Biography & Career Of Martin Odegaard

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Biography & Career Of Martin Odegaard

Martin Odegard is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as an attacking Midfielder for the English club Arsenal and the national team of Norway. His style of play has been compared to the Midfielder Mesit Ozil, for his creativity and incisive movement of the ball. He has been described as a modern playmaker with dribbling ability, vision and range of passing.

Early Life

Martin Odegaard was born on December 17, 1998, in Drammen, Norway. He was raised in a Christian family by parents, Hans Erik Odegaard, Lene Cecille Odegaard. He had his first years in theblocal sport club Drammen Stron, which is father, Hans Erik Odegaard, co-founded, and also became the coach of his son’s team.

Career

Martin Odegaard began his football career at the youth level with Stromsgodset.

He signed for Real Madrid 2015 before joining Heerenveen, Vitesse and Real Sociedad on successive loans between 2017 and 2019. He also won Copa del Rey with Real Sociedad in 2019.
He joined the English club Arsenal on a loan deal on January 27, 2021. He made his debut in a 0-0 home draw against Manchester United where he came in as a substitute for Emile Smith Rowe. He made his league start for Arsenal on February 14, in a 4-2 home win over Leeds United. He scored his first goal for Arsenal in a 3-1 win against Olympiacos in the first leg of the Europa League round of 16.

Arsenal later signed Odegaard on a permanent deal from Real Madrid on August 20, 2021. He signed a four-year deal for a transfer fee of €35 million. He was announced as the club’s captain in 2022.

Odegard represented Norway at the Under16, under-17, and under-21 levels before being called up to the senior team on August 19, 2014. He made his debut in a goalless draw against the United Arab Emirates, and became the youngest player to play for Norway at senior level, at 15 years and 253 days. He was named as the captain of the team by manager Stale Solbakken, in March 2021.

Personal Life

Odegaard is not married but has been reportedly in a relationship with Oda Burud since the pair was 15 years old.

Achievements

Odegaard who was named in Time’s 30 most influential teenagers of 2015 has received individual awards such as:

Tippeligaen Young Player of the Year: 2014
Eredivisie Player of the Month: April 2019
Vitesse Player of the Year: 2018-19
La Liga Player of the Month: September 2019

Social Media

Martin Odegaard is active on social media. He is on Instagram, @odegaard.98

Net Worth

Martin Odegaard earns his career as a footballer. He has a market value of €60 million based on stats from Transfermarkt. He has an estimated net worth of $20 million.