New Orlando Pirates striker Sebastian Pedersen is set to arrive in South Africa on Tuesday as he begins his new chapter of his career.
The 27-year-old was confirmed as the club’s latest signing last week, joining from Norwegian club Sogndal and penned a three-year deal with an option to extend.
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Having completed his medical and paperwork during their pre-season in Spain, Pedersen joins the rest of the squad belatedly after their season opening 2-0 win over Milford at the Orlando Amstel Arena this weekend.
He’s already brought about excitement around the club’s supporters and head coach Abdeslam Ouaddou suggested he provides something different to their attack.
“Look, Sebastien will for sure join us. I think he has a profile that can help us with the others. We have [Boitumelo] Radiopane, we have [Yanela] Mbuthuma, we have [Evidence] Makgopa, we have [Sifiso] Luthuli,” he said.
“So he will be part of the competition. I think he’s somebody who is enjoying coming to South Africa in a big club. We’re expecting him, and I hope to get him quickly in our group. And I think the fans as well, they’re expecting him. They are very impatient to see him.”
Pedersen arrives with a record of 59 goals and nine assists in 166 games across all competitions at club level and has been capped from U16 to U21 level for Norway scoring seven goals in 23 caps.
Story by Lorenz Kohler (@Lorenz_KO).
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