Laurits Raun Pedersen (born 25 January 2006) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club Randers FC.
Club career Randers Born and raised in Over Hornbæk, a district of Randers, Pedersen started his career in the local club Hornbæk SF before later joining Randers FC.Randers FC forlænger med Laurits Raun Pedersen, randersfc.dk, 20 December 2024 Here he worked his way up through the club's youth academy, all the way to the first team. On his 15th birthday, he also signed his first youth contract.Superliga-klub skriver kontrakt med sportsdirektørens søn, ekstrabladet.dk, 25 January 2021Sportsdirektørens søn på kontrakt: U15-anfører skriver med Randers FC, stiften.dk, 26 January 2021Sportsdirektørens søn på kontrakt: U15-anfører skriver med Randers FC, amtsavisen.dk, 26 January 2021
On April 15, 2023, Randers confirmed that Pedersen was permanently promoted to the first team squad from the 2023–24 season.Randers FC-talenter rykker i Superliga-truppen til sommer, randersfc.dk, 15 April 2024Randers rykker to talenter i Superliga-truppen til sommer, bold.dk, 15 April 2023 Just two days later, he made his first appearance on the bench for Randers in a Danish Superliga match against FC Nordsjælland.Randers vs. Nordsjælland 1 - 1, soccerway.com, 17 April 2023 In the 2023–24 season, Pedersen continued to play primarily for the club's U19 team, while also sitting on the bench in a few first team matches.
Laurits made his official Randers FC debut in a home match against Sønderjyske in the Danish Superliga on August 18, 2024.Randers vs. SønderjyskE 1 - 2, soccerway.com, 18 August 2024De presser på til sidst, tipsbladet.dk, 18 August 2024 After six more appearances after his debut, it was confirmed in December 2024 that Pedersen had signed a contract extension until the end of 2027.Randers forlænger med Søren Pedersens søn, bold.dk, 20 December 2024
Personal life Laurits Pedersen is the son of former footballer Søren Pedersen, who played over 180 matches for Randers FC and later became assistant coach and director of football at the same club.Sportsdirektørens søn vil skabe sit eget navn i Randers, campo.dk, 14 November 2024Far lønforhandlede med søn, tipsbladet.dk, 20 December 2024
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