| Mads Valentin | |
| Fullname: | Mads Giersing Valentin Pedersen |
| Birth Date: | 1 September 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Kokkedal, Denmark |
| Height: | 1.74 m[1] |
| Position: | Left-back, left wing-back |
| Currentclub: | FC Augsburg |
| Clubnumber: | 3 |
| Youthclubs1: | Snekkersten |
| Youthclubs2: | Nivå-Kokkedal |
| Youthclubs3: | Hørsholm-Usserød IK |
| Youthclubs4: | Nordsjælland |
| Years1: | 2015–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Nordsjælland |
| Caps1: | 88 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2019– |
| Clubs2: | FC Augsburg |
| Caps2: | 101 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2020 |
| Clubs3: | → FC Zürich (loan) |
| Caps3: | 2 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013–2014 |
| Nationalteam1: | Denmark U18 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2014–2015 |
| Nationalteam2: | Denmark U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 13 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2015–2017 |
| Nationalteam3: | Denmark U20 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2016–2019 |
| Nationalteam4: | Denmark U21 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 14 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 22:32, 20 May 2024 (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.
Valentin was promoted to the first team squad in the summer of 2015, at the age of 19[2] and got his contract extended.[3]
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]
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]
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]
| 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 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 101 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 105 | 4 | |||||
| FC Zürich (loan) | 2021–22 | Swiss Super League | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 191 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 7 | |||