10	0	3	0	–		–		13	0
Rosenborg	2014	Tippeligaen	24	3	2	1	–		6	1	32	5
	2015	Tippeligaen	4	0	1	0	–		0	0	5	0
	Total		28	3	3	1	—		6	1	37	5
Tromsø	2016	Tippeligaen	8	0	1	0	–		–		9	0
	2017	Eliteserien	24	1	2	1	–		–		26	2
	2018	Eliteserien	27	1	2	0	–		–		29	1
	2019	Eliteserien	29	1	3	0	–		–		32	1
	Total		88	3	8	1	—		—		96	4
Alta	2020	2. divisjon	13	7	0	0	–		–		13	7
	2021	2. divisjon	25	12	3	0	–		–		28	12
	Total		38	19	3	0	—		—		41	19
Åsane	2022	1. divisjon	16	0	2	0	–		–		18	0
Åsane	Total		16	0	2	0	—		—		18	0
Ranheim	2023	1. divisjon	19	2	3	2	–		–		22	4
Ranheim	Total		19	2	3	2	—		—		22	4
Career total			591	102	65	20	23	6	19	2	697	130

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[7]
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Norway	2004	10	4
	2005	11	1
	2006	6	2
	2007	10	1
	2008	8	0
	2009	10	4
	2010	9	2
	2011	7	2
	2012	3	0
	2013	2	0
	2014	7	1
Total		83	17

Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gamst Pedersen goal^[7]

List of international goals scored by Morten Gamst Pedersen
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	18 February 2004	Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland	Northern Ireland	1–0	4–1	Friendly
2	18 February 2004	Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland	Northern Ireland	2–0	4–1	Friendly
3	13 October 2004	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway	Slovenia	2–0	3–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier
4	16 November 2004	Craven Cottage, London, England	Australia	2–2	2–2	Friendly
5	3 September 2005	Arena Petrol, Celje, Slovenia	Slovenia	3–2	3–2	2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier
6	16 August 2006	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway	Brazil	1–0	1–1	Friendly
7	2 September 2006	Ferenc Szusza Stadium, Budapest, Hungary	Hungary	3–0	4–1	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier
8	21 October 2007	Ta' Qali Stadium, Attard, Malta	Malta	4–1	4–1	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier
9	28 March 2009	Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg, South Africa	South Africa	1–1	1–2	Friendly
10	1 April 2009	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway	Finland	3–2	3–2	Friendly
11	12 August 2009	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway	Scotland	2–0	4–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier
12	12 August 2009	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway	Scotland	4–0	4–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier
13	29 May 2010	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway	Montenegro	2–1	2–1	Friendly
14	17 November 2010	Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland	Ireland	1–1	2–1	Friendly
15	7 June 2011	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway	Lithuania	1–0	1–0	Friendly
16	11 October 2011	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway	Cyprus	1–0	3–1	UEFA Euro 2012 qualifier
17	5 March 2014	Eden Arena, Prague	Czech Republic	2–2	2–2	Friendly

↑ "Morten Gamst Pedersen: Klubbstatistikk" [Morten Gamst Pedersen: Club statistics] (in norsk). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "Morten Gamst Pedersen: Overview". Premier League. Archived from the original on 26 December 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
↑ Pedersen's Norwegian stats Archived 3 July 2013 at Archive.today (in Norwegian). NFF. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
↑ Pedersen's career stats Archived 2013-07-03 at Archive.today (in Norwegian). AltomFotball.no. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
↑ Pedersen English stats. Football Database.eu. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
↑ Pedersen Blackburn stats. 11v11.com. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 "Morten Gamst Pedersen". eu-football.info. Retrieved 6 September 2020.

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Personal information
Pedersen lining up for Norway in 2012
Full name	Morten Gamst Pedersen^[1]
Date of birth	8 September 1981 (aged 44) ^[2]
Place of birth	Vadsø, Norway
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)^[2]
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
1997–1998	Norild
1998–1999	Polarstjernen
1999–2000	Norild
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2004	Tromsø	103	(40)
2004–2013	Blackburn Rovers	288	(35)
2013–2014	Karabükspor	10	(0)
2014–2016	Rosenborg	28	(3)
2016–2019	Tromsø	88	(3)
2020–2022	Alta	38	(19)
2022	Åsane	16	(0)
2023–2024	Ranheim	19	(2)
National team
2001–2004	Norway U21	18	(10)
2004–2014	Norway	83	(17)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 December 2023