Martin Ødegaard
Norwegian footballer (born 1998) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Martin Ødegaard (born 17 December 1998) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for and captains both Premier League club Arsenal and the Norway national team. Considered one of the best midfielders in the world, he is known for his technique, dribbling ability, vision and range of passing.[4][5]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Martin Ødegaard | ||
Date of birth | (1998-12-17) 17 December 1998 (age 25) | ||
Place of birth | Drammen, Norway | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder[2] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Arsenal | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2009 | Drammen Strong[3] | ||
2009–2014 | Strømsgodset | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013 | Strømsgodset 3 | 11 | (4) |
2013–2014 | Strømsgodset 2 | 5 | (1) |
2014–2015 | Strømsgodset | 23 | (5) |
2015–2017 | Real Madrid Castilla | 58 | (5) |
2015–2021 | Real Madrid | 8 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → Heerenveen (loan) | 38 | (2) |
2018–2019 | → Vitesse (loan) | 31 | (8) |
2019–2020 | → Real Sociedad (loan) | 31 | (4) |
2021 | → Arsenal (loan) | 14 | (1) |
2021– | Arsenal | 107 | (30) |
International career‡ | |||
2013 | Norway U15 | 2 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Norway U16 | 6 | (0) |
2014 | Norway U17 | 4 | (0) |
2014–2018 | Norway U21 | 18 | (5) |
2014– | Norway | 57 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:43, 12 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:34, 27 March 2024 (UTC) |
Ødegaard began his senior club career at age 15 in 2014, playing for Strømsgodset; he set the Tippeligaen record for its youngest goalscorer, and in 2015, signed for Real Madrid in a transfer worth an initial €4 million (Kr. 35 million),[6] where he set the club record for its youngest player. After enduring sporadic playing time, Ødegaard joined Eredivisie clubs Heerenveen and Vitesse, and La Liga club Real Sociedad, on successive loans between 2017 and 2019; Ødegaard won the Copa del Rey with Real Sociedad in 2019. Following another loan, he signed for Arsenal in 2021 in a transfer worth an initial £30 million (€35 million). After a successful first full season with Arsenal, he was announced as the club's captain in 2022.
Ødegaard made his senior international debut for Norway in 2014, at age 15, and has set the record for the youngest senior Norway player, and the youngest player to play in a UEFA European Championship qualifying match. He assumed the full captaincy of Norway in March 2021.[7]