Pelle Elkjær Mattsson (born 4 August 2001) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Norwich City.
Club career Silkeborg Mattsson joined Silkeborg IF at the age of 11 from local partner club ØBG Fodbold. On 7 February 2019, 17-year-old Mattson signed a trainee-contract with Silkeborg, after good performances for the first team in training and in friendly games.Dobbelt op på Mattsson: Pelle på kontrakt, silkeborgif.com, 7 February 2019 Mattsson was supposed to continue on the club's U19 team and occasionally train with the first team. However, Mattsson was called up for three first team games, before he got his official debut for the team on 21 April against Hvidovre in the Danish 1st Division.Vild uge for 17-årig SIF-debutant, midtjyllandsavis.dk, 23 April 2019 Mattsson started on the bench, before replacing Ronnie Schwartz in the 89th minute.
Silkeborg won promotion to the Danish Superliga for the 2019–20 season. Mattsson made his debut in the highest football league in Denmark on 8 July 2020, the same day he signed his first four-and-a-half-year professional contract with Silkeborg.Pelle Mattsson på lang kontrakt i SIF, silkeborgif.co, 8 July 2020
Norwich City On 29 August 2025, EFL Championship club Norwich City announced the signing of Mattsson on a contract until 2028. On 20 September, he made his debut for the club in a 3–2 home defeat to Wrexham in the league. On 21 March 2026, Mattsson scored his first goal for the club in a 10 away win against Charlton Athletic at The Valley.
Personal life Pelle's older brother, Magnus Mattsson, is also a footballer, playing for Copenhagen. Their father, Joakim Mattsson, who is from Sweden, is a football manager.SIF-talenter er brødre og bedste venner på samme tid, midtjyllandsavis.dk, 15 February 2019
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSilkeborg2018–19Danish 1st Division1000———102019–20Danish Superliga1000———102020–21Danish 1st Division17010———1802021–22Danish Superliga18020———2002022–23Danish Superliga24150—20—3112023–24Danish Superliga28261———3432024–25Danish Superliga25171—10113432025–26Danish Superliga60——40—100Total12042120070111497Norwich City2025–26Championship33310———3432026–27Championship000010——10Total33310100000353Career total153722210701118410
Honours Silkeborg Danish 1st Division: 2019–20 Danish Cup: 2023–24
References
External links Profile at the Norwich City F.C. website