 After a year at Rosenborg, he made a third and final attempt at establishing a career as a foreign professional, going to Belgian side Gent.At Gent, which at that moment was coached by a fellow Norwegian, Trond Sollied, Pedersen finally got regular playing time, and his time at the club proved very successful.Pedersen played with Gent for some seasons before returning to Tromsø in 2003, the same year that Ole Martin Årst also returned to Tromsø from Belgium.