Fredrik Carson Pedersen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fredrik Carson Pedersen | ||
| Date of birth | 9 October 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Norway | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sandefjord | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | Ull/Kisa | ||
| 2015–2018 | Lillestrøm | ||
| 2019 | Strømsgodset | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020 | Strømsgodset | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Grorud | 57 | (2) |
| 2021 | → Notodden (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2023– | Sandefjord | 45 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Norway U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | Norway U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2020 | Norway U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Norway U20 | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 August 2025 | |||
Fredrik Carson Pedersen (born 9 October 2002) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a right back for Sandefjord.
Career
He grew up in Jessheim.[1] He went from the local team Ull/Kisa to the region's largest team Lillestrøm SK in 2015, and made his youth international debut for Norway in 2017. When taking the step from boys' 16 to boys' 19 teams, he also left his home region to join Strømsgodset IF in 2019.[2] He was drafted into the senior team in 2020.[3][4] However, already in mid-2020 he moved on to Grorud IL. He was loaned out to Notodden FK on the third tier in 2021,[5][6] and experienced relegation to the third tier with Grorud in 2022.[2]
His dream of playing in the Eliteserien was achieved when he was signed by Sandefjord Fotball in 2023.[1] He was regarded as a replacement of Ian Smeulers.[7] He made his Eliteserien debut in September against Odd.[8]
After being a Sandefjord regular in the start of the 2024 Eliteserien, Pedersen was sidelined from July 2024 to April 2025. He had knee surgery in August 2024.[9][10][11] His first Sandefjord goal came in late September 2025, clinching a victory against Haugesund with a "dream goal" from about 30 metres.[12]
References
- ^ a b Aas, Magnus Lutnæs (25 November 2023). "Fredrik (21) om å føle seg utenfor: – Har lært meg å være alene". Sandefjords Blad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- ^ a b Fredrik Carson Pedersen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ Niemann, Ola (26 February 2020). "Det var en helt vanlig fredagskveld, men så plinget det i telefonen til Fredrik (17): – Jeg elsker å jobbe med han". Drammens Tidende (in Norwegian). Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- ^ "Lokal 17-åring har spilt seg inn på eliteserielag i fotball". Eidsvoll Ullensaker Blad (in Norwegian). 10 March 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- ^ Englund, Frode (8 January 2021). "Fredrik Carson Pedersen har signert proffkontrakt" (in Norwegian). Grorud IL. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- ^ Englund, Frode (7 July 2021). "Fredrik Carson Pedersen lånes ut" (in Norwegian). Grorud IL. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- ^ Styrvold, Øystein (21 August 2023). "Ferdig i SF – erstatteren kan snart være klar". Sandefjords Blad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- ^ Hjalmarsson, Christoffer (3 September 2023). "Frustrert etter derbytap: – Det burde ikke være mulig". Sandefjords Blad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- ^ Styrvold, Øystein (13 August 2024). "Ferdig for sesongen: – Det er ekstremt kjipt". Sandefjords Blad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- ^ Nufsfjord, Stian (19 January 2025). "– Det har vært en tung og lang periode". Sandefjords Blad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- ^ Nufsfjord, Stian (2 May 2025). "Fredrik (22) fikk sitt etterlengtede øyeblikk: – Gjorde det ekstra emosjonelt". Sandefjords Blad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- ^ "Drømmescoring fikset etterlengtet Sandefjord-seier: – Det var sinne som kom ut". VG (in Norwegian). NTB. 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.