Martin Ødegaard, Central Midfield at Arsenal

Central Midfield · Midfielder

#8 Martin Ødegaard

Arsenal Premier League · England

Date of birth / Age: 17 Dec 1998 (27)
Height · Weight: 1.78 m · 68 kg
Foot: Left
Main position: Central Midfield
Citizenship: Norway
Joined club: 20 Aug 2021
Contract until: 2028
International: Norway · 71 caps, 4 goals

Date of birth / Age: 17 Dec 1998 (27)
Height · Weight: 1.78 m · 68 kg
Foot: Left
Main position: Central Midfield
Citizenship: Norway
Joined club: 20 Aug 2021
Contract until: 2028
International: Norway · 71 caps, 4 goals

Season 2025/26

Appearances: 37
Starting eleven: 24
Goals: 1
Assists: 6
Yellow cards: 0
Second yellows: 0
Red cards: 0
Minutes: 2,098

Starting eleven65%

24 of 37 appearances

Minutes played2,098

57 per appearance

Goal involvement7

1 goals · 6 assists

Positions played

320 matches · since 2014/15

LWDMCFRWAMCM

Position	Apps	G	A
Central Midfield	152	30	26
Attacking Midfield	112	17	14
Right Winger	36	6	8
Centre-Forward	13	3	2
Other · DM, LW	7	2	1

How he compares

TSH benchmarks · central midfielders with 900+ minutes

World rank: #34; central midfielder in the world by TSH Score
In his age group: #8; among central midfielders aged 26–29
In his league: 83%; of Premier League central midfielders rank below him
Finishing: −1.5; goals below expected · better than 31% of players

Shooting

last 3 seasons · no penalties

Goals

9 Expected

10.5

141 shots. He scores fewer than the chances he gets would predict.

Creating

last 3 seasons

Assists

20 Expected

18.9

Teammates converted more of his chances than expected.

Career stats

Season

Competitions

Club

Season	Competition	Club	Apps	Starts	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow	Red cards	Min
2026/27	Premier League	Arsenal	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	233
2025/26	Premier League	Arsenal	24	16	1	6	0	0	0	1,374
2025/26	UEFA Champions League	Arsenal	8	5	0	–	0	–	0	440
2025/26	Carabao Cup	Arsenal	2	1	0	–	0	–	0	120
2025/26	FA Cup	Arsenal	2	1	0	–	0	–	0	81
2025	Emirates Cup	Arsenal	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	83
2026	FIFA World Cup	Norway	4	4	0	–	0	–	0	351
2024/25	Premier League	Arsenal	30	26	3	5	4	0	0	2,332
2024/25	UEFA Champions League	Arsenal	11	9	3	–	0	–	0	794
2024/25	Carabao Cup	Arsenal	3	2	0	–	0	–	0	195
2024	Emirates Cup	Arsenal	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2026	UEFA World Cup Qualifiers	Norway	5	5	1	–	0	–	0	451
2024/25	UEFA Nations League - League B	Norway	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	157
2023/24	Premier League	Arsenal	35	35	8	9	2	0	0	3,124
2023/24	UEFA Champions League	Arsenal	9	8	2	–	0	–	0	753
2023/24	Carabao Cup	Arsenal	2	0	1	–	0	–	0	19
2023	MLS All-Star	Arsenal	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	44
2023/24	FA Cup	Arsenal	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2023	Emirates Cup	Arsenal	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	58
2023/24	Community Shield	Arsenal	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	120
2022/23	Premier League	Arsenal	37	37	15	7	4	0	0	3,157
2022/23	UEFA Europa League	Arsenal	7	2	0	–	1	–	0	239
2022	Emirates Cup	Arsenal	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2022/23	FA Cup	Arsenal	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	17
2024	UEFA European Championship Qualifiers	Norway	7	7	1	–	1	–	0	616
2022/23	UEFA Nations League - League B	Norway	6	6	0	–	1	–	0	497
2021/22	Premier League	Arsenal	36	32	7	4	4	0	0	2,794
2021/22	Carabao Cup	Arsenal	3	3	0	–	0	–	0	223
2021/22	FA Cup	Arsenal	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2020/21	Premier League	Arsenal	14	9	1	2	0	0	0	868
2020/21	La Liga	Real Madrid	7	3	0	0	0	0	0	233
2020/21	UEFA Europa League	Arsenal	6	5	1	–	0	–	0	422
2020/21	UEFA Champions League	Real Madrid	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	135
2022	UEFA World Cup Qualifiers	Norway	10	10	0	–	1	–	0	836
2020/21	UEFA Nations League - League B	Norway	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	148
2019/20	La Liga	Real Sociedad	31	29	4	5	3	0	0	2,533
2019/20	Copa del Rey	Real Sociedad	5	5	3	–	1	–	0	404
2018/19	Eredivisie	Vitesse	35	33	9	11	2	0	0	2,974
2018/19	KNVB Beker	Vitesse	4	4	2	–	2	–	0	316
2018	International Champions Cup	Real Madrid	3	0	0	–	0	–	0	62
2020	UEFA European Championship Qualifiers	Norway	9	9	1	–	0	–	0	797
2018/19	UEFA Nations League - League C	Norway	2	0	0	–	0	–	0	77
2017/18	Eredivisie	Heerenveen	24	24	2	1	1	0	0	2,078
2017/18	KNVB Beker	Heerenveen	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	165
2016/17	Eredivisie	Heerenveen	16	10	1	3	0	0	0	863
2016/17	Segunda B	Real Madrid Castilla	13	13	3	–	0	–	0	1,043
2016	International Champions Cup	Real Madrid	3	0	0	–	0	–	0	97
2016/17	KNVB Beker	Heerenveen	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2016/17	Copa del Rey	Real Madrid	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2019	UEFA U21 Championship	Norway U21	5	5	2	–	1	–	0	450
2015/16	Segunda B	Real Madrid Castilla	38	35	1	–	5	–	0	2,730
2015	International Champions Cup	Real Madrid	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	46
2014/15	Segunda B	Real Madrid Castilla	11	9	1	–	0	–	0	721
2014/15	La Liga	Real Madrid	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	32
2014/15	UEFA Champions League	Strømsgodset	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	5
2017	UEFA U21 Championship	Norway U21	7	7	2	–	2	–	0	628
2016	UEFA European Championship Qualifiers	Norway	5	3	0	–	0	–	0	289
2014	Eliteserien	Strømsgodset	23	15	5	–	1	–	0	1,454
2014	UEFA U17 Championship	Norway U17	2	2	0	–	1	–	0	180
2015	UEFA U21 Championship	Norway U21	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90

No rows match these filters.
Career total · all competitions			530	450	82	53^*	37	0^*	0	39,488

By competition

Competition	Apps	G	A
Premier League	179	37	33
Eredivisie	75	12	15
Segunda B	62	5	–
Norway	52	3	–
La Liga	39	4	5
UEFA Champions League	31	5	–
Eliteserien	23	5	–
Norway U21	13	4	–
UEFA Europa League	13	1	–
Carabao Cup	10	1	–

* Assists and second yellows are counted where the data has them, mostly league games from 2014/15; cups and internationals show “–”. Friendlies are excluded. Data as of 26 Oct 2026.

Clubs and transfers

Aug 2021 Aug 2021 · Transfer Real Madrid Arsenal Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Jun 2021 Jun 2021 · Back from Loan Arsenal Real Madrid Back from Loan Fee in TSH subscription
Jan 2021 Jan 2021 · Loan Real Madrid Arsenal Loan Fee in TSH subscription
Jul 2020 Jul 2020 · Back from Loan Real Sociedad Real Madrid Back from Loan Fee in TSH subscription
Jul 2019 Jul 2019 · Loan Real Madrid Real Sociedad Loan Fee in TSH subscription
Jun 2019 Jun 2019 · Back from Loan Vitesse Real Madrid Back from Loan Fee in TSH subscription
Aug 2018 Aug 2018 · Loan Real Madrid Vitesse Loan Fee in TSH subscription
Jul 2018 Jul 2018 · Back from Loan Heerenveen Real Madrid Back from Loan Fee in TSH subscription
Jan 2017 Jan 2017 · Loan Real Madrid Heerenveen Loan Fee in TSH subscription
Jan 2015 Jan 2015 · Transfer Strømsgodset Real Madrid Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Jul 2013 Jul 2013 · Free Transfer – Strømsgodset Free Transfer

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