Lucas Lund Pedersen (born 19 March 2000) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Danish Superliga club Viborg. He is a Danish youth international.

Lucas Lund
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-03-19) 19 March 2000 (age 24)[1]
Place of birth Bruunshåb, Denmark[2]
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Viborg
Number 1
Youth career
2011–2018 Viborg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Viborg 101 (0)
International career
2017 Denmark U17 1 (0)
2018 Denmark U18 1 (0)
2018–2019 Denmark U19 3 (0)
2021– Denmark U20 1 (0)
2021– Denmark U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:22, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Career

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Born in Bruunshåb, Viborg Municipality, Pedersen joined the youth academy of Viborg FF at U12 level.[1][2]

On 8 August 2018, Pedersen made his senior debut in the first round of the Danish Cup in a 10–0 away win over Vildbjerg SF.[3]

Ahead of the 2019–20 season, he became the new starting goalkeeper for the club. He made his league debut on 26 July 2019 in a 3–0 home win over Roskilde, where he delivered a Man of the Match performance.[4]

Being part of the Viborg-team winning promotion to the Danish Superliga in the 2020–21 season,[5] Pedersen made his debut at the highest level on 18 July 2021 in a 2–1 away win over Nordsjælland.[6]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 31 October 2024[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Danish Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Viborg 2018–19 1st Division 0 0 2 0 2 0
2019–20 1st Division 4 0 0 0 4 0
2020–21 1st Division 16 0 0 0 16 0
2021–22 Superliga 27 0 0 0 1[a] 0 28 0
2022–23 Superliga 33 0 1 0 6[b] 0 40 0
2023–24 Superliga 17 0 2 0 19 0
2024–25 Superliga 4 0 3 0 7 0
Career total 101 0 8 0 6 0 1 0 116 0
  1. ^ Appearance in the 2021–22 Superliga Conference League playoff
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

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Viborg

References

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  1. ^ a b "#1 - Lucas Lund Pedersen | Målmand | [da]". Viborg F.F. Prof. Fodbold A/S (in Danish). Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Trods grim skade: Viborg FF forlænger samarbejdet med talentfuld målmand". viborg-folkeblad.dk (in Danish). 24 September 2020.
  3. ^ Hald, Christian (8 August 2018). "VFF knuste underlegen modstander i pokalen". viborg-folkeblad.dk (in Danish).
  4. ^ Hald, Christian (31 July 2019). "Læserne har talt: Lucas Lund var bedste mand mod FC Roskilde". viborg-folkeblad.dk (in Danish).
  5. ^ a b "Viborg vinder 1. division - TV 2". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). 26 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Nordsjælland vs. Viborg - 18 July 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  7. ^ Lucas Lund Pedersen at Soccerway
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