Martin Ødegaard

Martin Ødegaard is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Arsenal and the Norway national team 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 Kr35 million 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 29 million 35 million After a successful first full season with Arsenal he was announced as the clubs 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