Cecilie Pedersen (Norwegian footballer)

Cecilie Pedersen

Personal information
Date of birth	14 September 1990
Place of birth	Bergen, Norway[1]
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current team	Avaldsnes
Number	10
Youth career
	Sveio
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–2009	SK Haugar
2009–2011	Avaldsnes
2012	LSK Kvinner	20	(20)
2013–	Avaldsnes	46	(33)
National team^‡
2009–	Norway	35	(13)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 June 2015. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 May 2012

Cecilie Pedersen (born 14 September 1990) is a Norwegian footballer that plays as a striker for Avaldsnes in Toppserien and the Norway women's national football team.

Club career

Pedersen hails from Førde in Sveio. She played for SK Haugar until she moved to Avaldsnes IL ahead of the 2009 season ^[2] on a three-year contract that reportedly made her one of the highest paid women footballers in the country. On 6 November 2009, she won the Gullballen, the most prestigious Norwegian football prize.

In 2010 she continued to play for Avaldsnes in the 2nd division while also playing in the national team, but later in the season she was in dispute with the club. National team trainer Eli Landsem advised her strongly to transfer to a Toppserien club, and she entered discussions with Arna-Bjørnar in Bergen at the end of 2010. Avaldsnes made financial demands in compensation for her high salary and the hire of her club car, and local businessmen stepped in with offers. However, on 19 February 2011 it was reported that the parties had failed to reach agreement because her pay requirements were excessive relative to the pay of the other players.^[3]

In January 2012 Pedersen signed with LSK Kvinner FK.^[4]

Career statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 16 May 2015

Club	Season	Division	League		Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2012	LSK Kvinner	Toppserien	20	20	3	3	23	23
2013	Avaldsnes		18	10	2	0	20	10
2014			20	16	1	0	21	16
2015			8	7	0	0	8	7
Career Total			66	53	6	3	72	56

International career

In June 2009 she was called up to the national team for the European Championships,^[2] and in the second game, against Iceland, she was the matchwinner with her goal before the break.^[5] She scored Norway's third goal in the quarter final against Sweden which Norway won 3–1.

References

1. "Media Guide VM2011" (PDF). NFF. Retrieved 2011-09-14.
2. Eide, Øystein (24 June 2009). "Cecilie Pedersen til EM". Haugesunds Avis. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
3. Pedersen lost to Arna-Bjørnar
4. Christer Madsen (2012-01-27). "- ØNSKER Å TA MEDALJE". NFF. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
5. "Cecilie (18) fra 2. divisjon holder liv i EM-drømmen". Dagbladet. Retrieved 27 August 2009.