Martin Odegaard

Martin Odegaard: Biography in Details

Who is Martin Odegaard?

Martin Odegaard is a Norwegian professional footballer. He currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Real Sociedad.

Martin is on SC Heerenveen on loan from the Spanish club Real Madrid. He is the youngest player to represent Real Madrid. He is also the youngest debutant for the Norway national team.

Martin Odegaard: Birth, Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity, Education

Talking about his early life, Martin Odegaard was born on 17 December 1998, in Drammen, Norway. He is the son of Hans Erik Ødegaard and Lene Cecilie Ødegaard. His father is a former footballer.

His parents were the co-founders of the local sports club Drammen Strong.

Martin has not revealed much information about his childhood life. His educational background is unknown. He usually doesn’t talk about his private life in the media and public.

He prefers people focusing on his work rather than his personal life. His nationality is Norwegian and he is of Norwegian ethnicity.

Martin Odegaard: Professional Life, Career, Achievements

Martin Odegaard began playing football in the local sports club Drammen Strong. He spent five years at the club. The club selected him twice for the prize of 50,000 kroner.

He also received approximately €29,000 as a gift from Strømsgodset Toppfotball in 2015. In early 2015, he joined the Spanish team Real Madrid for a fee of around €3 million and became the youngest member of the Madrid team.

He then made his official Madrid debut on February 8, 2015, in the 2–2 draw against Athletic Bilbao B in Segunda División B. Martin scored his first goal for the club in a 4–0 win over Barakaldo CF at the Estadio Alfredo Di Stéfano on February 21, 2015.

On 10 January 2017, Real Madrid traded Martin to Dutch club SC Heerenveen on loan for 18 months. He made his debut for the club in a 2–0 home win over ADO Den Haag on 14 January 2017.

After that, he scored his first goal for SC Heerenveen in a 1-3 loss against FC Utrecht on 17 May 2017.

Then this player joined Vitesse in 2018-19 and from there he went to another club Real Sociedad in 2019 on a loan basis.

Time magazine named Martin of the 30 most influential teenagers of 2015. Martin has represented Norway’s national team in several age games.

He made his debut for the Norwegian national team in 2014. He has played 9 games for the national team.

Net Worth and Salary

This player’s net worth is estimated at around $4.7 million euros as of 2023. Moreover, his salary as a soccer player is 110,000 pounds per week – or 124,000 euros.

Martin Odegaard: Rumors, Controversy

Currently, there are no rumours of him being in any affairs. Also, there are no rumours regarding his professional life. He has not been in any controversy till now.

What are the body measurements of Martin Odegaard?

Martin Odegaard is 5 Feet and 10 Inches tall. He weighs 68 kg. He has Light blond hair and blue eye.

Social Media Profiles

Martin Odegaard is currently active on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

He has more than 1.6m followers on Facebook. More than 1k fans follow him on Twitter and 3 million follow him on Instagram.

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